Most Popular Books by David Brooks

Evidently she knew who I was, or thought she did, since I had apparently needed no introduction and certainly hadn’t received one... She told stories. One could almost say she rushed into them, on the merest of pretexts, as if the world was ending very shortly and they had to be got through before it happened.A century of family secrets starts to unravel when Benedict Waters is summoned to an audience with an old friend of his mother. He is seduced by her storytelling and it takes time and an astonishing revelation before he realises that it is his own family he has been hearing about, his own life that is being undone.From the Blue Mountains to the Hawkesbury and from Sydney to the south coast of New South Wales, The Fern Tattoo takes us on a kaleidoscopic journey through several generations of three families. We meet a range of extraordinary characters including a bigamist bishop, a librarian tattooed from neck to knee, a young girl who kills her best friend in a tragic shooting accident and a pair of lovers who live each other’s lives for years after they have separated. As with all families, there are lost loves, tragic passions and unspoken - sometimes unspeakable - histories. The Fern Tattoo is a beguiling novel about the certainty of fate and the randomness of love that announces David Brooks’ return as one of Australia’s most distinctive literary novelists.

The Necessity of Atheism presents an overview of religious scepticism in the 1930s, and a look at on-going debate and like scepticism even today. Despite obvious conflict of its central topic coupled with the thorough deconstruction of all major religious figures and practices through time, I see this work as mainly offering a range of viewpoints on religious beliefs, systems and practices and not necessarily seeking to dissuade the reader from religious thought in anyway...I think this work is only for the open-minded or the free-thinker and even an opportunity for thought by those only previously exposed to religion, but it should not be employed as a tool for conflict.Plain speaking is necessary in any discussion of religion, for if the freethinker attacks the religious dogmas with hesitation, the orthodox believer assumes that it is with regret that the freethinker would remove the crutch that supports the orthodox. And all religious beliefs are "crutches" hindering the free locomotive efforts of an advancing humanity. There are no problems related to human progress and happiness in this age which any theology can solve, and which the teachings of freethought cannot do better and without the aid of encumbrances.

Diasporic Identities and Empire: Cultural Contentions and Literary Landscapes explores traditional theories on hybridity, generated in consideration of multicultural infusions, and at times profusions, of colonial migrations. Arguments on defining Englishness and the insinuations of a ‘fixed centre’ for the marginalised are now considered on a global scale as postmodernity defies imperial homogeneity. Although postcolonial studies have largely been Anglocentric and Western in focus, developments elsewhere have opened up theoretical applications on cultural shifters such as that of the diaspora. The Arabian world, the Caribbean, North and Latin America, Australia, and more recently, countries such as Ireland and Scotland, have emerged as regions confronted with comparable power struggles. Mass migration, exile, refugee reshuffling and diasporic repositioning provide neo-hermeneutics on the predicament of the global, which is undergoing major geopolitical and cultural transformation. This volume addresses how writing from the peripheries is developing a new worldview through diasporic modes of thought. By moving beyond the facile search for an imperial ‘centre,’ these contributions provide an understanding of the rupture in identity since there is a feeling of ‘being held back from a place or state we wish to reach . . .’ (Brooks). This volume is a unique collaboration by academic scholars from four different continents, and a vast number of regions, critically converging on the contemporaneous debate that problematizes the diasporic identity.

David Brooks is an anthropologist who has worked with the Ngaanyatjarra people, including the people at Wanarn, for over twenty-five years. He researched and wrote the connection reports through which they gained native title rights over the huge tract of the Australian Western Desert that is their home, and has worked with them on matters from negotiating with mining companies to facing the challenges of making education meaningful to the youth. He has written extensively on the rich desert Tjukurrpa and art, and on the layers of social and cultural interconnectedness of the people. Brooks is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia. Darren Jorgensen lectures in art history in the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts at the University of Western Australia. He has written on Australian art, especially from the Kimberley and the Ngaanyatjarra Lands, for academic journals, art magazines and newspapers. He also writes on music and science fiction, enjoys surfing badly and drinking whisky well, and lives with his partner and two children in Perth.

The Sons of Clovis is a scholarly tour de force. It begins with the Ern Malley affair, establishing previously unrecognised connections between the Australian scene and French symboliste poetry, before embarking on a fascinating journey through literature, culture, and poetics.

Milky and vine, a parody of milk and honey comprises of a collection of best vine quotes ever created and shared in the form of poetry. Its truly a delight for the sensation of true comedy at home and thought provoking ideas for happy leaving. Get a copy and be glad you did.

David Brooks ha construido una brillante carrera como articulista en The New York Times, allí, con su implacable ingenio, ha enriquecido nuestras mañanas con sorprendentes historias narradas con humor y sabiduría. Ahora, en su más reciente éxito, Brooks se opone a la cultura de la presunción, que centra los esfuerzos de las personas en demostrar un éxito y calidad de vida superficial, y llama a cultivar aquellos valores que dotarán a nuestra existencia de un destello único. Sólo necesitamos buscar en nuestro interior la bondad, la valentía y la honestidad necesarias para forjar en nuestras vidas la estela única del éxito verdadero: el amor, la compasión, la felicidad. Best seller #1 de The New York Times. Cargado de política, psicología y espiritualidad, El camino del carácter es la oportunidad perfecta para repensar nuestras prioridades y luchar por construir vidas más enriquecedoras apoyadas en profundos valores morales.

DDDDDDDDDDDD Effective management logically follows accurate diagnosis. Such logic often is difficult to apply in practice. Absolute diagnostic accuracy may not be possible, particularly in the field of primary care, when management has to be on analysis of symptoms and on knowledge of the individual patient and family. This series follows that on Problems in Practice which was con cerned more with diagnosis in the widest sense and this series deals more definitively with general care and specific treatment of symp toms and diseases. Good management must include knowledge of the nature, course and outcome of the conditions, as well as prominent clinical features and assessment and investigations, but the em phasis is on what to do best for the patient. Family medical practitioners have particular difficu1ties and ad vantages in their work_ Because they often work in professional isolation in the community and deal with relatively small numbers of near-normal patients their experience with the more serious and more rare conditions is restricted. They find it difficult to remain up-to-date with medical advances and even more difficult to decide on the suitability and application of new and relatively untried methods compared with those that are ''old'' and well proven. Their advantages are that because of long-term continuous care for their patients they have come to know them and their families FOREWORD well and are able to become familiar with the more common and less serious diseases of their communities.

Takes you on a journey through Alice Springs or Mparntwe as it is called by the Arrente people. Stories from the Dreamtime with skyline drawings.

────本書是你給他人和自己的終極禮物──── 在疏離的年代 幫助你真正看見他人，透視自己 締造深刻人際關係 《成為更好的你》《第二座山》作者大衛．布魯克斯 最貼近人心的深刻力作 ★比爾‧蓋茲2024夏季選書 ★誠品選書、博客來選書 ★Amazon網路書店年度編輯選書、人際關係Top1 ★Amazon網路書店超過1,600位讀者五星推薦 ★《紐約時報》《華爾街日報》《今日美國》暢銷書 一個人的品格高下，就看他日常怎麼與人互動。 說來簡單，就是讓人覺得自己被看見、被理解。 ──大衛．布魯克斯 ⁂很多人覺得自己就像隱形人，得不到尊重。 而人最渴望的，就是有人以關愛和接納的目光，看著自己。 你知道如何給予他人我們所渴望的那種深切關心嗎？⁂ 《紐約時報》專欄作家大衛．布魯克斯在《成為更好的你》中，敦促我們思考，要追求履歷成績，或悼文中的美德；《第二座山》告訴我們攀爬世俗成就的第一座山後，還要攀爬第二座山，追求靈魂渴求的進階人生。這次，他將目光轉向人與人之間的連結。 布魯克斯有感於現代人活在充滿政治對立、缺乏人性的科技世界和裂解的社會之中，彷彿人與人之間失去互相了解的能力，對彼此視若無睹。因此他探究造成這些危機的深層原因，列出以下三點，告訴我們如何真正了解別人，進而在家庭、職場和生活中締造更深刻的人際關係。 ✶我看見你 一個人可能很愛你，卻不了解你。學習當個「照亮者」，散發光和熱，不管遇見什麼人，都能讓人展現光亮耀眼的一面。 ✶我看到了你的磨難 挖掘人生不是獨自進行的。透過分享悲傷，一起思考悲傷的意義，我們才能學習克服恐懼，對彼此有更深的了解。 ✶我看到你的力量 用同情和理解的眼光來看身邊的人，就會看到他們複雜的靈魂和痛苦，也能看到他們如何努力展翅，駕馭人生。 ────────用眼睛傾聽，用整個生命看世界──────── 在不破壞關係之下提出反對意見 在適當的時候暴露自己的弱點 做一個用心的傾聽者 知道如何自然、優雅的結束談話 知道如何請求別人的原諒或原諒別人 如何讓人失望而不傷心 如何陪伴痛苦的人 如何在聚會時讓每一個人都覺得自己被熱情擁抱 知道如何從別人的角度看問題 【專文推薦】 王力行 遠見．天下文化事業群創辦人 【深刻推薦】 嚴長壽 公益平台文化基金會董事長 謝文憲 《極限賽局》作者、企業講師、主持人 楊斯棓 《要有一個人》、《人生路引》作者 愛瑞克 《內在成就》作者、TMBA共同創辦人 讚譽 ▋嚴長壽 公益平台文化基金會董事長 面對人工智能吸收知識的能力正快速超越人類的當下，大衛．布魯克斯再度以這本新書，提醒人類必須回到對人性的深刻理解，及對自我心智品格的修煉。 ▋謝文憲 《極限賽局》作者、企業講師、主持人 從史帝芬．柯維巨著《第三選擇》中提及思維模式的四個步驟：我看見自己、我看見你、我努力了解你、我與你產生綜效，到大衛．布魯克斯《深刻認識一個人》所提的三個部分：我看見你、我看到了你的磨難、我看到你的力量，我們可以學習到三件事： 1.看見他人，他人就能綻放 2.與人有效連結，是AI無法取代的力量 3.思維改變，就能產生無比綜效 幾年前拜讀《第二座山》，讓我五十歲後的人生寫下「降載不停機」的全新人生策略，用服務與貢獻思維，取代工作思維，用臣服取代征服，讓我的50+創造漸強人生；如今有幸閱讀本書，我希望能與我有效連結的人，都能成為非凡之人，更能在疏離、混亂、孤獨、憂鬱的年代，締造更深刻的人際關係。 我想用書中所提的五個方法，讓您立即實用，改善逐漸裂解的人際關係，進而享受美好生活： 1.學習問問題，從對方的童年開始 2.用旁觀人視角，用第一人稱說出對方：「這是你的生活」 3.用「大事記」回顧對方生活 4.故事採樣，寫下情感經驗 5.拋開自我意識，與對方深談 如果說《第二座山》是我五十歲後的人生指引，《深刻認識一個人》就是做出四個承諾的教戰守則與使用說明書。 ▋廖月娟 譯後記 翻譯這本書，與作者一同踏上這段旅程，我也發現自己改變了，不再視社交為畏途。布魯克斯讓我用好奇的眼光來看每一個人，珍惜每一個與人相遇的機會，把人當成是偉大的謎，想要聆聽他們的人生故事。 感謝布魯克斯寫了這本書，分享他的心路歷程，也教我擺脫孤島心態，成為一個「成長者」。

Ao longo dos séculos foram escritos milhões de livros sobre o sucesso e como ser bem sucedido. Porém, essas narrativas ocorrem normalmente à superfície dos hábitos sociais. David Brooks procurou através da história de um casal normal mostrar o lado mais íntimo e as explicações desconhecidas para o sucesso. Uma das descobertas centrais deste estudo é que somos mais do que fruto do nosso pensamento consciente. Somos, sobretudo, resultado do pensamento que decorre abaixo do nível da consciência.

Korean edition of [How to Know a Person] by David Brooks. New York Times bestseller. A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper connections at home, at work, and throughout our lives--from the author of [The Road to Character] and [The Second Mountain]. Korean edition translated by Gyeong Shik Lee.

（原書名 品格：履歷表與追悼文的抉擇） 你的一生是為了履歷表的成就， 還是為了追悼文中的讚美而活？ 追求成功之際，你要如何回應內心抉擇，無愧人生？ 終其一生，我們都被要求同時具備兩種自我， 學會在這兩種對抗中自處、修練高尚品格，是每個人的生命必修課題。 ★比爾．蓋茲推薦人生必讀之書 ★《紐約時報》暢銷書排行榜第一名 ★《經濟學人》首選好書 ★Amazon年度百大暢銷書 ★TED演講超過2,686,000次點擊 ★《紐約時報》《今日美國報》《華盛頓郵報》《出版者週刊》 《英國時代雜誌》《衛報》《英國觀點雜誌》等主流媒體一致盛讚 成為更好的你，就從展開自我對抗的那一刻起。 我們多半都知道如何追求職場成就，卻不十分明瞭如何健全自己的人格。 而這個世界也多半鼓勵人發展較有企圖心、外顯在履歷表的那一面， 忽略了內心深處追求平靜、貢獻世界的渴望。 而人的一生，就在這兩種矛盾中互相拉扯； 如何在兩種相互對抗的張力中雍容自處，成為人生的必修課題。 《紐約時報》專欄作家大衛．布魯克斯以犀利新穎的論述和TED高人氣演講撼動全世界。 他在TED著名演說「你應該為哪個奮鬥——履歷表與追悼文？」 讓我們重新思索，那個渴望成功、亟欲征服世界的自我， 以及另一個以愛為先、以包容和寬恕為主軸的自我，該如何達到平衡？ 傾盡全力想征服世界的同時，如何回應內心深處良善的召喚？ 馬歇爾將軍戰功彪炳、舉世聞名，仍能保持虛懷若谷； 戰勝自我弱點的艾森豪總統、服膺召喚的作家喬治．艾略特， 以及走過蔭谷找回救贖、將生命全然投入服務眾人的社會運動家， 他們都以謙卑的內在力量找回更好的自己，並逐步影響了世界。 在這個以我為先、注重個人利益的時代，我們不該只為了享樂而活。 每個人都要努力戰勝自我，找到人生的真義，成為更好的人。 專文推薦 u200b人不只是追求享樂，還要追求使命。 人生有二本帳：私人小帳與社會大帳。 人不能只有私人帳上財富累積，社會帳上卻出現赤字。 這就是小我與大我的平衡。 ——高希均，遠見．天下文化事業群創辦人 沒有人是完美的，當面對自己時，我們無所遁形； 一旦面對社會責任時，我們也要時時提醒自己必須要「自視甚渺」。 ——嚴長壽，公益平台文化基金會董事長

''Een must-read in tijden van sociale distantie en nieuwe gemeenschapszin.'' - Trouw ''Een overtuigend pleidooi.'' **** NRC Handelsblad Sta jij op je eerste of tweede berg? Draait het leven om jou – of om anderen? Gaat het om succes – of om betekenis? We leven in een wereld die ons vertelt dat we vooral persoonlijk geluk moeten nastreven: carrière maken, succes hebben en mooie spullen verzamelen. Dit is wat David Brooks de zogenaamde ‘eerste berg’ noemt die we vaak allemaal bewandelen. Maar als we op die top zijn aangekomen, of eraf zijn gevallen door bijvoorbeeld een ontslag of een verlies, kunnen we tot de ontdekking komen dat dát ons niet daadwerkelijk gelukkig maakt. We gaan verlangen naar dingen die er echt toe doen. Dat is het moment waarop je de tweede berg beklimt. Op de tweede berg draait het niet meer om jezelf, maar om jouw relatie met anderen. Het gaat om een betekenisvol leven. David Brooks onderzoekt hoe je een waardevol leven kunt leiden in een egocentrische maatschappij. Wat betekent het om verder te kijken dan jezelf en je op een groter doel te richten? Om onafhankelijkheid los te laten en afhankelijkheid te omarmen? Hij richt zich hierbij op vier belangrijke pijlers die je helpen met het beklimmen van die tweede berg: een verbintenis aangaan met familie, met een roeping, met een gemeenschap of met een filosofie of geloof. De tweede berg is een inspirerend en persoonlijk boek dat je helpt te ontdekken hoe jij ook een rijk en voldaan leven kunt leiden. ''Een krachtig, indringend boek dat je niet meer loslaat.'' The Guardian David Brooks (1961) is auteur en al jaren een van de best gelezen columnisten van The New York Times. Hij heeft meerdere bestsellers geschreven, waaronder The Road to Character. Hij geeft les aan Yale University en is lid van de American Academy of Arts and Sciences. ‘Zijn columns staan steevast dagenlang op nummer een van bestgelezen stukken van de website van The New York Times. Hij is te horen en zien in vele populaire podcasts, radio- en tv-programma’s. Als de VS een ‘Denker des Vaderlands’ had, zou Brooks goede kans maken.’ NRC Handelsblad ''Zeer ontroerend en buitengewoon scherp. En hoopvol in de beste zin van het woord.'' The Washington Post ''Lessen die mogelijk je leven veranderen zijn te vinden in dit relevante boek dat je aanzet tot nadenken.'' Booklist ''Het beste boek van Brooks ooit. Krachtig. Zijn inspirerende boek is een zelfhulpgids om de gevangenis van jezelf te ontvluchten.'' The Observer ''Het is de gave van David Brooks om taai maar overtuigend sociaal onderzoek toegankelijk en zelfs verrassend te maken.'' The New York Times Book Review ''Brooks haalt een breed scala aan wetenschappers en denkers aan om een idee te weven dat groter is dan de som der delen.'' USA Today ''Brooks grootse prestatie zit in zijn vermogen om de ongeziene aspecten van privé-ervaringen te verheffen tot een krachtig en uitdagend gesprek over wat we allemaal met elkaar delen.'' San Francisco Chronicle ''Het hogere doel is volgens Brooks de “tweede berg”. De eerste berg draait om jezelf, de tweede om anderen. Het goede leven is niet gericht op pleziertjes, maar op diepe relaties met de mensen om je heen.'' **** NRC Handelsblad

Mensen écht kennen en diepe verbindingen aangaan is een kunst – die je kunt leren Er is volgens The New York Times-bestsellerauteur David Brooks één basisvaardigheid essentieel voor het geluk van ieder mens. En dat is het vermogen om anderen goed te kennen en hun het gevoel te geven dat ze worden gezien, gehoord, begrepen en op waarde worden geschat. Toch voelen veel mensen in onze samenleving zich onzichtbaar en onbelangrijk. In De kunst van mensen kennen vertelt Brooks hoe we het vermogen om anderen echt te zien kunnen verbeteren. Hoe communiceer je met de mensen om je heen? Welke vragen stel je en hoe luister je? Hoe voorkom je dat je iemand meteen in een hokje plaatst en hoe leer je door andermans ogen te kijken? Voor de antwoorden op deze vragen put Brooks uit de psychologie en de neurowetenschap, maar ook uit cultuur, geschiedenis en onderwijs. Hij stelt dat er niet alleen kennis en aandacht, maar vooral ook creativiteit nodig is om in iedereen iets bijzonders te zien. De kunst van mensen kennen is voor de lezer die anderen beter wil begrijpen én zelf beter begrepen wil worden. ‘Zijn columns staan steevast dagenlang op nummer een van bestgelezen stukken van de website van The New York Times. Hij is te horen en te zien in vele populaire podcasts, radio- en tv-programma’s. Als de VS een ‘Denker des Vaderlands’ had, zou Brooks goede kans maken.’ NRC Handelsblad Over De tweede berg: ‘Een overtuigend pleidooi’ **** NRC Handelsblad ‘Een krachtig, indringend boek dat je niet meer loslaat.’ The Guardian ‘Zeer ontroerend en buitengewoon scherp. En hoopvol in de beste zin van het woord.’ The Washington Post ‘Een must-read in tijden van sociale distantie en nieuwe gemeenschapszin.’ Trouw David Brooks (1961) is auteur en al jaren een van de bestgelezen columnisten van The New York Times. Hij heeft meerdere bestsellers geschreven, waaronder De tweede berg. Hij geeft les aan de Yale University en is lid van de American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Hay una capacidad que yace en el corazón de cualquier persona o comunidad: la de ver a los demás —en su sentido más profundo— y hacerlos sentir valorados, respetados y comprendidos. Sin embargo, a nuestro alrededor hay personas que se sienten invisibles en una sociedad fragmentada, hostil e insensible al sufrimiento. David Brooks se nutre de la psicología y la neurociencia, así como del teatro, la filosofía y la historia para ofrecer un enfoque esperanzador sobre la conexión humana que nos enseña a realizar acciones concretas, pequeñas pero significativas: ser un buen oyente, pedir y ofrecer perdón, sentarse con quien sufre, mirar las cosas desde la perspectiva del otro... En pocas palabras: ser más comprensivos —y compasivos— con nuestros semejantes. Cómo conocer a una persona es para aquellos que anhelan conectar verdaderamente con los demás. "Este libro ya es mi favorito de todos los que David ha escrito. [...] Más que una guía para tener mejores conversaciones, se trata de un proyecto para vivir de manera más conectada y humana. Es una lectura imprescindible para cualquiera que busque profundizar sus relaciones y ampliar sus perspectivas." —Bill Gates, GatesNotes (lecturas recomendadas)

The Necessity of Atheism is an essay on atheism Dr. D.M. Brooks. Plain speaking is necessary in any discussion of religion, for if the freethinker attacks the religious dogmas with hesitation, the orthodox...

''[Brooks''s] poems have a stillness, a quiet that causes the reader to take an extra moment to savour and appreciate the small or intimate moments that he captures so perceptively to enrich our worldview.'' Sydney Arts Guide''This masterly collection by one of our most important writers deserves to be celebrated.'' Australian Book ReviewA bottle of Romanée-Conti sells for $785,000, while bodies are dug by hand from earthquake rubble in Indonesia because the local government couldn''t afford the earthmoving equipment to do so while people were still alive. Elephants are shot and skinned by poachers and remote Indigenous communities are shut down for want of infrastructural funding. And with tenderness and humility, a simple gift of peanuts to magpies, sheep and a tentative rat reframes the place of the human in the world.David Brooks''s longstanding concerns for justice and the relationship between human and non-human animals infuse and enliven his work. Wise, lyrical and timely, The Other Side of Daylight distils a long and honoured poetry career with a marvellous selection from his five previous volumes and The Peanut Vendor, a collection of forty-eight luminous new poems.