The second mountain : the quest for a moral life
(Spoken CD)
Author
Contributors
Morey, Arthur, narrator.
Published
[Westminster, MD] : Books on Tape, [2019].
Edition
Unabridged.
ISBN
1984840789, 9781984840783, 9781984840769 (RHA)
Physical Desc
11 audio discs (13 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Acton - Audiovisual | BookOnCD 179.9 B873 | On Shelf |
Arlington - Audiovisual | CD-BOOK 170.44 BRO | On Shelf |
Belmont Beech St. - Audiovisual | CD 302 BRO | Storage |
Cambridge - Audiovisual | CDB 302 Brooks | On Shelf |
Cambridge Valente - Audiovisual | CDB 302 Brooks | Billed |
More Details
Published
[Westminster, MD] : Books on Tape, [2019].
Format
Spoken CD
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
ISBN
1984840789, 9781984840783, 9781984840769 (RHA)
Notes
General Note
Compact disc.
General Note
Title from web page.
Participants/Performers
Read by Arthur Morey.
Description
Every so often, you meet people who radiate joy--who seem to know why they were put on this earth, who glow with a kind of inner light. Life, for these people, has often followed what we might think of as a two-mountain shape. They get out of school, they start a career, and they begin climbing the mountain they thought they were meant to climb. Their goals on this first mountain are the ones our culture endorses: to be a success, to make your mark, to experience personal happiness. But when they get to the top of that mountain, something happens. They look around and find the view ... unsatisfying. They realize: This wasn't my mountain after all. There's another, bigger mountain out there that is actually my mountain. And so they embark on a new journey. On the second mountain, life moves from self-centered to other-centered. They want the things that are truly worth wanting, not the things other people tell them to want. They embrace a life of interdependence, not independence. They surrender to a life of commitment. In The Second Mountain, David Brooks explores the four commitments that define a life of meaning and purpose: to a spouse and family, to a vocation, to a philosophy or faith, and to a community. Our personal fulfillment depends on how well we choose and execute these commitments. Brooks looks at a range of people who have lived joyous, committed lives, and who have embraced the necessity and beauty of dependence. He gathers their wisdom on how to choose a partner, how to pick a vocation, how to live out a philosophy, and how we can begin to integrate our commitments into one overriding purpose. In short, this book is meant to help us all lead more meaningful lives. But it's also a provocative social commentary. We live in a society, Brooks argues, that celebrates freedom, that tells us to be true to ourselves, at the expense of surrendering to a cause, rooting ourselves in a neighborhood, binding ourselves to others by social solidarity and love. We have taken individualism to the extreme--and in the process we have torn the social fabric in a thousand different ways. The path to repair is through making deeper commitments. In The Second Mountain, Brooks shows what can happen when we put commitment-making at the center of our lives.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Brooks, D., & Morey, A. (2019). The second mountain: the quest for a moral life (Unabridged.). Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Brooks, David, 1961- and Arthur, Morey. 2019. The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life. Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Brooks, David, 1961- and Arthur, Morey. The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life Books on Tape, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Brooks, David, and Arthur Morey. The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life Unabridged., Books on Tape, 2019.
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