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The second mountain : (Record no. 37617)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0812993268
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050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number HM 1111
Item number .B76 2019
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Authority record control number or standard number http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n99280766
Personal name Brooks, David,
Dates associated with a name 1961-
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245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The second mountain :
Remainder of title the quest for a moral life /
Statement of responsibility, etc. David Brooks.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement First edition.
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture New York :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Random House,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice [2019]
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xxxiii, 346 pages ;
Dimensions 25 cm
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-327) and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note PART I: THE TWO MOUNTAINS. Moral ecologies ; The Instagram life ; The insecure overachiever ; The valley ; The wilderness ; Heart and soul ; The committed life ; The second mountain -- THE FOUR COMMITMENTS. PART II: VOCATION. What vocation looks like ; The annunciation moment ; What mentors do ; Vampire problems ; Mastery -- PART III: MARRIAGE. The maximum marriage ; The stages of intimacy ; The marriage decision ; Marriage: the school you build together -- PART IV. PHILOSOPHY AND FAITH. Intellectual commitments ; Religious commitment ; A most unexpected turn of events ; Ramps and walls ; PART V: COMMUNITY. The stages of community building -- Conclusion: The Relationalist Manifesto.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "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 [this book], 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. "--Dust jacket.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Social interaction.
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03/19/2026   HM 1111 .B76 2019 03/19/2026 Books         Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan Institute of Behavioral Sciences Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan Institute of Behavioral Sciences 03/19/2026



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