#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Everybody tells you to live for a cause larger than yourself, but how exactly do you do it? The author of The Road to Character explores what it takes to lead a meaningful life in a self-centered world. "Deeply moving, frequently eloquent and extraordinarily incisive."--The Washington Post 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.
The Wrath of Achilles. 1881. Louis Edouard Fournier. French 1857-1917. Winner Prix de Rome 1881. oil/canvas. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com
Méléagre Taking up Arms at the Solicitation of His Wife. 1830. Emile Signol. French 1804-1894. oil/canvas. Paris, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com
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Antigone Giving Burial to Polynices. 1825. Sébastien Norblin. French 1796-1884. oil/canvas. Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts. Paris. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com
Once the motivational flame is lit, it doesn’t take much to keep it going. One of the best ways to keep the internal fire raging, is to flood your brain with the stories, biographies and memoirs of great people who have achieved the impossible. Their stories inspire us to keep pushing. The
The Death of Messalina. 1850. Francois Victor Eloi Biennourry. French 1823-1893. oil/canvas. The third wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius, who had a reputation for promiscuity. Though the emperor...
Achilles Wounded in the Heel by Paris. 1850. Charles Alphonse Achille Gumery. French 1827-1871. plaster. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com
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The Master Game is a roller-coaster intellectual journey through the back streets and rat runs of history to uncover the traces in architecture and monuments of a secret religion that has shaped the world. Pivotal historical events and processes, not least the Renaissance, the birth of scientific rationalism, and the […]
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This revolutionary translation is the only way to experience the novel as Hesse envisioned it nearly one hundred years ago. The quest for self-discovery never ends, especially for Harry Haller—better known as the Steppenwolf. After a life spent in self-imposed isolation, Harry meets the mysterious Hermine and becomes captivated by her intoxicating power. Through their nighttime adventures, the Steppenwolf experiences the decadent underbelly of the bourgeois society he always despised. Harry becomes a man divided—lost in a surreal underground world of pleasure and set on a collision course with his innermost desires. There has never been a translation that fully captures the essence of Hermann Hesse’s own spiritual questioning until now. Kurt Beals restores the original meaning of this hallucinatory German tale in a recognizably modern voice. Beals’s expert introduction traces the impact of The Steppenwolf for readers seeking meaning during the upheaval of world conflicts, the onslaught of new technologies, and life’s uncertainties. Product DetailsISBN-13: 9781324036814 Media Type: Hardcover Publisher: Norton W. W. & Company Inc. Publication Date: 01-03-2023 Pages: 256 Product Dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.10(d)About the Author HERMANN HESSE was born in 1877 in Calw, Germany. He grew to become a celebrated author and the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946. As the son of missionaries, he developed a fascination with self-discovery and spiritual explorations, an interest also likely due in part to his lifelong struggle with depression, which led him to study Sigmund Freud and, later, to undergo psychoanalysis with Carl Jung. In 1912 he moved to Switzerland, where he wrote his best-known books, including the classic Siddhartha; composed poetry; and painted landscapes. He passed away in 1962 in Montagnola, Switzerland. Hesse is one of the most widely translated authors of the twentieth century; his work continues to have influence worldwide. Kurt Beals is associate professor of German at Washington University in St. Louis. His previous translations include works by Jenny Erpenbeck, Reiner Stach, Regina Ullmann, and Anja Utler.
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Acclaimed Harvard sociologist makes the case for reexamining what we value to prioritize recognition--the quest for respect--in an age that has been defined by growing inequality and the obsolescence of the American dream. In this capstone work, Michèle Lamont unpacks the power of recognition--rendering others as visible and valued--by drawing on nearly forty years of research and new interviews with young adults, and with cultural icons and change agents who intentionally practice recognition--from Nikole Hannah Jones and Cornel West to Michael Schur and Roxane Gay. She shows how new narratives are essential for everyone to feel respect and assert their dignity. Decades of neoliberalism have negatively impacted our sense of self-worth, up and down the income ladder, just as the American dream has become out of reach for most people. By prioritizing material and professional success, we have judged ourselves and others in terms of self-reliance, competition, and diplomas. The foregrounding of these attributes of the upper-middle class in our values system feeds into the marginalization of workers, people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and minority groups. The solution, Lamont argues, is to shift our focus towards what we have in common while actively working to recognize the diverse ways one can live a life. Building on Lamont's lifetime of expertise and revelatory connections between broad-ranging issues, Seeing Others delivers realistic sources of hope: By reducing stigma, we put change within reach. Just as Robert Putnam's Bowling Alone did for a previous generation, Seeing Others strikes at the heart of our modern struggles and illuminates an inclusive path forward with new ways for understanding our world. Product DetailsISBN-13: 9781982153786 Media Type: Hardcover Publisher: Atria/One Signal Publishers Publication Date: 09-12-2023 Pages: 272 Product Dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.20(d)About the Author Michèle Lamont is a Professor of Sociology and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University, where she is also the Robert I. Goldman Professor of European studies. She served as the 108th President of the American Sociological Association and her research has received numerous awards, including honorary doctorates from six countries. The author or coauthor of over a dozen books, she can be found on MicheleLamont.org.
The second poetic journey to find out what is the purpose for being. Written in Saudi Arabia and based on true life events. Expect the unexpected.\nFarpoint Mindstation II is the second book in the Quest series. Mainly written in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), the poems contained in this book are about actual events. As in the earlier book, Farpoint Mindstation, the poems are written using allegorical symbolism. However, unlike the first book, the Terzanelle poetry form is widely used. The KSA influence is a very positive one. Upon first glance the KSA culture and land appears simple and mysterious, the new poems when first read appear the same way. With closer examination, new and more subtle meanings surface, so too it is in the land of Ariby. Expect the unexpected.
The Wrath of Achilles. 1881. Louis Edouard Fournier. French 1857-1917. Winner Prix de Rome 1881. oil/canvas. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com
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A quick and honest book review of "The Sword of Shannara." No spoilers! "The Sword of Shannara" is the first book in the Original Shannara Trilogy by Terry Brooks.
