David Brooks Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

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David Brooks is a cultural and political commentator. Op-Ed columnist, @nytopinion. Author of The Road to Character, The Social Animal, and Bobos in Paradise.

4 books

Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times

Jonathan Sacks

David Brooks

This is a great day but the loss of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks is a source of profound grief. He was one of the great spiritual leaders of our age. His recent book “Morality,” is just one flower of his genius.

Paperback, 2022

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Abundance

Ezra Klein

David Brooks

Spectacular... Offers a comprehensive indictment of the current problems and a clear path forward... Klein and Thompson usher in a mood shift. They inspire hope and enlarge the imagination by describing the good things that are actually within our grasp...

Hardcover, 2025

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book

The Index of Self-Destructive Acts

Christopher Beha

David Brooks

For fellow fans of Nate Silver, I highly recommend the novel, “The Index of Self-Destructive Acts” by Christopher Beha. Based around a Silver like character and is a Wolfe or Balzac style portrait of America right now.

Hardcover, 2020

$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book

The Sovereignty of Good

Iris Murdoch

David Brooks

The best modern approach to building character is described in Iris Murdoch’s book... For her, moral life is not defined merely by great deeds of courage or sacrifice in epic moments. Instead, moral life is something that goes on continually...

Paperback, 2013

$33.99$17.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book