{"product_id":"9780593230077","title":"How to Know a Person","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER • A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person and fostering deeper connections at home, at work, and throughout our lives—from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Character\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Second Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“More than a guide to better conversations, it’s a blueprint for a more connected and humane way of living. It’s a must-read for anyone looking to deepen their relationships and broaden their perspectives.”—Bill Gates,\u003ci\u003e GatesNotes \u003c\/i\u003e(Summer Reading Pick)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs David Brooks observes, “There is one skill that lies at the heart of any healthy person, family, school, community organization, or society: the ability to see someone else deeply and make them feel seen—to accurately know another person, to let them feel valued, heard, and understood.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd yet all around are people who feel invisible, unseen, misunderstood. In \u003ci\u003eHow to Know a Person,\u003c\/i\u003e Brooks sets out to help us do better, posing essential questions: If you want to know a person, what kind of attention should you cast on them? What kind of conversations should you have? What parts of a person’s story should you pay attention to?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDriven by his trademark sense of curiosity and determination to grow as a person, Brooks draws from the fields of psychology and neuroscience and the worlds of theater, philosophy, history, and education to present a welcoming, hopeful, integrated approach to human connection. \u003ci\u003eHow to Know a Person\u003c\/i\u003e helps readers become more understanding and considerate toward others, and to find the joy that comes from being seen. Along the way it offers a possible remedy for a society that is riven by fragmentation, hostility, and misperception.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe act of seeing another person, Brooks argues, is profoundly creative: How can we look somebody in the eye and see something large in them and, in turn, see something larger in ourselves? \u003ci\u003eHow to Know a Person\u003c\/i\u003e is for anyone searching for connection, and yearning to be understood.","brand":"David Brooks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":50092756402533,"sku":"9780593230077","price":27.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/2651\/2997\/files\/BNCImageAPI_cda8f221-bdd4-4e16-b490-e978fc805972.jpg?v=1765484266","url":"https:\/\/www.commonplaceingersoll.ca\/products\/9780593230077","provider":"Commonplace Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}