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David Brooks was born in Toronto, Canada on August 11, 1961. He received a degree in history from the University of Chicago in 1983. After graduation, he worked as a police reporter for the City News Bureau. His other jobs include numerous posts at The Wall Street Journal, a senior editor at The Weekly Standard, and a contributing editor at Newsweek and The Atlantic Monthly. He currently is an op-ed columnist for The New York Times since 2003 and a weekly commentator on PBS NewsHour. He is the author of the several books including Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There, On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense, and The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement. He is also the editor of the anthology Backward and Upward: The New Conservative Writing. David Brooks made the New York Times Best Seller List with his title Social Animal: the Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement and The Road to Character. (Publisher Provided) — biography from Bobos In Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There… (more)
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The Way We Live Now (Introduction, some editions) 2,712 copies, 56 reviews
Fierce Pajamas: An Anthology of Humor Writing from The New Yorker (Contributor) 689 copies, 6 reviews
Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame (Contributor) 50 copies, 2 reviews
The Weekly Standard: A Reader: 1995-2005 (Contributor) 47 copies
The Best American Political Writing 2004 (Contributor) 40 copies, 1 review
Understanding Anti-Americanism: Its Origins and Impact at Home and Abroad (Contributor) 30 copies
The Best American Political Writing 2002 (Contributor) 25 copies
Beyond the Boom: New Voices on American Life, Culture, and Politics (Contributor) 14 copies
Race Relations: Opposing Viewpoints (Contributor) 10 copies
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