The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life

While I don't always agree with Brooks' conclusions, I did enjoy The Second Mountain as a soulful and introspective look at how we can improve ourselves and the world around us. The book is stuffed full of beautiful examples of people doing the good work Brooks is encouraging as well as great quotes from artists, writers and philosophers. It's both humbling and inspiring to consider the kind of world we could build if we could all get on that second mountain.