Beautiful Souls: The Courage and Conscience of Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781250024084)

"A fascinating study in the better angels of our nature."--George Packer, The New Yorker

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice

History has produced many specimens of the banality of evil, but what about its flip side, what impels ordinary people to defy the sway of authority and convention? Through these dramatic stories of unlikely resisters, Eyal Press' Beautiful Souls shows that the boldest acts of dissent are often carried out not only by radicals seeking to overthrow the system but also by true believers who cling with unusual fierceness to their convictions. Drawing on groundbreaking research by moral psychologists and neuroscientists, this deeply reported work of narrative journalism examines the choices and dilemmas we all face when our principles collide with the loyalties we harbor and the duties we are expected to fulfill.

Author: Eyal Press
ISBN-10: 1250024080
ISBN-13: 9781250024084
Publisher: Picador USA
Language: English
Published: 02/05/2013
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 03/17/2013 pg. 32