{"product_id":"the-hardball-handbook-how-to-win-at-life-9780812975970","title":"The Hardball Handbook: How to Win at Life","description":"With his more than forty years' experience observing people and politicians in our nation's capital-ten of those years on \u003ci\u003eHardball\u003c\/i\u003e, five nights a week-Chris Matthews has learned from the pros what it takes to be a success. Now Matthews shows us what we can learn from the world's most accomplished people and, more important, how we can emulate their best habits to improve our own lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eThe Hardball Handbook\u003c\/b\u003e, Chris Matthews focuses on four areas-friendship, rivalry, reputation, and success-and shows how we can cull the best traits of others and use them ourselves. Matthews takes us on a raucous road trip through political history and points out the best-and worst-behaviors of some of its most notable characters. Written in the assertive, good-natured style that is Matthews's trademark, each chapter has something to teach us. Here are a few truths from \u003cb\u003eThe Hardball Handbook: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- People would rather\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ebe listened to than listen.\u003cbr\u003e- People don't mind being used; what they mind is being discarded. \u003cbr\u003e- People are more loyal to the people they've helped than the people they've helped are loyal to them.\u003cbr\u003e- Not everyone's going to like you. \u003cbr\u003e- No matter what anybody says, nobody wants a level playing field. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnce you understand these and other universal truths-and how to make them work for you-you'll be ready to win at life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChris Matthews is the author of \u003cb\u003eThe Hardball Handbook\u003c\/b\u003e and is the star of MSNBC's \u003ci\u003eHardball\u003c\/i\u003e and NBC's \u003ci\u003eThe Chris Matthews Show.\u003c\/i\u003e He contributes frequently to NBC's \u003ci\u003eToday \u003c\/i\u003eand is a familiar guest on \u003ci\u003eThe Tonight Show \u003c\/i\u003ewith Jay Leno. He was a longtime Washington bureau chief for the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Examiner \u003c\/i\u003eand later a national columnist for the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle.\u003c\/i\u003e He holds the David Brinkley Award for Excellence in Communications, eighteen honorary doctorates from American colleges and universities, and was a visiting fellow at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. He lives with his wife, Kathleen, an executive vice president with Marriott International, in Chevy Chase, Maryland.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749439865106,"sku":"9780812975970","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_86727a48-526c-4810-be2f-018444fc9eeb.jpg?v=1764085487","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-hardball-handbook-how-to-win-at-life-9780812975970","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}