{"product_id":"love-your-enemies-how-decent-people-can-save-america-from-the-culture-of-contempt-isbn-9780062883759","title":"Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo get ahead today, you have to be a jerk, right?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDivisive politicians. Screaming heads on television. Angry campus activists. Twitter trolls. Today in America, there is an “outrage industrial complex” that prospers by setting American against American, creating a toxic “culture of contempt” that deepens our political polarization—the habit of seeing people who disagree with us not as merely incorrect, but as worthless and defective. Maybe, like more than nine out of ten Americans, you dislike it. But hey, either you play along, or you’ll be left behind, right?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLove Your Enemies\u003c\/i\u003e, social scientist and author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eFrom Strength to Strength\u003c\/i\u003e Arthur C. Brooks shows that abuse and outrage are not the right formula for lasting success. Brooks blends cutting-edge behavioral research, ancient wisdom, and a decade of experience leading one of America’s top policy think tanks in a work that offers a better way to practice leadership based on bridging divides and mending relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrooks’ prescriptions for improving our civil discourse are unconventional. To bring America together, we shouldn’t try to agree more. There is no need for mushy moderation, because disagreement is the secret to excellence. Civility and tolerance shouldn’t be our goals, because they are hopelessly low standards. And our feelings toward our foes are irrelevant; what matters is how we choose to act.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove Your Enemies\u003c\/i\u003e offers a clear strategy for national unity and victory for a new generation of leaders. It is a rallying cry for people hoping for a new era of American progress. Most of all, it is a roadmap to arrive at the happiness that comes when we choose to love one another, despite our differences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on cutting-edge social science and ancient wisdom, this book offers a new way forward:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBridging Divides:\u003c\/b\u003e Learn why civility and tolerance are hopelessly low standards, and discover a better way to mend relationships in a fractured country.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Case for Disagreement:\u003c\/b\u003e Find out why trying to agree more won’t bring America together, and how healthy conflict—not mushy moderation—is the true secret to excellence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Science of Connection:\u003c\/b\u003e Explore the blend of cutting-edge behavioral research and ancient wisdom that reveals how to turn foes into friends.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA New Leadership Strategy:\u003c\/b\u003e A clear roadmap for a new generation of leaders hoping to defeat the “outrage industrial complex” and foster a new era of American progress.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo get ahead today, you have to be a jerk, right?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDivisive politicians. Hateful pundits. Angry campus activists. Twitter trolls. Today in America there is an “outrage industrial complex” that prospers by setting American against American, creating a “culture of contempt”—the habit of seeing people who disagree with us not as merely incorrect, but as worthless and defective. Maybe, like more than nine out of ten Americans, you dislike it. But, hey, either you play along or you’ll be left behind, right?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWrong. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eLove Your Enemies\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author and social scientist Arthur C. Brooks shows that abuse and outrage are not the right formula for lasting success. Brooks blends cutting-edge behavioral research, ancient wisdom, and a decade of experience leading one of America’s top policy think tanks in a work that offers a better way to lead based on bridging divides and mending relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrooks’s prescriptions are unconventional. To bring America together, we shouldn’t try to agree more. There is no need for mushy moderation, because disagreement is the secret to excellence. Civility and tolerance shouldn’t be our goals, because they are hopelessly low standards. And our feelings toward our foes are irrelevant; what matters is how we choose to act.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove Your Enemies\u003c\/em\u003e offers a clear strategy for victory for a new generation of leaders. It is a rallying cry for people hungry for a new era of American progress. Most of all, it is a road map to find the happiness that comes when we choose to love one another, despite our differences.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“The smartest figure on the American right.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitico\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“For a guy who seemingly knows everything, he is remarkably interested in the opinions of others…There is simply no one quite like Arthur Brooks.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonah Goldberg, New York Times bestselling author of Suicide of the West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A thoughtful and compassionate conservative leader who never lets disagreement on issues lead to uncivil discourse or animosity.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRep. Steve Scalise, House Majority Whip\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Makes the case for why conservative principles should be at the center of our poverty-fighting efforts. Arthur is one of the best minds on these issues.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpeaker Paul Ryan on The Conservative Heart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Arthur Brooks offers the practical prescription in Love Your Enemies that could lead to a more peaceful, just, sustainable, and healthier world.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeepak Chopra, Author, The Healing Self\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Love Your Enemies is a handbook for a new generation of leaders who want to bring America together—and anyone seeking to be more effective in a fractious political environment.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteve Case, Chairman and CEO of Revolution and co-founder of AOL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If we won’t listen to each other, maybe we can start by listening to Arthur Brooks. Love Your Enemies offers a heartfelt and patriotic case for how we can put our contempt aside to work together again.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimon Sinek, Optimist and New York Times Bestselling Author of Start With Why and Leaders Eat Last\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In Love Your Enemies, Arthur Brooks reminds us that we can disagree without being disagreeable, and that everyday citizens have the power to bring our country back together.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Axelrod, former Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If you’re satisfied with our toxic ideological climate, then don’t bother reading this book. 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