{"product_id":"the-art-of-the-sale-isbn-9780143122760","title":"The Art of the Sale","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eAhead of the Curve\u003c\/i\u003e, a revelatory look at successful selling and how it can impact everything we do\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first book of its kind, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of the Sale\u003c\/i\u003e is the result of a pilgrimage to learn the secrets of the world's foremost sales gurus. Bestselling author Philip Delves Broughton tracked down anyone who could help him understand what it took to achieve greatness in sales, from technology billionaires to the most successful saleswoman in Japan to a cannily observant rug merchant in Morocco. The wisdom and experience Broughton acquired, revealed in this outstanding book, demonstrates as never before the complex alchemy of effective selling and the power it has to overcome challenges we face every day.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e“Best book on sales ever? Who knows, but it surely is the best I’ve ever read. As a gazillion-mile traveling salesman (ideas) myself, I learned an amazing amount about who I am and what I do from this. We all live by selling: ideas or products or peace in our time. \u003ci\u003eThe Art of the Sale\u003c\/i\u003e is perhaps unique—a marvelous book about selling, and life, and who we are and how we tick. And the case studies are dazzling.”  — \u003cb\u003eTom Peters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“For the author, sales is where the rubber hits the road, where the deals are done . . . Broughton has met with top sellers around the world, traveling to Japan, Morocco, and the United Kingdom in search of the keys to success in sales . . . Entertaining, balanced, and provocative.” — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Broughton, promoting the idea that sales is a virtuous calling . . . makes an appealing, contrarian pitch.\" — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A descriptive account . . . long overdue.\" — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Like Malcolm Gladwell, Delves Broughton is drawn to success stories where natural talent takes second place to hard work, but he’s also willing to explore the manipulative, deceptive aspects of the task, as well as the endless rejection salespeople must face. His enthusiasm and admiration for skilled practitioners of the art is contagious.” — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Delves Broughton\u003c\/b\u003e reported from more than twenty-five countries as a foreign correspondent for the \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e (London) before getting his MBA at Harvard Business School. He is the author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eAhead of the Curve: Two Years at Harvard Business School\u003c\/i\u003e and lives in Litchfield, Connecticut.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303302123749,"sku":"NP9780143122760","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143122760.jpg?v=1767738192","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-art-of-the-sale-isbn-9780143122760","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}