{"product_id":"the-asshole-survival-guide-how-to-deal-with-people-who-treat-you-like-dirt-isbn-9781328511669","title":"The Asshole Survival Guide: How to Deal with People Who Treat You Like Dirt","description":"“This book is a contemporary classic—a shrewd and spirited guide to protecting ourselves from the jerks, bullies, tyrants, and trolls who seek to demean. We desperately need this antidote to the a-holes in our midst.”—Daniel H. Pink, best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eTo Sell Is Human\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDrive\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to avoid, outwit, and disarm assholes, from the author of the classic \u003cem\u003eThe No Asshole Rule\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As entertaining as it is useful, The Asshole Survival Guide delivers a cogent and methodical game plan for anybody who feels plagued by assholes. Sutton starts with diagnosis—what kind of asshole problem, exactly, are you dealing with? From there, he provides field-tested, evidence-based, and often surprising strategies for dealing with assholes—avoiding them, outwitting them, disarming them, sending them packing, and developing protective psychological armor. Sutton even teaches readers how to look inward to stifle their own inner jackass.\u003cbr\u003e             Ultimately, this survival guide is about developing an outlook and personal plan that will help you preserve the sanity in your work life, and rescue all those perfectly good days from being ruined by some jerk.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Thought-provoking and often hilarious . . . An indispensable resource.”—Gretchen Rubin, best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Happiness Project\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBetter Than Before\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “At last . . . clear steps for rejecting, deflecting, and deflating the jerks who blight our lives . . . Useful, evidence-based, and fun to read.”—Robert Cialdini, best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eInfluence\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePre-Suasion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   | \u003cp\u003e\"This survival guide is here to help keep you from going insane. It’s full of science-driven tips and strategies on how to deal with nasty bosses, manipulative colleagues, or other general jerks in your life.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003e W Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \"People are jerks. And there’s plenty of evidence to prove it in the very blunt self-help book called “The A—hole Survival Guide,” a scholarly source that teaches fed-up readers how to deal with co-workers, strangers and just about anyone who sucks.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoneyish\u003c\/b\u003e \"Sutton offers a variety of techniques that people suffering the presence of difficult individuals at their work, in their sports teams or just in everyday life can employ to deal with them or fight back. . . This is a small book but it could play a big part in making us treat others better.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eForbes \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e     \"If everyone had paid attention to the Stanford business professor's best-selling 2007 management manifesto, \"The No Asshole Rule,\" there would be no need for a follow-up. Yet here we are.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e     The crowded genre of workplace bullying books features clever titles...the best of the authors in the category is Stanford Professor Robert Sutton, who published \u003ci\u003eThe No Asshole Rule\u003c\/i\u003e a decade ago and returns now with a more fully developed plan of action.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe National Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e     \"Sutton’s breezy writing style, combined with the wide array of anecdotes and stories from people who’ve written him about their difficulties, makes for an entertaining read...consider that the physical book itself might be a solution to an a-hole at work. Much like the effect Sutton’s first book reportedly has had, simply leaving \u003ci\u003eThe Asshole Survival Guide\u003c\/i\u003e prominently on your desk may send all the signal you need.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmartUp \u003c\/b\u003e     “In this most-welcome sequel to Sutton’s bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe No Asshole Rule\u003c\/i\u003e, the author turns from an organization-wide perspective to an individual one, outlining strategies for dealing with difficult people at work.”\u003cb\u003e —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e     “Bob Sutton is very wise and very funny, AND he can tell you exactly how to handle the unfortunate reality that into every life a few assholes must fall. THE ASSHOLE SURVIVAL GUIDE is destined to become your go-to resource whenever you find yourself dealing with people who would treat you poorly.” —\u003cb\u003eSusan Cain\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of QUIET       “At last someone has provided clear steps for rejecting, deflecting, and deflating the jerks who blight our lives.  Better still, that someone is the great Bob Sutton, which ensures that the information is useful, evidence-based, and fun to read.” —\u003cb\u003eRobert Cialdini\u003c\/b\u003e, author of New York Times bestsellers INFLUENCE and PRE-SUASION      “No matter what industry or profession you work in, you will always encounter people who are unpleasant, off-putting, or downright self-centered.  Thank goodness Bob Sutton has provided us with such a well-crafted guide for surviving these jerks.  It is mandatory reading for anyone who strives to endure, escape, fend-off, and bring them down.” —\u003cb\u003eChip Conley\u003c\/b\u003e, founder and past CEO of Joie de Vivre hotels, advisor and former Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy at Airbnb, author of four books including the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best seller \u003ci\u003eEmotional Equations\u003c\/i\u003e.         “With humor, understanding and comprehensive research – and an ah-ha moment on every page – this is a must-have for leaders and climbing stars alike, from the expert on the subject. Bravo!” —\u003cb\u003eMarshall Goldsmith\u003c\/b\u003e, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller TRIGGERS       “This is the guide you need for handling the worst people in your life—and making sure they don’t rub off on you.  If you’ve ever had a horrible boss, client, or colleague, this book is bursting with advice that’s often ingenious and always actionable.  And if your world has been free of jerks, consider this an insurance policy.” —\u003cb\u003eAdam Grant\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of GIVE AND TAKE and ORIGINALS, and coauthor of OPTION B        “Assholes are like the weather—everybody complains about them but nobody ever does anything about them. Until, that is, Robert Sutton’s Asshole Survival Guide. Sutton offers a wealth of helpful, and dare I say wise suggestions about how to identify and deal with the assholes in your organization, or at least minimize the damage they do to the well-being and productivity of others. (I’d also suggest bringing it along to family reunions and PTA meetings.)” —\u003cb\u003eGeoff Nunberg\u003c\/b\u003e, University of California at Berkeley, author of \u003ci\u003eAscent of the A-Word: Assholism, the First Sixty Years.\u003c\/i\u003e       \"One of the biggest impediments to achieving a great workplace is assholes. Their behavior creates a hostile work environment that leads to decreased engagement, productivity and employee loyalty. Bob Sutton has written a fantastic book that explains the severity of the problem and provides useful strategies for dealing with it.” —\u003cb\u003ePaul Purcell\u003c\/b\u003e, Chairman and former long-time CEO of Baird, ranked fourth on \u003ci\u003eFortune’\u003c\/i\u003es Top 100 Companies to Work For and renowned for its long-time “no assholes” policy.       \"Reading the Asshole Survival Guide made me wistful. If only Bob Sutton's book had been available to help me deal with the full complement of 1st-class assholes I've encountered in my 50-year professional life. No names shall be mentioned.\" —\u003cb\u003eTom Peters\u003c\/b\u003e, co-author of the bestseller IN SEARCH OF EXCELLENCE       \"First, \u003ci\u003eThe No Asshole Rule \u003c\/i\u003ealerted us to the problem. Now, \u003ci\u003eThe Asshole Survival Guide\u003c\/i\u003e offers the solution. This book is a contemporary classic—a shrewd and spirited guide to reducing our exposure and protecting ourselves from the jerks, bullies, tyrants, and trolls who seek to dispirit and demean. Now more than ever, with civility and decency under attack, we desperately need this antidote to the a-holes in our midst.” —\u003cb\u003eDaniel H. 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With this brilliant and funny book, Bob Sutton saves you from fear, loathing, and self-loathing!\" —\u003cb\u003eKim Scott\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Business","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890253099237,"sku":"NP9781328511669","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781328511669.jpg?v=1730232868","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-asshole-survival-guide-how-to-deal-with-people-who-treat-you-like-dirt-isbn-9781328511669","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}