NATIONAL BESTSELLER
To get ahead today, you have to be a jerk, right?
Divisive 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 "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?
Wrong.
In Love Your Enemies, social scientist and author of the #1 New York
Times bestseller From Strength to Strength 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.
Brooks' 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.
Love Your Enemies offers a clear strategy for 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.
