Hardball (Politics is like this)

Author: (American) Matthew C. Matsui, translated by Lin Meng, Wu Qunfang
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Features: Contributed by the former speechwriter for U.S. Presidents, this global bestseller in non-fiction is extraordinary! A political insider shares the ins and outs of politics. It's a must-read, and you should have a pen ready to take notes. "Hardball" is a unique and profound concept in this book, referring both to the practical, bold, and relentless competition game that political figures engage in to win, gain power, and achieve success, and to the various clever and powerful tactics they use in this intense "head-to-head" or "full-court press" game. In Matsui's view, the world is like a big playing field, or many fields, and only those who can play "hardball" can succeed. If a person masters the rules of the "hardball" game, in a world full of political maneuvering in daily life, they can win a place and achieve great success. "Hardball" is both hard and round, making it an apt metaphor for the games and tactics of the big players.