Hardball--Politics is like this: Politics is like this

Author: Matthew
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: A global bestseller in non-fiction contributed by the speechwriter for U.S. Presidents! Brilliant! A political insider tells you about politics and how it works. This is a must-read book, and you should have a pen ready to take notes. "Hardball" is a unique and profound concept created in this book. It refers 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 and techniques they use in this intense "head-to-head" or "full-court press" game. In Matthew's view, the world is like a big 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, he can win a place for himself and achieve great success. "Hardball" is both hard and round, and it is indeed the most fitting metaphor for the games and tactics of the big players.