NATIONALBESTSELLERTogetaheadtoday,youhavetobeajerk,right?Divisivepoliticians.Screamingheadsontelevision.Angrycampusactivists.Twittertrolls.TodayinAmerica,thereisan“outrageindustrialcomplex“thatprospersbysettingAmericanagainstAmerican,creatinga“cultureofcontempt“--thehabitofseeingpeoplewhodisagreewithusnotasmerelyincorrect,butasworthlessanddefective.Maybe,likemorethannineoutoftenAmericans,youdislikeit.Buthey,eitheryouplayalong,oryou’llbeleftbehind,right?Wrong.InLoveYourEnemies,socialscientistandauthorofthe#1NewYorkTimesbestsellerFromStrengthtoStrengthArthurC.Brooksshowsthatabuseandoutragearenottherightformulaforlastingsuccess.Brooksblendscutting-edgebehavioralresearch,ancientwisdom,andadecadeofexperienceleadingoneofAmerica’stoppolicythinktanksinaworkthatoffersabetterwaytoleadbasedonbridgingdividesandmendingrelationships.Brooks’prescriptionsareunconventional.TobringAmericatogether,weshouldn’ttrytoagreemore.Thereisnoneedformushymoderation,becausedisagreementisthesecrettoexcellence.Civilityandtoleranceshouldn’tbeourgoals,becausetheyarehopelesslylowstandards.Andourfeelingstowardourfoesareirrelevant;whatmattersishowwechoosetoact.LoveYourEnemiesoffersaclearstrategyforvictoryforanewgenerationofleaders.ItisarallyingcryforpeoplehopingforaneweraofAmericanprogress.Mostofall,itisaroadmaptoarriveatthehappinessthatcomeswhenwechoosetoloveoneanother,despiteourdifferences.
