{"product_id":"youre-too-kind-a-brief-history-of-flattery-9780684854922","title":"Your'e Too Kind: A Brief History of Flattery","description":"Okay, who was the first flatterer? If you guessed Satan, you'd be close, but according to \u003ci\u003eYou're Too Kind, \u003c\/i\u003e flattery began with chimpanzees, who groom each other all day long. In fact, flattery is an adaptive behavior that has helped us survive since prehistoric times. \u003cbr\u003e Our flattery is strategic praise, and to illustrate its myriad forms, Richard Stengel takes us on a witty, idiosyncratic tour, from chimps to the God of the Old Testament to the troubadour poets of the Middle Ages, all the way through Dale Carnegie and Monica Lewinsky's adoring love letters to her Big Creep. \u003cbr\u003e Flattery thrives in hierarchical settings like royal courts or Fortune 500 boardrooms, and it flows both upward and downward. Downward is usually easier, but studies show it works best on those who already have high opinions of themselves. \u003cbr\u003e Stengel sees public flattery as an epidemic in our society, and private praise as being all too scarce. Most often, though, flattery these days is just a harmless deception, a victimless crime that often ends up making both the giver and the receiver feel a little better. In short, flattery works\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/05\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684854922\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.54w x 0.78d","brand":"Richard Stengel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41229416169653,"sku":"9780684854922","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_79de4bb7-2736-4628-8750-f1b995798736.jpg?v=1634040497","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/youre-too-kind-a-brief-history-of-flattery-9780684854922","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}