Stuff
Product Details
Free Press, November 1999
Trade Paperback, 240 pages
ISBN-10: 0684845598
ISBN-13: 9780684845593
Description
Timed to re-release simultaneously with Chris Matthews's new book Jack Kennedy, which Simon & Schuster will publish this fall, this national bestseller explores the fascinating, largely unknown, relationship between Nixon and Kennedy and the crucial ways in which it shaped them—and the nation.
Hardball is a tough, funny, tell-all revelation of how politics really works. From tales of raw ambition and brutal rivalry to behind-the-scenes stories of famous disagreements, Matthews reveals the truth about master politicians such as JFK, LBJ, and Richard Nixon, while he explains the real meaning of rules such as "Only talk when it improves the silence;" "Positioning is everything;" and "Always concede on principle."
Whether addicted to Washington politics or office politics, readers will enjoy this unprecedented guide to grown-ups' favorite game—the game of position, power, and survival in the world today.
Read more:
Browse Inside Hardball
The Wall Street Journal
A thoroughly entertaining book about modern-day American politics and how it's played...Hardball is a must-read textbook that should be read with a marker.
Stephen Stark
The Washington Post
Every so often a writer reads a book so incisive and so good that when he finally puts it down he says, "Damn, I wish I had written this." I just finished Christopher Matthews' Hardball. And damn, I wish I had written this.
George F. Will
Matthews is half Huck Finn and half Machiavelli in this exuberant guide to the great game of politics.
Christopher Lehmann-Haupt
The New York Times
Savvy and amusing...Fresh and original.
Ben Bradlee
author of A Good Life and Conversations with Kennedy
Christopher Matthews writes about politics with relish
-- the way sports writers cover boxing.
Hendrik Hertzberg
Senior Editor, The New Yorker
People will be quoting Hardball as long as the game of politics is played.
Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, Jr.
The best in the business!
Sam Donaldson
Brilliant! God may take care of fools, drunks and the United States, but Chris Matthews has the goods on how Washington politicians take care of the rest of us.
William Safire
Chris Matthews hits a political homer with Hardball. For political sagacity and humor, this ranks with the work of George Washington Plunkitt.
Tim Russert
In Washington, everyone says they "practice" politics, and "develop" policy. But to succeed they know they must "play hardball." This book smartly captures that central truth!
Media Bistro, October 11, 2011
...Griffin and MSNBC will toast to the release of new book “ Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero .” Penned by Hardball host Chris Matthews , the biography promises to shed a light on JFK’s role in the genesis of the Peace Corps, his stand on ...
Ulitzer, October 4, 2011
...a media commentator on numerous TV news programs including NBC's Today, CBS Sunday Morning and MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews. He lives in New York City. About Running Press Running Press creates more than 200 new titles a year under ...
Dorchester Reporter, October 4, 2011
...Wed, 11/30/2011 - 5:30pm Chris Matthews, host of Hardball, discusses his new biography, Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero, with former Boston Globe editor Marty Nolan. Follow this link, ...
Huffington Post, December 9, 2009
...I like Chris Matthews; I watch his show most days, and I appreciate his genuine love of politics and politicians. (He likes politicians so much that he wanted to be one; he lost ...
NewsMax.com, December 2, 2009
...MSNBC's Chris Matthews apologized on Wednesday for saying that President Barack Obama had traveled to an 'enemy camp' at West Point to address the nation on the war in Afghanistan. The pundit ...
Huffington Post, September 2, 2009
...Homeland Security. Among other appearances, yesterday, he braved the Rachel Maddow show, and today he was interviewed by Chris Matthews, on "Hardball." Speaking of balls, Ridge has a couple, putting his head (to mix anatomical cliches) ...
Human Events Online, August 16, 2009
...Southern racism. And she's from the South, so it must be true! As she put it on Chris Matthews' 'Hardball': 'One word, Chris -- one word. 'Confederacy.' I mean, you know, the South is very -- I live there, OK? I want to make that clear, too, ...
Human Events Online, August 16, 2009
...Southern racism. And she's from the South, so it must be true! As she put it on Chris Matthews' 'Hardball': 'One word, Chris -- one word. 'Confederacy.' I mean, you know, the South is very -- I live there, OK? I want to make that clear, too, ...
Human Events Online, August 16, 2009
...Southern racism. And she's from the South, so it must be true! As she put it on Chris Matthews' 'Hardball': 'One word, Chris -- one word. 'Confederacy.' I mean, you know, the South is very -- I live there, OK? I want to make that clear, too, ...
Human Events Online, August 16, 2009
...Southern racism. And she's from the South, so it must be true! As she put it on Chris Matthews' 'Hardball': 'One word, Chris -- one word. 'Confederacy.' I mean, you know, the South is very -- I live there, OK? I want to make that clear, too, ...
Human Events Online, August 15, 2009
...Southern racism. And she's from the South, so it must be true! As she put it on Chris Matthews' 'Hardball': 'One word, Chris -- one word. 'Confederacy.' I mean, you know, the South is very -- I live there, OK? I want to make that clear, too, ...
Human Events Online, August 15, 2009
...Southern racism. And she's from the South, so it must be true! As she put it on Chris Matthews' 'Hardball': 'One word, Chris -- one word. 'Confederacy.' I mean, you know, the South is very -- I live there, OK? I want to make that clear, too, ...
Human Events Online, August 15, 2009
...Southern racism. And she's from the South, so it must be true! As she put it on Chris Matthews' 'Hardball': 'One word, Chris -- one word. 'Confederacy.' I mean, you know, the South is very -- I live there, OK? I want to make that clear, too, ...
Yahoo! News, August 14, 2009
...Southern racism. And she's from the South, so it must be true! As she put it on Chris Matthews' 'Hardball': 'One word, Chris -- one word. 'Confederacy.' I mean, you know, the South is very -- I live there, OK? I want to make that clear, too, ...
State Journal-Register, August 14, 2009
...pure Southern racism. And shes from the South, so it must be true! As she put it on Chris Matthews Hardball: One word, Chris one word. Confederacy. I mean, you know, the South is very I live there, OK? I want to make that clear, too, ...
Human Events Online, August 14, 2009
...Southern racism. And she's from the South, so it must be true! As she put it on Chris Matthews' 'Hardball': 'One word, Chris -- one word. 'Confederacy.' I mean, you know, the South is very -- I live there, OK? I want to make that clear, too, ...
WorldNetDaily, August 13, 2009
...Southern racism. And she's from the South, so it must be true! As she put it on Chris Matthews' 'Hardball': 'One word, Chris ? one word. 'Confederacy.' I mean, you know, the South is very ? I live there, OK? I want to make that clear, too, ...
Human Events Online, August 12, 2009
...Southern racism. And she's from the South, so it must be true! As she put it on Chris Matthews' 'Hardball': 'One word, Chris -- one word. 'Confederacy.' I mean, you know, the South is very -- I live there, OK? I want to make that clear, too, ...
WCSH-TV, August 11, 2009
...talks with 207. He is an award-winning writer and media personality for MSNBC and a frequent guest on 'Hardball with Chris Matthews' and 'Morning Joe.' For more information on Mike Barnicle click here: MIKE BARNICLE DENNY BREAU WTIH ...
Lowell Sun, August 3, 2009
...win, you're going to jail.' Even Gates doesn't claim the cop said that. On MSNBC's Hardball, Chris Matthews said that Gates did not say, 'I'll speak with your mama outside,' as stated in the police report. 'He didn't say this,' Matthews ...
Human Events Online, August 2, 2009
...win, you're going to jail.' Even Gates doesn't claim the cop said that. On MSNBC's 'Hardball,' Chris Matthews said that Gates did not say, 'I'll speak with your mama outside,' as stated in the police report. 'He didn't say this,' Matthews ...
Human Events Online, August 2, 2009
...win, you're going to jail.' Even Gates doesn't claim the cop said that. On MSNBC's 'Hardball,' Chris Matthews said that Gates did not say, 'I'll speak with your mama outside,' as stated in the police report. 'He didn't say this,' Matthews ...
State Journal-Register, August 1, 2009
...Im going to win, youre going to jail. Even Gates doesnt claim the cop said that. On MSNBCs Hardball, Chris Matthews said that Gates did not say, Ill speak with your mama outside, as stated in the police report. He didnt say this, Matthews ...
Human Events Online, July 31, 2009
...win, you're going to jail.' Even Gates doesn't claim the cop said that. On MSNBC's 'Hardball,' Chris Matthews said that Gates did not say, 'I'll speak with your mama outside,' as stated in the police report. 'He didn't say this,' Matthews ...
Huffington Post, May 13, 2009
...cocky or that Hillary was untrustworthy' and claims that David Gregory was mad at him for appearing on Chris Matthews' 'Hardball' is below ...
DCExaminer.com, April 23, 2009
...Could the interview Chris Matthews called ?the worst he?s ever had? have something to do with his decision to change the title of his most recent book before its paperback edition is released? ...
Baltimore City Paper Online, December 24, 2008
...years after the book, the sage author was a blustering, bullying, logorrheic half-baked-opinion-every-minute gabmeister. The book was titled Hardball, and it's author was a man named Chris Matthews. Matthews is currently rumored to be ...
Success, December 18, 2008
...off a midlife crisis. He appears regularly as advertising industry trend expert for the Today show, The View, Hardball with Chris Matthews and Charlie Rose, among others. In May he launched a Big Idea branded segment on the Today show ...
Media Matters for America, December 17, 2008
...NBC-affiliated hosts and anchors -- including Today co-hosts Meredith Vieira and Matt Lauer, Tonight Show host Jay Leno, Hardball host Chris Matthews, Nightly News anchor Brian Williams, and CNBC's The Big Idea host Donny Deutsch -- have ...
Chris Matthews's Books
-
Jack KennedyThe critically acclaimed, bestselling new biography of John F. Kennedy, by Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC's "Hardball."Read More
-
-
Now, Let Me Tell You What I Really ThinkA PATRIOT PLAYS HARDBALL Chris Matthews has been playing "hardball" since the day he was born. From his first political run-in in the first grade to...Read More
Displaying 1 of
