{"product_id":"happy-at-any-cost","title":"Happy at Any Cost","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom award-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewinning \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003ereporters, “a startling portrait of one of our greatest tech visionaries, Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh” (Robert Kolker, author of \u003ci\u003eHidden Valley Road\u003c\/i\u003e), reporting on his short life and untimely death \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand what they mean for our culture’s pursuit of happiness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTony Hsieh—CEO of Zappos, Las Vegas developer, and all-around beloved entrepreneur—was famous for spreading happiness. He lived and breathed this philosophy, instilling an ethos of joy at his company and outlining his vision for a better workplace in his \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eDelivering Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e. He promoted a workplace where bosses treated employees like family members, where stress was replaced by playfulness, and where hierarchies were replaced with equality and collaboration. His outlook shaped Silicon Valley and the larger business world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHsieh used his position at work to integrate levity into a normally competitive environment. He aspired to build his own utopian cities, pouring millions of dollars into real estate and small businesses, first in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada—where Zappos was headquartered—and then in Park City, Utah. He gave generously to his employees and close friends, including throwing infamous Zappos parties and organizing gatherings at his home, an Airstream trailer park.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhen Hsieh died suddenly in November of 2020, the news shook the business and tech world. \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003ereporters Kirsten Grind and Katherine Sayre quickly realized the importance of the story because of Hsieh’s stature in the industry, but as they dug into the details of his final months, they realized there was a bigger story to tell. They found that Hsieh’s obsession with happiness masked his darker struggles with addiction, mental health, and loneliness. In the last year of his life, he spiraled out of control, cycling out of rehab and into the waiting arms of friends who enabled his worst behavior, even as he bankrolled them from his billion-dollar fortune.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHappy at Any Cost\u003c\/i\u003e sheds light on one of the most venerated, yet vulnerable, business leaders of our time. It's about our culture’s intense need to find “happiness” at all costs, our misguided worship of entrepreneurs, the stigmas still surrounding mental health, and how the trappings of fame can mask all types of deeper problems. In turn, it reveals how we conceptualize success—and define happiness—in our modern age.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54250896556376,"sku":"9781982186982","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781982186982.jpg?v=1771045247","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/happy-at-any-cost","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}