The 48 Laws of Power

The 48 Laws of Power

By Robert Greene

Pages

452

Rating

4.29

Year

1999

PhilosophyHistoryBusinessPsychologySelf-HelpNonfiction

Description

In The 48 Laws of Power, Robert Greene and Joost Elffers have distilled three thousand years of the history of power into 48 essential laws by drawing from the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and Carl von Clausewitz and from the lives of figures ranging from Henry Kissinger to P.T. Barnum.

Some laws teach the need for prudence (“Law 1: Never Outshine the Master”), others teach the value of confidence (“Law 28: Enter Action with Boldness”), and many recommend absolute self-preservation (“Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally”). Every law, though, has one thing in common: an interest in total domination.

Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.

Endorsements

Multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller

“Beguiling” and “fascinating.” — People magazine

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