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The 48 Laws of Power

Name: The 48 Laws of Power
Rating: 5 (22 reviews)
Author: Robert Greene
ISBN: 9780140280197

Robert Greene · 2000 · 452 pages

Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control – from the author of The Laws of Human Nature. This is the only authorized paperback edition in the US. In the book that People magazine proclaimed “beguiling” and “fascinating,” 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 also 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. In a bold and arresting two-color package, The 48 Laws of Power is ideal whether your aim is conquest, self-defense, or simply to understand the rules of the game.

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Ryan Holiday
“An exploration of power dynamics essential for all readers, released in a stunning 25th anniversary edition.”↗
Bryan Johnson
“"Robert, I enjoyed your book the 48 laws of Power; I recently shared my 44 Biomarkers of Best-in-World Health, including that my bday now happens every 21 months. Our relationship with time is going to quickly evolve."”↗
DJ Vlad
“The 3 most important books I've read: The Snowball by Warren Buffett, 48 Laws of Power, How to Win Friends & Influence People.”↗
Rollo Tomassi
“"48 Laws of Power Mastery 33 Strategies of War – Robert Greene The Ape Who Understood the Universe – @SteveStuWill The Blank Slate – Dr. Steven Pinker Alpha God – Dr. Hector Garcia The Red Queen – Matt Ridley Finding Darwin's God – Kenneth Miller Dune – Frank Herbert"”↗
Alice Little
“I think that this book is a great tool to get into the hands of women and get that positive thinking going.”↗
Samir Arora
“This book is so interesting that I plan to read it again in this break. Go get it and read. You will totally enjoy it.”↗
Vladimer Botsvadze
“Some of my favorite business books, comment one book that changed your life”↗
Adeniyi Oluwaseyi
“No book can harden you, it's a personal decision. But the two books by Robert Greene named: 48 Laws of power, Art of Seduction and the best of all 'Superlative Persuasion' will do u a lot of good. Human are complicated and its best to understand why they act the way they do”↗
Adam Singer
“@livingrightco @mkobach If you do that you ultimately become one of the transgressions examples. Re-read the book :)”↗
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