The 48 Laws of Power
by Robert Greene
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Author: Robert GreeneEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2000-09-01
ISBN: 0140280197
Number of pages: 452
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Book Review: 48 Ways to Never Achieve True Power...
Summary: 1 Stars
Glad I borrowed this from the library and didn't waste the money myself...
This book takes a Machiavellian approach to life, but does so in a long and extremely drawn out manner. While the book does provide for some good ideas, most of the book entails how to be devious and manipulative. The author even manages to take what good advice he does offer and pervert it into a seemingly sinister plot to take over the world, as if the author enjoys being the bad guy.
This book may benefit those who don't want invest the time to truly learn how to persuade or lead (which is the purest form of power). If you want to take shortcuts, you will sew what you reap as most of these tactics will never bring long term success... They are insincere, manipulative, and shallow ways to reach for power. For anyone who will ever be (or wishes to be) in a position which requires that person to be a leader, following this book guarantees failure before you've even begun. Do yourself a favor and invest some time in learning some real people skills and leadership abilities, you will be much better off...
Summary of The 48 Laws of Power
Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills three thousand years of the history of power in to forty-eight well explicated laws. As attention--grabbing in its design as it is in its content, this bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun-tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other great thinkers. Some laws teach the need for prudence ("Law 1: Never Outshine the Master"), the virtue of stealth ("Law 3: Conceal Your Intentions"), and many demand the total absence of mercy ("Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally"), but like it or not, all have applications in real life. Illustrated through the tactics of Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Kissinger, P. T. Barnum, and other famous figures who have wielded--or been victimized by--power, these laws will fascinate any reader interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.General Books
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