The 48 Laws of Power
by Robert Greene
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Author: Robert GreeneEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 1998-08-31
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 452
Publisher: Viking Adult
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Book Review: My new Bible
Summary: 5 Stars
I can't say enough about this book. While most of my contemporaries refuse to read it, saying it seems to be full of common sense rather than anything enlightening, I must respectfully disagree. For those who reviewed this book looking for the "use this tactic 100% of the time" approach of course they were let down. Anyone who thinks one thing will work 100% of the time is fooling themselves anyway. For more realistic readers the book will deliver. I can legitamately see using this book in every aspect of life, from playing a game of Risk to talking to my friends. The laws are explained and listed, then Mr. Greene goes into a little more detail by giving us examples of people throughout history who have observed the law, and people who have transgressed it. A reader who is honest with himself will quickly find his own flaws, perhaps in saying too much or outshining his superiors, and will be able to adapt accordingly to attain new heights of power. It is true that some laws seem too far removed from day to day use, but that is only true for about 5 of the laws. I highly recommend this book to anyone wishing to turn their life around. This book has transformed me for the better, and I will keep this book beside me at all time as a reference guide to live a better life.
Summary of The 48 Laws of Power
Drawn from 3,000 years of the history of power, this is the definitive guide to help readers achieve for themselves what Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Kissinger, Louis XIV and Machiavelli learnt the hard way. Law 1: Never outshine the master Law 2: Never put too much trust in friends; learn how to use enemies Law 3: Conceal your intentions Law 4: Always say less than necessary The text is bold and elegant, laid out in black and red throughout and replete with fables and unique word sculptures. The 48 laws are illustrated through the tactics, triumphs and failures of great figures from the past who have wielded - or been victimised by - power. Click here for the author's website."Learning the game of power requires a certain way of looking at the world, a shifting of perspective," writes Robert Greene. Mastery of one's emotions and the arts of deception and indirection are, he goes on to assert, essential. The 48 laws outlined in this book "have a simple premise: certain actions always increase one's power ... while others decrease it and even ruin us."
The laws cull their principles from many great schemers--and scheming instructors--throughout history, from Sun-Tzu to Talleyrand, from Casanova to con man Yellow Kid Weil. They are straightforward in their amoral simplicity: "Get others to do the work for you, but always take the credit," or "Discover each man's thumbscrew." Each chapter provides examples of the consequences of observance or transgression of the law, along with "keys to power," potential "reversals" (where the converse of the law might also be useful), and a single paragraph cleverly laid out to suggest an image (such as the aforementioned thumbscrew); the margins are filled with illustrative quotations. Practitioners of one-upmanship have been given a new, comprehensive training manual, as up-to-date as it is timeless.
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