The 48 Laws of Power
Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, The 48 Laws of Power is a multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control – which is from the author of The Laws of Human Nature.
Robert Greene and Joost Elffers have distilled three thousand years of the history of power into 48 essential laws. They draw from the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and Carl Von Clausewitz and also 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”). 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.
THE BESTSELLING BOOK FOR THOSE WHO WANT POWER
A moral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills three thousand years of the history of power into forty-eight well-explicated laws. Therefore, 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 require prudence (“Law 1: Never Outshine the Master”), some stealth (“Law 3: Conceal Your Intentions”), and some the total absence of mercy (“Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally”) but like it or not, all have applications in real-life situations. Illustrated through the tactics of Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Kissinger, P. T. Barnum, and other famous figures who wield — or have been victimized by — power, these laws will fascinate any reader interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.
Product details
- Publisher : Penguin Books
- Publication date : September 1, 2000
- Edition : First Edition
- Language : English
- Print length : 452 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0140280197
- Item Weight : 1.6 pounds
- Reading age : 18 years and up
- Dimensions : 9.1 x 6.4 x 1.3 inches
- Grade level : 12th and up
