The 48 Laws of Power

Description

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. 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. Read more

Features:

Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Books; First Edition (September 1, 2000)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 452 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0140280197
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 97
• Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
• Grade level ‏ : ‎ 12 and up
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.64 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.1 x 6.4 x 1.3 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #42 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in History & Theory of Politics #1 in Success Self-Help #3 in Popular Social Psychology & Interactions