| | |  | Business | Home » » The 48 Laws of Power | | | | | | | Description: | | 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. | | | Features: | |
• ISBN13: 9780140280197
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Robert Greene | | Paperback:
| 452 pages | | Publisher:
| Penguin (Non-Classics) | | Publication Date:
| September 01, 2000 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0140280197 | | Package Length:
| 9.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.3 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.45 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 388 reviews |
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 The Power of the 48 Laws of PowerNov 21, 2009
This is a great CD book. It was very interesting to listen to the laws and relate some of them to things that people at work are currently doing, some that I am currently doing, some to implement and some to watch out for. I would recommend this book to management level people working in a political office.
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 Vapid self-help for the fecklessNov 05, 2009
Really, what else need be said? Just another vapid motivational self-help book.
About all that can be said in its favor is that it's cheaper than one of those multi-$1000 empowerment seminars that suckers go to, and that it's less dangerous than a half-baked New Age yuppie sweat lodge that kills people.
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Empowering, Entertaining, and InformativeOct 20, 2009
This is Robert Greene's seminal text on influence. He takes readers on an enriching journey through history as he describes each component of power. The book is well researched, well organized and for the most part, easy to read. You can start anywhere in the book or read it cover to cover. My only complaint is its dubious morality, but I suppose that something the readers themselves must bring.
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ReviewOct 19, 2009
This transaction was great! I received my book just as described and in reasonable time.
Great But Missing Important laws!Oct 18, 2009
Great book to bring to light some obvious laws of power and some overseen. Looks like the author used the missing law of power which is having professional vocabulary. But the author tells you laws at the start of each chapter then elaborates by going into a story of history explaining the law. But I recommend the book its a good read!
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