In the book that Peoplemagazine proclaimed beguiling and fascinating, Robert Greene and Joost Elffers have distilled three thousand years of the history of power intoessential 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: Never Outshine the Master, others teach the value of confidence Law: Enter Action with Boldness, and many recommend absolute self preservation Law: 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, TheLaws of Poweris ideal whether your aim is conquest, self defense, or simply to understand the rules of the game.
This book really gives insight on the ways the world has worked for centuries, It doesn't hold anything back when it comes to the information that is held within it, while some of the laws are definitely for those with fewer morals, that is the way a lot of society is run This book is a pretty good compendium of different underhanded techniques famous people have used to gain or maintain power throught history.
Thing is, Machiavelli spoke of the fox and lion aspects of power, but thelaws are all fox, If you want to spend years sucking up A good book! I have enjoyed this authors style and content, Plenty to read
and worth the time, Even for the historical aspect, I am just half way through the book, Its a great book and I would recommend this book to everyone, well written. hadn't before read this author, but pleasantly surprised, short, bite sized chaptersas per the name, Author does a good job providing interesting historic accounts of hislaws using a wide variety of accounts, not just in Europe, but also I was enjoying the book and when I got to LawI found a large chunk of blank pages, only resuming print halfway through Law.
I assume this was an issue with the printing press, but it was disappointing, Aside from that good book and the only other complaints are I love it!! The best book you could ever read about self empowerment and growth.
I just love it and recommend it a!! The book is very soft and contains a lot of pages which will keep you obsessed!!! Dont doubt it
Robert Greene is the author of the New York Times bestsellers TheLaws of Power, The Art of Seduction, TheStrategies of War, and Theth Law.
His highly anticipated fifth book, Mastery, examines the lives of great historical figures such as Charles Darwin, Mozart, Paul Graham and Henry Ford and distills the traits and universal ingredients that made them masters.
In addition to having a strong following within the business world and a deep following in Washington, DC, Greenes books are hailed by everyone from war historians to the biggest musicians in the industry including Jay Z andCent.
Greene attended U, C. Berkeley and the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he received a degree in classical studies, He currently lives in Los Angeles,
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