At work, in relationships, on the street or on the 6 o'clock news: the 48 Laws apply everywhere. The Concise Edition of an international bestseller. The perfect gift book for the power hungry (and who doesn't want power?) at an excellent price. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Paperback.
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The laws are now famous: 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 Wry, ironic and clever this is an indispensable and witty guide to power. The distilled wisdom of the masters - illustrated through the tactics, triumphs and failures from Elizabeth I to Henry Kissinger on how to get to the top.and stay there. The bestseller is back! Over 75,000 copies of the first edition sold. The distillation of the best selling hardback The perfect gift book for the power hungry (and who doesn't want power?) at an excellent price. This review refers to the hardback edition of this title. Practitioners of one-upmanship have been given a new, comprehensive training manual, as up-to-date as it is timeless. 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. The laws cull their principles from many great schemers-and scheming instructors- throughout history, from Sun-Tzu to Talleyrand from Casanovato con man Yellow Kid Weil.
while others decrease it and even ruin us." The 48 laws outlined in this book "have a simple premise: certain actions always increase one's power. Command of one's emotions and the arts of deception and indirection are, he goes on to assert, essential. "Learning the game of power requires a certain way of looking at the world, a shifting of perspective", writes Robert Greene. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. The laws are now famous:- 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 This book 'teaches you how to cheat, dissemble, feign, fight and advance your cause in the modern world.' (Independent on Sunday) The distilled wisdom of the masters - illustrated through the tactics, triumphs and failures from Elizabeth I to Henry Kissinger on how to get to the top and stay there. For anyone with an interest in conquest, self-defence, wealth, power or simply being an educated spectator, The 48 Laws of Power is one of the most useful and entertaining books ever.
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