The 48 Laws of Power

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.