The 48 Laws Of Power

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Profile Books, 3 sep 2010 - 463 pagina's

THE MILLION COPY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

'If power is your ultimate goal, this is the book you need' The Times

Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distils three thousand years of the history of power into 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 require prudence ("Law 1: Never Outshine the Master"), some stealth ("Law 3: Conceal Your Intentions"), and some the total absence of mercy ("Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally"), but like it or not, all have applications in real-life situations.

Illustrated through the tactics of Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Kissenger, P T Barnum, and other famous figures who have wielded - or been victimised by - power, these laws will fascinate any reader interested in gaining, observing or defending against ultimate control.

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LAW 1 NEVER OUTSHINE THE MASTER
1
LAW 2 NEVER PUT TOO MUCH TRUST IN FRIENDS LEARN HOW TO USE ENEMIES
8
LAW 3 CONCEAL YOUR INTENTIONS
16
LAW 4 ALWAYS SAY LESS THAN NECESSARY
31
LAW 5 SO MUCH DEPENDS ON REPUTATIONGUARD IT WITH YOUR LIFE
37
LAW 6 COURT ATTENTION AT ALL COST
44
LAW 7 GET OTHERS TO DO THE WORK FOR YOU BUT ALWAYS TAKE THE CREDIT
56
LAW 8 MAKE OTHER PEOPLE COME TO YOUUSE BAIT IF NECESSARY
62
LAW 27 PLAY ON PEOPLES NEED TO BELIEVE TO CREATE A CULTLIKE FOLLOWING
215
LAW 28 ENTER ACTION WITH BOLDNESS
227
LAW 29 PLAN ALL THE WAY TO THE END
236
LAW 30 MAKE YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS SEEM EFFORTLESS
245
GET OTHERS TO PLAY WITH THE CARDS YOU DEAL
254
LAW 32 PLAY TO PEOPLES FANTASIES
263
LAW 33 DISCOVER EACH MANS THUMBSCREW
271
ACT LIKE A KING TO BE TREATED LIKE ONE
282

LAW 9 WIN THROUGH YOUR ACTIONS NEVER THROUGH ARGUMENT
69
AVOID THE UNHAPPY AND UNLUCKY
76
LAW 11 LEARN TO KEEP PEOPLE DEPENDENT ON YOU
82
LAW 12 USE SELECTIVE HONESTY AND GENEROSITY TO DISARM YOUR VICTIM
89
LAW 13 WHEN ASKING FOR HELP APPEAL TO PEOPLES SELFINTEREST NEVER TO THEIR MERCY OR GRATITUDE
95
LAW 14 POSE AS A FRIEND WORK AS A SPY
101
LAW 15 CRUSH YOUR ENEMY TOTALLY
107
LAW 16 USE ABSENCE TO INCREASE RESPECT AND HONOR
115
CULTIVATE AN AIR OF UNPREDICTABILITY
123
LAW 18 DO NOT BUILD FORTRESSES TO PROTECT YOURSELFISOLATION IS DANGEROUS
130
LAW 19 KNOW WHO YOURE DEALING WITHDO NOT OFFEND THE WRONG PERSON
137
LAW 20 DO NOT COMMIT TO ANYONE
145
LAW 21 PLAY A SUCKER TO CATCH A SUCKERSEEM DUMBER THAN YOUR MARK
156
TRANSFORM WEAKNESS INTO POWER
163
LAW 23 CONCENTRATE YOUR FORCES
171
LAW 24 PLAY THE PERFECT COURTIER
178
LAW 25 RECREATE YOURSELF
191
LAW 26 KEEP YOUR HANDS CLEAN
200
LAW 35 MASTER THE ART OF TIMING
291
IGNORING THEM IS THE BEST REVENGE
300
LAW 37 CREATE COMPELLING SPECTACLES
309
LAW 38 THINK AS YOU LIKE BUT BEHAVE LIKE OTHERS
317
LAW 39 STIR UP WATERS TO CATCH FISH
325
LAW 40 DESPISE THE FREE LUNCH
333
LAW 41 AVOID STEPPING INTO A GREAT MANS SHOES
347
LAW 42 STRIKE THE SHEPHERD AND THE SHEEP WILL SCATTER
358
LAW 43 WORK ON THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF OTHERS
367
LAW 44 DISARM AND INFURIATE WITH THE MIRROR EFFECT
376
LAW 45 PREACH THE NEED FOR CHANGE BUT NEVER REFORM TOO MUCH AT ONCE
392
LAW 46 NEVER APPEAR TOO PERFECT
400
LAW 47 DO NOT GO PAST THE MARK YOU AIMED FOR IN VICTORY LEARN WHEN TO STOP
410
LAW 48 ASSUME FORMLESSNESS
419
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
431
INDEX
433
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Over de auteur (2010)

Robert Greene, author of The 48 Laws of Power and The Art of Seduction (both from Profile), has a degree in Classical Studies and has been an editor at Esquire and other magazines. He is also a playwright and lives in Los Angeles.

Find him on Twitter @RobertGreene
http://powerseductionandwar.com/

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