The 48 Laws of Power

Robert Greene

Apr 2007 · Highbridge Audio · Narrated by Don Leslie

About this audiobook

Cunning, instructive, and amoral, this controversial bestseller distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws. Law 1: Never Outshine the Master. Law 3: Conceal Your Intentions. Law 7: Get Others to Do the Work for You, but Always Take the Credit. Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally. Law 33: Discover Each Man's Thumbscrew. These are the laws of power in their unvarnished essence-the philosophies of Machiavelli (The Prince), Sun-tzu (The Art of War), Carl von Clausewitz, Talleyrand, the great seducer Casanova, con man Yellow Kid Weil, and other legendary thinkers and schemers. They teach prudence, stealth, mastery of one's emotions, the art of deception, and the total absence of mercy. Like it or not, all have practical applications in real life. Each law is illustrated with examples of observance or transgression drawn from history and featuring such famous figures as Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Kissinger, Mao, Alfred Hitchcock, P.T. Barnum, Haile Selassie, Catherine the Great, and Socrates. Convincing, practical, sometimes shocking, this book will fascinate anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.

Ratings and reviews

The stories are interesting. I have a lot nausea about the perpetuation of the lack of ethics that drove these individuals to power. I would not recommend this book based on that.

This book has opened my eyes, ears, and mind to the subtle ways people have been using deception and distractions for their ill wills torwards me. I am using this book as a reference in self protection not to deciet and practice wrong. USE THIS BOOK TO PROTECT YOURSELF.

GREATEST BOOK OF ALL TIME🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

About the author

Robert Greene 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.