The 48 Laws of Power

The definitive guidebook for anybody interested in obtaining, watching, or fighting against ultimate power – from the author of The Laws of Human Nature – this multi-million-copy New York Times blockbuster is amoral, clever, brutal, and educational.

Robert Greene and Joost Elffers have distilled three thousand years of the history of power into 48 essential laws, drawing on the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and Carl Von Clausewitz, as well as the lives of figures ranging from Henry Kissinger to P.T. Barnum, in a book that People magazine called "beguiling" and "fascinating."

Some rules emphasize the importance of caution (“Law 1: Never Outshine the Master”), while others emphasize the importance of boldness (“Law 28: Enter Action with Boldness”), while yet others advocate for total self-preservation (“Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally”). Every legislation, on the other hand, has one thing in common: a desire for complete dominance. The 48 Laws of Power is excellent for conquest, self-defense, or simply understanding the rules of the game, and it comes in a bright and striking two-color packaging.