Robert Greene

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born

May 14, 1959 in Los Angeles, California, The United States

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male

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http://www.robertgreene.net/

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Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Entertainment

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Best-selling author and public speaker, Robert Greene was born in Los Angeles. He attended U.C. California at Berkeley and the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he received a degree in classical studies. He has worked in New York as an editor and writer at several magazines, including Esquire; and in Hollywood as a story developer and writer.

Robert has lived in London, Paris, and Barcelona; he speaks several languages and has worked as a translator. In 1995 he was involved in the planning and creation of the art school Fabrica, outside Venice, Italy. There he met Joost Elffers, the New York book packager and discussed with him his idea for a book on power and manipulation, the...more

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Books by Robert Greene

Average rating: 4.04 · 8,203 ratings · 896 reviews · 137 distinct works

	The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene, Joost Elffers (Producer) 4.07 avg rating — 4,709 ratings — published 1998 — 30 editions	My rating:
	The Art of Seduction 3.93 avg rating — 1,942 ratings — published 2001 — 16 editions	My rating:
	The 33 Strategies of War by Robert Greene, Joost Elffers 4.25 avg rating — 986 ratings — 17 editions	My rating:
	The 50th Law by 50 Cent, Robert Greene 3.95 avg rating — 480 ratings — published 2009 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay 3.22 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1590 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Death and Life of Philosophy 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1999	My rating:
	The Scottish History of James the Fourth 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1590 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Groats-worth of Witte, bought with a million of Repentance 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1592 — 10 editions	My rating:
	The Plays and Poems of Robert Greene V1: Alphonsus; A Looking Glasse; Orlando Furioso; Notes to Plays (1905) by Robert Greene, John Churton Collins (Editor) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	My rating:
	A Quip for an Upstart Courtier: Or a Quaint Dispute Between Velvet Breeches and Cloth Breeches (1592) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009 — 15 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by Robert Greene

“When you show yourself to the world and display your talents, you naturally stir all kinds of resentment, envy, and other manifestations of insecurity... you cannot spend your life worrying about the petty feelings of others”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

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“If you are unsure of a course of action, do not attempt it. Your doubts and hesitations will infect your execution. Timidity is dangerous: Better to enter with boldness. Any mistakes you commit through audacity are easily corrected with more audacity. Everyone admires the bold; no one honors the timid.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

68 people liked it

“Do not leave your reputation to chance or gossip; it is your life's artwork, and you must craft it, hone it, and display it with the care of an artist.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

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