false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753m/1303.jpg 1303 18 "Learning the game of power requires a certain way of looking at the world, a shifting of perspective," writes Robert Greene. Mastery of one's emotions and the arts of deception and indirection are, he goes on to assert, essential. The 48 laws outlined in this book "have a simple premise: certain actions always increase one's power ... while others decrease it and even ruin us."<p> The laws cull their principles from many great schemers--and scheming instructors--throughout history, from Sun-Tzu to Talleyrand, from Casanova to con man Yellow Kid Weil. They are straightforward in their amoral simplicity: "Get others to do the work for you, but always take the credit," or "Discover each man's thumbscrew." Each chapter provides examples of the consequences of observance or transgression of the law, along with "keys to power," potential "reversals" (where the converse of the law might also be useful), and a single paragraph cleverly laid out to suggest an image (such as the aforementioned thumbscrew); the margins are filled with illustrative quotations. Practitioners of one-upmanship have been given a new, comprehensive training manual, as up-to-date as it is timeless. 1297604 1998 The 48 Laws of Power total:1245|5:486|4:408|3:259|2:70|1:22| 1245 5001 1987 198 2 2 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Mar 24 18:35:22 -0700 2007 Sun Mar 25 23:11:32 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 2 false false Wed Jun 18 13:06:47 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 18 15:44:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 1 false false Sat Oct 18 10:55:11 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 15 10:24:46 -0700 2009
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Pg. 321 Keys to Power

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I thought his other work, The Art of Seduction to be a much more fascinating and practical read. There really is NO way of constantly knowing which law(s) to use in everyday situation and there seems to be no unifying theme running through the 48 laws.

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I had several problems with the book:

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