false 387905 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174362253m/387905.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174362253s/387905.jpg 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.

]]> 1303 18 1297604 1998 The 48 Laws of Power total:1289|5:504|4:422|3:266|2:74|1:23| 1289 5177 2068 207 865 3.99 2207 368 415086 37333 1303 0140280197 9780140280197 193 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753m/1303.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753s/1303.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1303.The_48_Laws_of_Power 4.02 1198 1998 2 2 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...]]> 24827239 1247300 1303 0140280197 9780140280197 193 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753m/1303.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753s/1303.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1303.The_48_Laws_of_Power 4.02 1289 1998 1 2 false Wed Jun 18 13:06:47 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 18 15:44:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 35632972 1613125 1303 0140280197 9780140280197 193 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753m/1303.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753s/1303.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1303.The_48_Laws_of_Power 4.02 1289 1998 1 1 false Sat Oct 18 10:55:11 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 15 10:24:46 -0700 2009
1. Be as ...more...]]> 352727 33765 1303 0140280197 9780140280197 193 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753m/1303.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753s/1303.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1303.The_48_Laws_of_Power 4.02 1289 1998 4 1 false Tue Mar 20 17:42:48 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 18 01:46:13 -0700 2007 more...]]> 42315650 1881599 1303 0140280197 9780140280197 193 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753m/1303.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753s/1303.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1303.The_48_Laws_of_Power 4.02 1289 1998 5 1 false Wed Jan 07 22:20:56 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 22:27:18 -0800 2009 more...]]> 8227167 133661 1303 0140280197 9780140280197 193 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753m/1303.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753s/1303.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1303.The_48_Laws_of_Power 4.02 1289 1998 5 1 false Thu Oct 25 08:51:46 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 08 16:21:11 -0800 2007 more...]]> 51399311 2155518 387905 1861974043 9781861974044 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174362253m/387905.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174362253s/387905.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/387905.Concise_48_Laws_of_Power 3.93 14 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.

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Pg. 321 Keys to Power

We all tell lies and hide our true feelings, for complete free expression is a social impossibility. From an early age we learn to conceal our thoughts, telling the prickly and insecure what we know they want to hear,...more...]]> 1142518 81737 1303 0140280197 9780140280197 193 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753m/1303.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753s/1303.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1303.The_48_Laws_of_Power 4.02 1289 1998 5 1 false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Thu May 10 08:42:24 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 19:13:59 -0800 2009 more...]]> 41488032 1851260 1303 0140280197 9780140280197 193 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753m/1303.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753s/1303.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1303.The_48_Laws_of_Power 4.02 1289 1998 5 0 false Thu Jan 01 08:59:14 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 09:16:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 70181005 2707231 1303 0140280197 9780140280197 193 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753m/1303.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753s/1303.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1303.The_48_Laws_of_Power 4.02 1289 1998 4 0 false Sat Oct 30 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Sat Sep 05 15:06:07 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 15:09:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 47687059 316364 1303 0140280197 9780140280197 193 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753m/1303.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753s/1303.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1303.The_48_Laws_of_Power 4.02 1289 1998 3 0 false Fri Feb 27 08:41:25 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 09:07:15 -0800 2009
However, with sub-sections like 'Play on People's Need to Believe to Create a Cult-...more...]]> 45776275 73783 1170150 1598870920 9781598870923 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181605544m/1170150.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181605544s/1170150.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1170150.The_48_Laws_of_Power 2.00 2 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.

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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.

Why 48 and how t...more...]]> 76330519 2897326 1303 0140280197 9780140280197 193 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753m/1303.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753s/1303.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1303.The_48_Laws_of_Power 4.02 1289 1998 5 0 false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 17:23:10 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 17:30:44 -0700 2009
Observing their sucess or failure, we can propose a "Law of Power." The first law of power is "Never Outshine the Master" -- If you know what's good for you, don...more...]]> 71170201 2736966 1303 0140280197 9780140280197 193 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753m/1303.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753s/1303.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1303.The_48_Laws_of_Power 4.02 1289 1998 3 0 false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 08:05:43 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 08:14:16 -0700 2009
I had several problems with the book:

1. I fo...more...]]> 58174881 857123 1170150 1598870920 9781598870923 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181605544m/1170150.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181605544s/1170150.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1170150.The_48_Laws_of_Power 4.02 1289 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.

]]> 1998 2 0 false Tue Jun 02 08:26:43 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 08:34:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 44138434 1901028 1303 0140280197 9780140280197 193 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753m/1303.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753s/1303.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1303.The_48_Laws_of_Power 4.02 1289 1998 4 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Jan 23 21:31:28 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 21:31:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 58820617 2393910 1303 0140280197 9780140280197 193 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753m/1303.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753s/1303.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1303.The_48_Laws_of_Power 4.02 1289 1998 5 0 false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 21:52:30 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 21:57:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 31082807 1437619 1303 0140280197 9780140280197 193 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753m/1303.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753s/1303.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1303.The_48_Laws_of_Power 4.02 1289 1998 3 0 false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Aug 24 15:27:25 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 16:24:45 -0700 2008 Lure the Tiger out of the Mountain or The Book of Five Rings...more...]]> 40491063 1817915 1303 0140280197 9780140280197 193 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753m/1303.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158120753s/1303.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1303.The_48_Laws_of_Power 4.02 1289 1998 0 0 false Fri Dec 19 16:38:54 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 16:43:13 -0800 2008 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=387905