I’ll be honest, I read it more for entertainment purposes than for its advice because it has some good stories to tell. I grabbed it at the bookstore because its cover and its first few pages were so striking that it stood out. It tells its readers to lie and cheat their way to success. It’s not entirely moral because it includes statements such as

It takes the political tactics and tricks that famous politicians and businessmen used to become successful and condenses them into 48 laws or principles that anybody can use to get more ‘power’. In the context of the book, ‘power’ means better pay, better treatment by your peers and better social standing. It’s a bit like the book ‘ How to Make Friends and Influence People’. It contains useful, albeit rather twisted, advice that anybody in any profession can use to get the best out of the system they live in. The book is not just for politicians or power players. “I believe I described a reality that no other book tried to describe… I went to an extreme for literary purposes because I felt all the self-help books out there were so gooey and Pollyanna-ish and nauseating. In an interview with Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian for an article, he said, Greene himself has said that he does not consider himself a genius, just a realist. The wickedness of what Greene is suggesting will shock some, while others will appreciate the practicality of the book. Take these two ‘Laws of Power’, discover each man’s thumbscrew (Law 33) and pose as a friend, work as a spy (Law 14). Gift-wrap available.When I first read Robert Greene’s 48 Laws of Power, I found it difficult to decide whether the writer was being pragmatic or just plain evil. This book is a must read for anyone who deals with other people in business, politics and personal life. Amazon Kindle is available on Amazonĭownload the summary of The 48 Laws of Power as an ebook, either in MOBI or EPUB format, or if you prefer, as a PDF. Please note that the Amazon Kindle currently favors. iBooks on Apple devices like iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch you can buy from Amazon.Barnes & Noble Nook readers, available from Amazon.48 Laws of Power ebookĮPub is the preferred format for reading on many ebook readers, including:

Once upon a time Jesus said: 'Be wise as serpents but innocent as doves.' This book, read in the right spirit, will help you with both.

Learn how to spot people who live like demons - and then stay very, very far away. The 48 Laws of Power is written very well and each Law comes with true stories from history about those who successfully observed it and those who foolishly or naively trangressed it. The need for power is so fundamental, that when you feel you have no power over people or events, you feel like a pawn in someone else’s chess game. The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene teaches the fundamentals of power that workers must understand entering the work environment.

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