An edition of The 48 Laws of Power (1998)

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An edition of The 48 Laws of Power (1998)

The 48 laws of power

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Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control – from the author of The Laws of Human Nature.

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Penguin
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452

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Business, Control (Psychology), Contrôle (Psychologie), Pouvoir (Morale), Nonfiction, Power (Philosophy), Self-Improvement, Conduct of life, Contrãole (Psychologie, Political Science, Abridged Audio - Misc. Nonfiction, Politics/International Relations, History & Theory - General, Political Science / History & Theory, Audiobooks, Political science & theory, Psychology, Contrôle (Psychologie.), Pouvoir (Morale.), BUSINESS & ECONOMICS, Leadership, Motivational, SELF-HELP, Personal Growth, Success, Macht, Nutzung, Gesellschaft, Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung, Power (Social sciences), Power (Psychology), Control (Philosophy), poder, influência, manipulação, liderança, ambição, jogo, persuasão, Philosophy and ethics

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Cover of: The 48 laws of power
The 48 laws of power
2000, Penguin Books
in English
Cover of: Power: Die 48 Gesetze der Macht
Power: Die 48 Gesetze der Macht
August 1, 1999, Carl Hanser
Hardcover in German
Cover of: The 48 Laws of Power
The 48 Laws of Power
1998, Viking
Hardcover in Indonesian - 1st ed.
Cover of: The 48 laws of power
The 48 laws of power
1998, Penguin
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Paperback
Number of pages
452

Edition Identifiers

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OL25418275M
ISBN 10
0140280197
Wikidata
Q126124243

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OL1968368W
Wikidata
Q574219

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"Nicolas Fouquet, Louis XIV's finance minister in the first years of his reign, was a generous man who loved lavish parties, pretty women, and poetry."

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Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills three thousand years of the history of power in to forty-eight well explicated laws. As attention--grabbing in its design as it is in its content, this bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun-tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other great thinkers. Some laws teach the need for prudence ("Law 1: Never Outshine the Master"), the virtue of stealth ("Law 3: Conceal Your Intentions"), and many demand the total absence of mercy ("Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally"), but like it or not, all have applications in real life. Illustrated through the tactics of Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Kissinger, P. T. Barnum, and other famous figures who have wielded--or been victimized by--power, these laws will fascinate any reader interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.

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