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An edition of The 48 Laws of Power (1998)

The 48 Laws of Power

1st ed.

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  • ★★★★ 4.1 (942 ratings) ·
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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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Viking
Language
English
Pages
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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The 48 laws of power
2000, Penguin Books
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Power. Die 48 Gesetze der Macht. Ein Joost- Elffers- Buch.
August 1, 1999, Carl Hanser
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The 48 laws of power
1998, Penguin
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The 48 Laws of Power
1998, Viking
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Book Details

First Sentence

"The 48 laws of power"

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 431-432) and index.
"A Joost Elffers production."

Published in
New York
Other Titles
Forty-eight laws of power, Power

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
303.3
Library of Congress
BD438 .G74 1998

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
xxiii, 452 p. ;
Number of pages
452

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL379262M
ISBN 10
0670881465
ISBN 13
9780670881468
LCCN
98041387
Library Thing
8778
Goodreads
760010

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL1968368W
Wikidata
Q574219

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