{"product_id":"the-48-laws-of-power-9781598870923","title":"The 48 Laws of Power","description":"\u003cp\u003eCunning  instructive  and amoral  this controversial bestseller distills 3 000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws. Law 1: Never Outshine the Master. Law 3: Conceal Your Intentions. Law 7: Get Others to Do the Work for You  but Always Take the Credit. Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally. Law 33: Discover Each Mans Thumbscrew. These are the laws of power in their unvarnished essencethe philosophies of Machiavelli (The Prince)  Sun-tzu (The Art of War)  Carl von Clausewitz  Talleyrand  the great seducer Casanova  con man Yellow Kid Weil  and other legendary thinkers and schemers. They teach prudence  stealth  mastery of ones emotions  the art of deception  and the total absence of mercy. Like it or not  all have practical applications in real life. Each law is illustrated with examples of observance or transgression drawn from history and featuring such famous figures as Queen Elizabeth I  Henry Kissinger  Mao  Alfred Hitchcock  P.T. Barnum  Haile Selassie  Catherine the Great  and Socrates. Convincing  practical  sometimes shocking  this book will fascinate anyone interested in gaining  observing  or defending against ultimate control.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45788560752693,"sku":"ByrdShop_1598870920","price":240.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781598870923.jpg?v=1784647477","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-48-laws-of-power-9781598870923","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}