The 48 Laws of Power (A Joost Elffers Production)

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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 attentiongrabbing 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 wieldedor been victimized bypower these laws will fascinate any reader interested in gaining observing or defending against ultimate control.