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The 48 laws of power
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Elffers, Joost Producer
Greene, Robert Author
Greene, Robert Author
Leslie, Don narrator, Narrator
Leslie, Don Reader
Greene, Robert Author
Greene, Robert Author
Leslie, Don narrator, Narrator
Leslie, Don Reader
ISBN
9780140280197
9781598870923
9781622318643
9781101042458
9781598874983
9781598870923
9781622318643
9781101042458
9781598874983
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From the Book
Never outshine the master
Never put too much trust in friends, learn how to use enemies
Conceal your intentions
Always say less than necessary
So much depends on reputation : guard it with your life
Court attention at all cost
Get others to do the work for you, but always take the credit
Make other people come to you : use bait if necessary
Win through your actions, never through argument
Infection : avoid the unhappy and the unlucky
Learn to keep people dependent on you
Use selective honesty and generosity to disarm your victim
When asking for help, appeal to people's self-interest, never to their mercy or gratitude
Pose as a friend, work as a spy
Crush your enemy totally
Use absence to increase respect and honor
Keep others in suspended terror : cultivate an air of unpredictability
Do not build fortresses to protect yourself
isolation is dangerous
Know who you're dealing with
do not offend the wrong person
Do not commit to anyone
Play a sucker to catch a sucker : seem dumber than your mark
Use the surrender tactic : transform weakness into power
Concentrate your forces
Play the perfect courtier
Re-create yourself
Keep your hands clean
Play on people's need to believe to create a cultlike following
Enter action with boldness
Plan all the way to the end
Make your accomplishments seem effortless
Control the options : get others to play with the cards you deal
Play to people's fantasies
Discover each man's thumbscrew
Be royal in your own fashion : act like a king to be treated like one
Master the art of timing
Disdain things you cannot have : ignoring them is the best revenge
Create compelling spectacles
Think as you like but behave like others
Stir up waters to catch fish
Despise the free lunch
Avoid stepping into a great man's shoes
Strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter
Work on the hearts and minds of others
Disarm and infuriate with the mirror effect
Preach the need for change, but never reform too much at once
Never appear too perfect
Do not go past the mark you aimed for; in victory, learn when to stop
Assume formlessness.
From the Audiobook CD - Abridged.
Law 1. Never outshine the master --
2. Never put too much trust in friends, learn how to use enemies --
3. Conceal your intentions --
4. Always say less than necessary --
5. So much depends on reputation -- guard it with your life --
6. Court attention at all cost --
7. Get others to do the work for you, but always take the credit --
8. Make other people come to you -- use bait if necessary --
9. Win through your actions, never through argument --
10. Infection : avoid the unhappy and the unlucky --
11. Learn to keep people dependent on you --
12. Use selective honesty and generosity to disarm your victim --
13. When asking for help, appeal to people's self-interest, never to their mercy or gratitude --
14. Pose as a friend, work as a spy --
15. Crush your enemy totally --
16. Use absence to increase respect and honor --
17. Keep others in suspended terror : cultivate an air of unpredictability --
18. Do not build fortresses to protect yourself -- isolation is dangerous --
19. Know who you're dealing with -- do not offend the wrong person --
20. Do not commit to anyone --
21. Play a sucker to catch a sucker -- seem dumber than your mark --
22. Use the surrender tactic : transform weakness into power --
23. Concentrate your forces --
24. Play the perfect courtier --
25. Re-create yourself --
26. Keep your hands clean --
27. Play on people's need to believe to create a cultlike following --
28. Enter action with boldness --
29. Plan all the way to the end --
30. Make your accomplishments seem effortless --
31. Control the options : get others to play with the cards you deal --
32. Play to people's fantasies --
33. Discover each man's thumbscrew --
34. Be royal in your own fashion : act like a king to be treated like one --
35. Master the art of timing --
36. Disdain things you cannot have : ignoring them is the best revenge --
37. Create compelling spectacles --
38. Think as you like but behave like others --
39. Stir up waters to catch fish --
40. Despise the free lunch --
41. Avoid stepping into a great man's shoes --
42. Strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter --
43. Work on the hearts and minds of others --
44. Disarm and infuriate with the mirror effect --
45. Preach the need for change, but never reform too much at once --
46. Never appear to perfect --
47. Do not go past the mark you aimed for; in victory, learn when to stop --
48. Assume formlessness.
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