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 and dash, from the author of The Laws of Human Nature. In the book that People magazine proclaimed and beguiling and and fascinating, and Robert Greene and Joost Elfers have distilled three thousand years of the history of power into 48 essential laws by drawing from the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and Carl Von Clausewitz and also from the lives of figures ranging from Henry Kissinger to P. T. Barnum. Some laws teach the need for prudence (and Law 1- Never Outshine the Master and), others teach the value of confidence (and Law 28- Enter Action with Boldness and), and many recommend absolute self-preservation (and Law 15- Crush Your Enemy Totally and). Every law, though, has one thing in common- an interest in total domination. In a bold and arresting two-color package, The 48 Laws of Power is ideal whether your aim is conquest, self-defense, or simply to understand the rules of the game.