The 48 Laws of Power, Concise Edition

POWER the 48 LAWS Concise Edition: How to get to the top and stay there - the 48 timeless and definitive laws of power. LAW 1: Never Outshine the Master LAW 2: Never Put to Much Trust in Friends: learn how to use enemies LAW 3: Conceal your intentions LAW 4: Always say less than Necessary 'teaches) you how to cheat, dissemble, feign, fight and advance, your cause in the modern world.' --- Independent on Sunday Wonderfully researched' -- Daily Telegraph 'at last the book to help you

THE BESTSELLING BOOK FOR THOSE WHO WANT POWER, WATCH POWER, OR WANT TO ARM THEMSELVES AGAINST POWER . . .

A moral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills three thousand years of the history of power into 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 require prudence ("Law 1: Never Outshine the Master"), some stealth ("Law 3: Conceal Your Intentions"), and some the total absence of mercy ("Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally") but like it or not, all have applications in real-life situations. 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.