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ABOUT THE 48 LAWS OF POWER

The 48 Laws of Power (1998) is a non-fiction book by American author Robert Greene. The book is a bestseller, selling over 1.2 million copies in the United States,and is popular with prison inmates and celebrities.

Greene initially formulated some of the ideas in The 48 Laws of Power while working as a writer in Hollywood and concluding that today's power elite shared similar traits with powerful figures throughout history.

The 48 Laws of Power has sold over 1.2 million copies in the United States and has been translated into 24 languages. Fast Company called the book a "mega cult classic", and The Los Angeles Times noted that The 48 Laws of Power turned Greene into a "cult hero with the hip-hop set, Hollywood elite and prison inmates alike".

The 48 Laws of Power has been reported to be much requested in American prison libraries, and has been studied as a first-year text in some US colleges. Rapper 50 Cent stated that he related to the book "immediately", and approached Greene with the prospect of a potential collaboration, which would later become The 50th Law, another New York Times bestseller. Busta Rhymes used The 48 Laws of Power to deal with problematic movie producers. DJ Premier has a tattoo inspired from Law #5, "Reputation is the cornerstone of power", on his arm and DJ Calvin Harris has an "Enter with boldness" arm tattoo based on Law #28. The 48 Laws of Power has also been mentioned in songs by UGK, Jay Z, Kanye West, and Drake. Dov Charney, founder and former CEO of American Apparel, frequently quoted the laws during board meetings, has given friends and employees copies of the book, and appointed Greene to the board of American Apparel. Former Cuban President Fidel Castro is also claimed by the book's author to have read the book. The book has been banned by several US prisons.

Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer said that Greene's so-called laws are based on isolated examples, and not on solid research. Kirkus Reviews said Greene offers no evidence to support his world view, Greene's laws contradict each other, and the book is "simply nonsense". Newsweek also points out ways the laws contradict each other and says "Intending the opposite, Greene has actually produced one of the best arguments since the New Testament for humility and obscurity. Director magazine notes "some of Greene's 'laws' seem contradictory" and the work is "plodding and didactic".
THE 48 LAWS OF POWER


1. Never outshine your master


2. Never put too much trust on friends learn to use your 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 but always take the credit


8. make other people to come to you, use bait if necessary


9. Win through your action 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 sef interest never to their mercy or gratitude


14. Pose as a friendwork as a spy


15. Crush you enemy totally


16. Use absence to increase respect and honor


17. Keep others in suspended terror: cultivate an act of unpredictability


18. Do not build fortresses to protect your self, isolation is dangerous


19. know who you are dealing with: do not offend the wrong person


20. Do not commit to anyone


21. Play a sucker to catch a sucker: seem dumb as your mark


22. Use the surrender tactic to 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 a cultlike following


28. Enter action with boldness


29. Plan all the way to the end


30. Make your accomplishments effortless


31. Control the option: get others play with the cards you deal

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