The Concise 48 Laws Of Power (The Modern Machiavellian Robert Greene)

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Law 36: True wealth and happiness comes from an elimination of desire for wants, not the fulfillment of desire for wants. In here I found 48 ways of looking at what the author thought are principles that made and kept people in power. Explain to others how you do not want to be treated with a steady voice and a locked-in gaze, if this becomes an issue.

Robert has lived in London, Paris, and Barcelona; he speaks several languages and has worked as a translator. When the main book was on the bestseller list, I opened it up expecting a bunch of nice, typical self-help laws. This book 'teaches you how to cheat, dissemble, feign, fight and advance your cause in the modern world. Los planteamientos de las leyes están bien fundamentados, me parece que Robert Greene estudio bastante las ideas de Mao Tse-Tung, Sun-tzu, Maquiavello, Mushashi, etc.Law 7: Empower people to do work that helps both of you, and you will never need to take the credit. it is one out of the ordinary book, you will find harsh truths in it and it can really make you a more powerful person. TheBookAtWar by Andrew Pettegree is the perfect present for bibliophiles and history buffs alike – a fascinating exploration of the role of books in wartime.

Altruism is not always done with the intent of doing good selflessly; though it may sound like an oxymoron there is such a thing as selfish altruism. It's a cynical book if taken straight to the heart, I don't think power should be that plotted although we can't deny many leaders follow 75% of the laws in the book. There he met Joost Elffers, the New York book packager and discussed with him his idea for a book on power and manipulation, the ultimate modern version of Machiavelli's The Prince.

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On completing the 195 pages of this book, I was really grateful that I didn't try to understand it back in my teenage, lest treachery would have become a part of my character. Law 39: Stay calm and don’t make decisions out of anger to avoid being caught by people who follow these old rules. As Fight Mediocrity claims, this is the essential counterpart to Carnegie's book, yet to read that but I can well imagine that this claim is on point. Across the world, and throughout time, there have been people who have risen to the challenge of leading others. Trolling aside, maybe it's that the concise version dosent describe them enough or maybe it's just too dark overall.The book also enunciates many positive and imperative rules related to power, like knowing when to stop, not letting success get to your head, never accepting free lunches, using mirror effect to make people realize their faults etc.

Las 48 leyes del poder, son leyes fundamentales para el exito y no hay que obviarlas, hay que ponerlas en practica.when I continued reading I found out that some of the laws he's talking about are already implemented around us by people we know.