Las 48 leyes del poder

The global bestseller for anyone who wants to obtain, study, or combat absolute power.

Amoral, merciless, ruthless, and above all, highly instructive, this incisive work condenses three thousand years of the history of power into forty-eight clear and concise laws. Robert Greene details the laws of power in their crudest essence, synthesizing the thoughts of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other great theorists and strategists. Some laws suggest prudence ("Law No. 1: Never outshine the master"); others, stealth ("Law No. 3: Conceal your intentions"); still others, a complete lack of mercy ("Law No. 15: Crush your enemy totally"). But, whether we like it or not, all of them have applications in everyday life. Illustrated with anecdotes from Elizabeth I, Henry Kissinger, P.T. Barnum, and other figures who have wielded power (or suffered from it), these laws will fascinate anyone interested in all manifestations of total control.