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The 48 Laws of Power

Robert Greene

“Always make those above you feel comfortably superior.”

Law 1 · Never Outshine the Master

Synopsis

Robert Greene draws on three thousand years of history, from royal courts to con artists, for 48 laws on how power is won, kept and lost. A cold manual full of examples, as useful for playing the game as for defending yourself from it.

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