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The 48 Laws of Power Hardcover – 1 September 1998

by Joost Elffers (Author), Robert Greene (Author)

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jandrews

A fascinating book

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Encyclopaedic in its composition. A fascinating and though provoking read. You’ll certainly be more self-conscious having read this book. For good and bad.

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Garbage quality and smell

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Quality is absolutely disappointing. Not that I have anything from India, but it is scummy to sell a book at a retail price with the quality of a badly used product made from a less developed country. Stains on the cover and the sides as shown in the pictures. Disgusting smell as well.

Reviewed in Singapore 🇸🇬 on 30 June 2022

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A book recommended by others, haven't tried reading it yet but hope the content is good.however book came damaged, seller please wrap it with some bubble wrap before sending

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Kai

Stories and principles

Reviewed in Singapore 🇸🇬 on 27 November 2022

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More of a trivia-esque read. Well written and interesting though.

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YH

Worse book I have ever read

Reviewed in Singapore 🇸🇬 on 18 April 2022

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Completely regret wasting my money and buying it. If you’re unsure of whether to buy or not, borrow it from the library first.

Reviewed in Singapore 🇸🇬 on 16 February 2021

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Recommended to All level

Reviewed in Singapore 🇸🇬 on 7 December 2019

The book came with scuffs around the edges and small parts of the binding were even torn. Was meant to be a gift now I can’t gift it. Buyer beware!

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MJ

First depressing, then exciting, but always interesting.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 14 August 2018

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I have lost my innocence from reading this book and realised that there really are people who are out to get you (paranoia aside). People exist like the people described in this book who will manipulate the situation and use you for their own ends. While this book outright advocates that you do this (because other people are bound to be doing it so why don't you join them and get them before they get you, which is a highly flawed argument), this is clearly not always the best course of action.

However, this book has helped me in ways that I did not expect. I am more aware of what other people are doing, I am actually more concerned with the welfare of others, and I realised that it is important to at least have power over your own life so I am now a much more in control person who is more disciplined. I am also more excited about life somewhat, knowing that you can have fun improving yourself and your position in life and in the world.

I am not sure that I will follow each and every rule of the book, but it's an interesting read and some of the laws are fairly neutral such as being careful about what you say to people, not always showing all of your cards and never appearing or being smarter than those above you, especially in a professional work situation. Laws such as these are good for self-preservation, if nothing else.

But if you take everything in this book as gospel, then you may lose your humanity (as other reviewers have said) and/or you may realise that the heights of power are not what you wanted after all. Ultimately, take this book with a barrel of salt and maybe go for the more morally neutral laws, lest you be completely corrupted by the dark side of the world.

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Carlos Neto

Intriguing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 26 June 2019

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I don't recommend this book to everyone...in my opinion this books is very good for people that were used and kind hearted people...Not everyone will be able to understand the value of this book people might say it's a immoral book, however it's very helpful if you are a very altruistic person it will help balance your extremely kind personality...

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Janaka Goonasekera

These rules of power that will get you alone, broke and turn you in to a loser/wanna-be abuser

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 14 October 2018

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All ethics, decency, courtesy and fairness falls out of the Golden Rule - "Treat others as you would like to be treated". So the question is what happens when we are all those things, for the best of our ability, but we get treated poorly by a narcissist that abuses our kindness. Do we the embrace the psychology of our abuser and accept that is how the world is and that it was OUR fault for being naive?

These rules are the revenge fantasy of a wounded child archetype. They are highly dysfunctional in any healthy community, relationship, friendships of family. If you practice them, you will end up losing the most valuable of friendships and other relationships that would have helped you out the most in life, and keep you in that hell.

If you want to be able to recognize psychopathic indicators in others, read up some books on modern psychology that addresses that directly. It is not very hard to recognize such people.

I heard this is the most popular book ordered in US prisons. That should tell you something.

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J.S. Bach

DANGER: read at your own risk

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there seems to be a lot of love and hate surrounding this book, so if you are curious but unsure, this review should help you decide whether or not to buy the book, and how it will impact you

First, to understand the 48 laws of power, you must know two key ideas
1. you CAN NOT escape the power game. thinking you can "not participate" is as foolish as thinking that you could somehow escape gravity or make the sun stand still. Robert Greene explains why in the intro with some excellent examples
2. the 48 laws of power are neither good nor evil; they are just LAWS. If someone pushed a man off a cliff would you blame gravity for for his demise? This is the mindset you must adopt in order to learn a lot from this book.

Things I Liked
- NEW PARADIGM
after reading the 48 laws, you will never see the world the same way again. once you understand some of these laws you will see many underlying currents and motives you did not see before.
- INCREASES POWER
one of the main reasons to buy the book. you wil become exponentially more powerfull by knowing and understanding these laws
-CRYSTAL CLEAR
every law is clearly outlined with "transgression" of the law, "observance" of the law, keys to power, and a "reversal"
-GREAT STORIES
the 48 laws are packed with mindblowing and sometimes humorous stories of people in history practicing these laws. this is helpful as some of the concepts are quite abstract.

What I didn't like

-RISKY
an old proverb says " A man who plays with snakes will eventually be bitten". If you begin to use the 48 Laws improperly, you could get yourself in some dangerous situations, lose friends, piss off a lot a people, and destroy relationships
- REQUIRES DISCERNMENT
if you you are looking for a highly concrete book that the says "do xyz and you will accomplish vyx" look elsewhere. the Laws require good judgement and and and prospecting nature to practice and apply
-NOT FOR EVERYONE
If you are aghast at the idea of manipulation and deceit then read with caution.

OVERALL: If you want to have more power or a better understanding of why different situations turn out the the way they do, you should definitely read the 48 laws of power by Robert Greene. If you want to be naive, easily manipulated, weak, you should ignore this book and go watch some netfilx.
Thanks for reading

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Jean-Luc Mauricette

Nothing more than a guide to manipulation and using others for your own personal gain.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 27 February 2020

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After reading parts of this book, it appears the author has several sociopathic tendencies. These aren't 'laws of power' but more so ways to manipulate, use others and abuse your position of trust/power where possible. If that's what you're after then sure, it's a great read but I couldn't enjoy such an unethical book.

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