TY - BOOK AU - Greene,Robert TI - The 48 laws of power SN - 9781861972781 (paperback) AV - BD438 .G74 2000. PY - 2000/// CY - London PB - Profile KW - Power (Philosophy) KW - Control (Psychology) KW - Pouvoir (Morale) KW - fast N1 - "A Joost Elffers Production."; Reprint. Originally published: Viking, 1998; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this book distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws. It outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun-tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other great thinkers. The 48 laws are illustrated via the tactics, triumphs, and failures of great figures from the past who have wielded power ER -