The 48 laws are each self-contained, featuring examples of historical figures who have transgressed and abided by that particular law. The 48 Laws of Power maintains that learning how to influence others and have power over them is essential to a person’s success. This guide uses the Profile Books Ltd Kindle edition (3 Sept. He therefore wrote Mastery (2012), a study of human genius and the perfectionism and work ethic that produces results, as a counterpart to The 48 Laws of Power. In subsequent years, while Greene did not condemn his first book, he became “a little worried that young people would think the only game was being political and manipulative when really the bigger game is being so good at what you do that nobody can argue with your results” (Lynskey). Indeed, Christopher Goodwin in The Sunday Times considered how “despite Greene's obvious influence, most Hollywood executives are coy about” admitting how they have used it as a vital resource for their careers (Goodwin). While Greene intended that the volume should be a guide for those in search of empowerment, his amoral stance caused some in the media to dub his work a “psychopath’s bible” (Lynskey).
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