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48 Laws of Power
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 23 hrs and 6 mins
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Summary
Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws. This bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other infamous strategists. The 48 Laws of Power will fascinate any listener interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.
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- Santiago
- 17-10-16
Too little nuance
Pros: The book depicts sometimes ugly yet interesting parts of human nature, often conveniently ignored or hidden.
Cons: Some of the examples are old tales with no bearing in reality. There is no unifying set of ideas, but a collection of pieces of advice modeled after most despicable historical figures.
Most importantly, this book lacks the nuance to distinguish pure power struggles from mutually beneficial value creation. Don't believe power games are all there is to life, unless you are one of those who fill the examples in this book: warlords, con artists and politicians.
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- Bernice
- 07-07-16
A Despots Guide to Power!
This book is really very interesting. However the examples of power are mainly from Shakespeare and folklore. This book is not scientifically based and although it is engaging and well narrated, the learning is largely negative and refers to battles that occurred hundreds of years ago. This is a despots guide to power.
I gave up after a few hours as I felt my time could better be engaged on a positive learning experience and one that perhaps had more current relevance.
However the book is very interesting.
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- biscuitfiend
- 23-06-16
Read it...or don't
This book has made me interested in classical history, when every move was critical to your power and often your survival too. Humans inherently become amoral when they decide to become effective. You're a member of this species, so learn these principles; play or be played.
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- Rocky
- 17-02-17
Favourite book of all time
I could write 10,000 words about how much I love this book. But I won't
If you struggle to influence people in your life and get your own way. This is the book for you.
Just be open minded to concepts that "seem" new but you always knew in the back of your head.
I've studied this book over and over for over a year and I'm sure you came here because you read how great it is.
And yes. It is all it's cracked up to be and more!
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- catrix
- 19-08-16
Great for be history!
Hard to get into at first, but the author tells great stories. Upon realising that this has nothing to do with my life whatsoever, I enjoyed it for learning about the power plays of famous and not so famous people from history.
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- Joshua Offer
- 30-11-15
Could easily turn you into a megalomaniac!
Great analysis of the rise and fall of power throughout history. Insightful tidbits for thought. Brilliantly read. I feel well equipped to take on the world now.
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- Christina
- 02-01-19
Lots of anecdotes, not enough evidence.
Good list of ideas but no attempt was made to back any of them up with science or game theory. In many places, laws contradicted with each other and the concept of each law having a 'reversal' was indicitive of the laws being too broad and simplistic.
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- Patrick
- 20-07-15
Just amazing!!
I wouldn't change a thing about this. I especially loved the narrator he was perfectly chosen
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- August Luure
- 19-01-20
just another book to manipulate others
Nothing new, very repetitive. But he has a lot of interesting examples from history.
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- K. Nwangwu
- 04-09-19
First book I ever finished. Loved it
Stayed engaged all through. Formless my favourite of all. It goes without saying, careful application of the laws in this day and age is paramount.
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