Robert Greene's 48 Laws of Power.

[Political_Chucky]

I've been in love with this book for quite sometime now. For those who haven't read it, Robert Greene breaks down what it takes to acquire power over people socially, or politically. I don't take it too seriously, but it does have some good points, its pretty romanticized, and just a fun read if your into psychology and history. He has a whole series that is based on power as I mentioned, Seduction, warfare, and a book he did with 50 cent(I know I know) which is actually alright, which talks about fear.

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Who has read this book and what did you think?

[Rakhmetov]

I looked through it (as well as his other book on seduction) but I did not read it from beginning to end. It needs a lot of editing because it is too long. There are some interesting things in it but Machiavelli's Prince is a lot more concise and to the point.

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[Political_Chucky]

I looked through it (as well as his other book on seduction) but I did not read it from beginning to end. It needs a lot of editing because it is too long. There are some interesting things in it but Machiavelli's Prince is a lot more concise and to the point.

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Bout time someone replies lol.

Anyway's, The Prince is around 5 centuries old lol, I hardly think its still as relevant as it was. Really, "The 48" is not a book to read straight through though. I had probably read it over 10 times since I've had it, but its always been through skipping chapters to a relevant situation that I would like to read into. Plus, doesn't break down each way of acquiring and holding power in a clear, modern way as "the 48" does.

[Rakhmetov]

Bout time someone replies lol.

Anyway's, The Prince is around 5 centuries old lol, I hardly think its still as relevant as it was. Really, "The 48" is not a book to read straight through though. I had probably read it over 10 times since I've had it, but its always been through skipping chapters to a relevant situation that I would like to read into. Plus, doesn't break down each way of acquiring and holding power in a clear, modern way as "the 48" does.

Machiavelli influenced many including Shakespeare and Lenin. Who will Greene influence----- Paris Hilton?

[Political_Chucky]

Machiavelli influenced many including Shakespeare and Lenin. Who will Greene influence----- Paris Hilton?
Paris Hilton? lol wat the-- I didn't even know she read. I don't think Greene is really discussing anything new in these books, hes just putting a compilation of the different forms of power and then of historical examples that back up the uses and transgressions of each power.

Take a look at The 33 Strategies of War. If you have tried to read The Art of War by Sun Tzu and found it a bit complicated or too simple to interpret as I did, then The 33 strategies will definitely be a fun and good read. I agree though, The Prince is the original and most influential book on power. Even Greene refers to Machiavelli constantly in the war and power book. But its just much more in depth and for this generation in my opinion.