The Concise Mastery

By (author) Greene, Robert
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Around the globe, people are facing the same problem - that we are born as individuals but are forced to conform to the rules of society if we want to succeed. This title builds on the strategies outlined in The 48 Laws of Power to provide a practical guide to greatness. It helps you learn how to start living by your own rules.
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FROM THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING MASTER OF POWER ''Hollywood producers and rappers are following this unlikely but ruthless guru'' Sunday Times ''Very good... an enormous number of directed anecdotes from warfare, politics and the arts'' Independent on Sunday The perfect pocketbook gift for the power-hungry - from ''the modern Machiavelli'', Robert Greene, international bestselling sensation author of The 48 Laws of Power, Seduction and War. This concise version of the business classic Mastery provides a shortcut to Greene''s powerful new tools for achieving greatness. Around the globe, people are facing the same problem - that we are born as individuals but are forced to conform to the rules of society if we want to succeed. To see our uniqueness expressed in our achievements, we must first learn the rules - and then change them completely. Charles Darwin began as an underachieving schoolboy, Leonardo da Vinci as an illegitimate outcast. The secret of their eventual greatness lies in a ''rigorous apprenticeship'': they learnt to master the ''hidden codes'' which determine ultimate success or failure. Then, they rewrote the rules as a reflection of their own individuality. Told through Robert Greene''s signature blend of historical anecdote and psychological insight and drawing on interviews with world leaders, Concise Mastery builds on the strategies outlined in The 48 Laws of Power to provide a practical guide to greatness - and learn how to start living by your own rules.
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Praise for The 48 Laws of Power: ''At last, the book to help you scheme your way into the upper echelons of power. Essential rules for the new Machiavellis
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The year''s surprise bestseller will doubtless appeal to all armchair megalomaniacs
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Beguiling ... literate ... fascinating ... a wry primer for people who desperately want to be on top
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Machiavelli has a new rival, and Sun-tzu had better watch his back
Biographical note:
Robert Greene is the #1 international bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power, The 33 Strategies of War, The Art of Seduction, Mastery, The 50th Law (with 50 Cent), The Laws of Human Nature and The Daily Laws. A globally renowned expert on human behaviour, his titles have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide and have been cited as influences on industry moguls and artists from Jay-Z to Busta Rhymes. He has a degree in Classical Studies and lives in Los Angeles.
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A concise guide to living by your own rules from internationally bestselling author Robert Greene