PREFACE AND INTRODUCTION

PART I. SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS OF THE KEY IDEAS IN ROBERT GREENE’S LAWS OF POWER
*****LAW 1: NEVER OUTSHINE THE MASTER
**********Analysis and Comments on the First Law of Power
*****LAW 2: NEVER PUT TOO MUCH TRUST IN FRIENDS, LEARN HOW TO USE ENEMIES
**********Analysis and Comments on the Second Law of Power
*****LAW 3: CONCEAL YOUR INTENTIONS
**********Analysis and Comments on the Third Law of Power
*****LAW 4: ALWAYS SAY LESS THAN NECESSARY
**********Analysis and Comments on the Fourth Law of Power
*****LAW 5: SO MUCH DEPENDS ON REPUTATION—GUARD IT WITH YOUR LIFE
**********Analysis and Comments on the Fifth Law of Power
*****LAW 6: COURT ATTENTION AT ALL COSTS
**********Analysis and Comments on the Sixth Law of Power
*****LAW 7: GET OTHERS TO DO THE WORK FOR YOU, BUT ALWAYS TAKE THE CREDIT
**********Analysis and Comments on the Seventh Law of Power
*****LAW 8: MAKE OTHER PEOPLE TO COME TO YOU—USE BAIT IF NECESSARY
**********Analysis and Comments on the Eighth Law of Power
*****LAW 9: WIN THROUGH YOUR ACTIONS, NEVER THROUGH ARGUMENT
**********Analysis and Comments on the Ninth Law of Power
*****LAW 10: INFECTION—AVOID THE UNHAPPY AND UNLUCKY
**********Analysis and Comments on the Tenth Law of Power
*****LAW 11: LEARN TO KEEP PEOPLE DEPENDENT UPON YOU
**********Analysis and Comments on the Eleventh Law of Power
*****LAW 12: USE SELECTIVE HONESTY AND GENEROSITY TO DISARM YOUR VICTIM
**********Analysis and Comments on the Twelfth Law of Power
*****LAW 13: WHEN ASKING FOR HELP, APPEAL TO PEOPLE’S SELF-INTEREST, NEVER TO THEIR MERCY OR GRATITUDE
**********Analysis and Comments on the Thirteenth Law of Power
*****LAW 14: POSE AS A FRIEND, WORK AS A SPY
**********Analysis and Comments on the Fourteenth Law of Power
*****LAW 15: CRUSH YOUR ENEMY TOTALLY
**********Analysis and Comments on the Fifteenth Law of Power
*****LAW 16: USE ABSENCE TO INCREASE RESPECT AND HONOR
**********Analysis and Comments on the Sixteenth Law of Power
*****LAW 17: KEEP OTHERS IN SUSPENDED TERROR: CULTIVATE AN AIR OF UNPREDICTABILITY
**********Analysis and Comments on the Seventeenth Law of Power
*****LAW 18: DO NOT BUILD FORTRESSES TO PROTECT YOURSELF—ISOLATION IS DANGEROUS
**********Analysis and Comments on the Eighteenth Law of Power
*****LAW 19: KNOW WHO YOU’RE DEALING WITH—DO NOT OFFEND THE WRONG PERSON
**********Analysis and Comments on the Nineteenth Law of Power
*****LAW 20: DO NOT COMMIT TO ANYONE
**********Analysis and Comments on the Twentieth Law of Power
*****LAW 21: PLAY A SUCKER TO CATCH A SUCKER—SEEM DUMBER THAN YOUR MARK
**********Analysis and Comments on the Twenty-First Law of Power
*****LAW 22: USE THE SURRENDER TACTIC—TRANSFORM WEAKNESS INTO POWER
**********Analysis and Comments on the Twenty-Second Law of Power
*****LAW 23: CONCENTRATE YOUR FORCES
**********Analysis and Comments on the Twenty-Third Law of Power
*****LAW 24: PLAY THE PERFECT COURTIER
**********Analysis and Comments on the Twenty-Fourth Law of Power
*****LAW 25: RE-CREATE YOURSELF
**********Analysis and Comments on the Twenty-Fifth Law of Power
*****LAW 26: KEEP YOUR HANDS CLEAN
**********Analysis and Comments on the Twenty-Sixth Law of Power
*****LAW 27: PLAY ON PEOPLE’S NEED TO BELIEVE TO CREATE A CULT-LIKE FOLLOWING
**********Analysis and Comments on the Twenty-Seventh Law of Power
*****LAW 28: ENTER ACTION WITH BOLDNESS
**********Analysis and Comments on the Twenty-Eighth Law of Power
*****LAW 29: PLAN ALL THE WAY TO THE END
**********Analysis and Comments on the Twenty-Ninth Law of Power
*****LAW 30: MAKE YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS SEEM EFFORTLESS
**********Analysis and Comments on the Thirtieth Law of Power
*****LAW 31: CONTROL THE OPTIONS: GET OTHERS TO PLAY WITH THE CARDS YOU DEAL
**********Analysis and Comments on the Thirty-First Law of Power
*****LAW 32: PLAY TO PEOPLE’S FANTASIES
**********Analysis and Comments on the Thirty-Second Law of Power
*****LAW 33: DISCOVER EACH MAN’S THUMBSCREW
**********Analysis and Comments on the Thirty-Third Law of Power
*****LAW 34: BE ROYAL IN YOUR OWN FASHION—ACT LIKE A KING TO BE TREATED LIKE ONE

**********Analysis and Comments on the Thirty-Fourth Law of Power
*****LAW 35: MASTER THE ART OF TIMING
**********Analysis and Comments on the Thirty-Fifth Law of Power
*****LAW 36: DISDAIN THINGS YOU CANNOT HAVE—IGNORING THEM IS THE BEST REVENGE
**********Analysis and Comments on the Thirty-Sixth Law of Power
*****LAW 37: CREATE COMPELLING SPECTACLES
**********Analysis and Comments on the Thirty-Seventh Law of Power
*****LAW 38: THINK AS YOU LIKE BUT BEHAVE LIKE OTHERS
**********Analysis and Comments on the Thirty-Eighth Law of Power
*****LAW 39: STER UP WATERS TO CATCH FISH
**********Analysis and Comments on the Thirty-Ninth Law of Power
*****LAW 40: DESPISE THE FREE LUNCH
**********Analysis and Comments on the Fortieth Law of Power
*****LAW 41: AVOID STEPPING INTO A GREAT MAN’S SHOES
**********Analysis and Comments on the Forty-First Law of Power
*****LAW 42: STRIKE THE SHEPHERD AND THE SHEEP WILL SCATTER
**********Analysis and Comments on the Forty-Second Law of Power
*****LAW 43: WORK ON THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF OTHERS
**********Analysis and Comments on the Forty-Third Law of Power
*****LAW 44: DISARM AND INFURIATE WITH THE MIRROR EFFECT
**********Analysis and Comments on the Forty-Fourth Law of Power
*****LAW 45: PREACH THE NEED FOR CHANGE, BUT NEVER REFORM TOO MUCH AT ONCE
**********Analysis and Comments on the Forty-Fifth Law of Power
*****LAW 46: NEVER APPEAR TOO PERFECT
**********Analysis and Comments on the Forty-Sixth Law of Power
*****LAW 47: DO NOT GO PAST THE MARK YOU AIMED FOR; IN VICTORY LEARN WHEN TO STOP
**********Analysis and Comments on the Forty-Seventh Law of Power
*****LAW 48: ASSUME FORMLESSNESS
**********Analysis and Comments on the Forty-Eighth Law of Power

PART II. CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PRINCIPAL MESSAGES OF GREENE’S THE 48 LAWS OF POWER

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