The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene

The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene (Paperback - Sep 5, 2000)

From getAbstract.com

• 48 axioms that will help you accrue power in your organization
• How to be ruthless, crafty, cunning and successful

This book is amoral, hauntingly true and indispensable. It should be on the bookshelf of anyone who aspires to any level of success in any organization or profession. It should not gather dust but should be read regularly, according to a plan - one law a day, for example, absorbed slowly and contemplated deeply. Author Robert Greene draws on a rich variety of sources including books so threatening that they were banned by the ancient Chinese. He cites the memoirs of Machiavelli, various con men and many others who swept aside what ought to be in order to focus on what is. It might seem that anyone who follows all of these laws in their rich, narrative detail will turn out to be a very unpleasant person. That’s probably not true. getAbstract suspects, in contrast, that the person who masters the laws of power will be extremely pleasant, with winning ways and a knack for likeability, yet awe-inspiring and in control - though not always obviously so. Doesn’t that sound tempting?

About the author

Robert Greene has a degree in classical studies and has been an editor at Esquire and other magazines.

Goldman Sachs : The Culture of Success by Lisa Endlich

Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Touchstone (March 9, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0684869683
ISBN-13: 978-0684869681

The 36 Strategies of The Chinese: Adapting Ancient Chinese Wisdom to the Business World By WEE Chow Hou & LAN Luh Luh

The 36 Strategies of The Chinese: Adapting Ancient Chinese Wisdom to the Business World By WEE Chow Hou & LAN Luh Luh

My version is 1999, Paperback by Addison Wesley Longman, ISBN 981-235-832-3

Firnando Chau Review

The contents of this book are in the following order:-
About The Authors
Introduction
Part I Advantageous Strategies
Strategy 1 "Deceiving the heavens to cross the sea"
Strategy 2 "Besieging Wei to save Zhao"
Strategy 3 "Killing with a borrowed knife"
Strategy 4 "Conserving energy while the enemy tires himself out"
Strategy 5 "Looting a house on fire"
Strategy 6 " Making a feint to the east but hitting out in the west"
Part II Opportunistic Strategies
Strategy 7 "Creating something out of nothing"
Strategy 8 "Secret escapte through Chen Cang"
Strategy 9 "Observing the fire from the other side of the river"
Strategy 10 "A dagger sheathed in a smile"
Strategy 11 "The plum dies in place of the peach"
Strategy 12 "Stealking a goat along the way"
Part III Offensive Strategies
Strategy 13 "Hitting the grass to startle the snake"
Strategy 14 "Borrowing a corpse to resurrect a soul"
Strategy 15 "Luring a tiger from its lair in the mountain"
Strategy 16 "Releasing the enemy to recapture him later"
Strategy 17 "Tossing out a brick to get a jade"
Strategy 18 "Disband the bandits by arresting their leader"
Part IV Confusion Strategies
Strategy 19 "Pulling out the firewood from beneath the cauldron"
Strategy 20 "Catching a fish in troubled water"
Strategy 21 "Making an unnoticed escape like a golden cicada shedding its skin"
Strategy 22 "Shutting the doors to catch the thief"
Strategy 23 "Befriend the far and attack the near"
Strategy 24 "Borrow a passage to attack Guo"
Part V Deception Strategies
Strategy 25 "Replace superior beams and pillars with inferior ones"
Strategy 26 "Pointing at the mulberry but scolding the locust tree"
Strategy 27 "Pretending to be insane but remaining smart"
Strategy 28 "Remove the ladder after the enemy ascends to the roof"
Strategy 29 "Deck the tree with flowers"
Strategy 30 "The guest takes over as host"
Part VI Desperate Strategies
Strategy 31 "Beauty scheme"
Strategy 32 "Empty city scheme"
Strategy 33 "Double agent ploy"
Strategy 34 "Self-injury scheme"
Strategy 35 "A series of interconnected ploys"
Strategy 36 "Escape - the best scheme"
Index

Megatrends: Asia by John Naisbitt

Megatrends: Asia, - Hardcover (1996) by John Naisbitt