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On power : my journey through the corridors of power and how you can get more power / Gene Simmons.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Edition: First editionDescription: 150 pages : illustrations ; 19 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780062694706
  • 0062694707
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Who am I? -- A brief KISStory -- The case for power -- Power tools -- Perspective -- The classical power pantheon. Niccolò Machiavelli: the realist ; Napoleon Bonaparte: the conqueror ; Winston Churchill: the orator -- Modern power players. Oprah Winfrey: the queen ; Elon Musk: the thrill-seeker ; Dave Grohl: the rock star ; Michael Jordan: the legend ; Stan Lee: the creator -- Warren Buffett: the soothsayer -- Frank Underwood: the manipulator -- Go forth.
Summary: The author shares how he rose up from humble beginnings to achieve success and power, and offers advice on how readers can achieve, maintain, and utilize power effectively.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 303.33 S592 Available 33111008864619
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

YOU DESERVE TO HAVE POWER.

IT IS YOURS FOR THE TAKING.

GENE SIMMONS IS HERE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS TO THE TEMPLE.

Gene Simmons, KISS front-man, multi-hyphenate entrepreneur, and master of self-invention, shares his philosophy on power--how to attain it, how to keep it, and how to harness it as a driving force in business and in life.

As co-founder of KISS, America's #1 gold record-award-winning group of all time, Simmons knows the thrill and seduction of power firsthand. But gold records alone don't equal power. The decisions you make once you attain a certain level of success are what separate the pretenders from the pantheon.

Inspired by Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince, Simmons offers his unique take on the dynamics of power in every realm of life, from the bedroom to the boardroom, to the world of rock, celebrity, and social media, to politics. With one-of-a-kind anecdotes from his life and career, as well as stories from historical and contemporary masters of power, including Winston Churchill, Napoleon Bonaparte, Warren Buffett, Michael Jordon, Oprah, and Elon Musk, Simmons crafts a persuasive and provocative theory on how the pursuit of power drives civilization and defines our lives.

The rules of power are changing in today's fast-paced, hyper-connected world in a way that Machiavelli never could have imagined, and we all need to learn to adapt. Simmons tells readers: Ignore the negatives. Be unrelenting. Rise above the rest. You are the architect of your success.

Who am I? -- A brief KISStory -- The case for power -- Power tools -- Perspective -- The classical power pantheon. Niccolò Machiavelli: the realist ; Napoleon Bonaparte: the conqueror ; Winston Churchill: the orator -- Modern power players. Oprah Winfrey: the queen ; Elon Musk: the thrill-seeker ; Dave Grohl: the rock star ; Michael Jordan: the legend ; Stan Lee: the creator -- Warren Buffett: the soothsayer -- Frank Underwood: the manipulator -- Go forth.

The author shares how he rose up from humble beginnings to achieve success and power, and offers advice on how readers can achieve, maintain, and utilize power effectively.

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