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The daily laws : 366 meditations on power, seduction, mastery, strategy, and human nature / Robert Greene.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Viking, [2021]Description: 453 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780593299210
  • 0593299213
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
January. Your life's task: planting the seeds for mastery -- February. The ideal apprenticeship: transforming yourself -- March. The master at work: activating skills and attaining mastery -- April. The perfect courtier: playing the game of power -- May. The supposed nonplayers of power: recognizing toxic types and disguised power strategies -- June. The divine craft: mastering the arts of indirection and manipulation -- July. The seductive character: penetrating hearts and minds -- August. The master persuader: softening people's resistance -- September. The grand strategist: rising out of tactical hell -- October. The emotional self: coming to terms with our dark side -- November. The rational human: realizing your higher self -- December. The cosmic sublime: expanding the mind to its furthest reaches.
Summary: "From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, a year's worth of daily wisdom and guidance, distilled from the lessons of his six previous books and from never-before-published work Robert Greene, the bestselling author, philosopher, and life guide for millions of people, applies the wisdom of centuries to his mission of revealing the secret truths about the essential forces shaping our lives. His readers look to him to answer their most elemental question: "I want to become more powerful, stronger, more in control, the best at what I do. What's the secret to it?" The answer: Pick up The Daily Laws every single day. A beautifully designed volume that is perfect for bedside reading or gifting, The Daily Laws draws from Greene's body of work to offer a page of refined and concise wisdom for each day of the year, in an easy-to-digest lesson that will only take a few minutes to absorb. Each day will feature a Daily Law as well--a prescription or prompt for the reader to follow. Each month will center around a major theme: power, seduction, war, strategy, human nature, politics, productivity, mastery, psychology, leadership, adversity, or emotion. And each entry will be tagged to its source, so that readers who want to study the topic in more depth know where to look. "Daily study," Leo Tolstoy wrote in 1884, is "necessary for all people." More than just an entry point for new fans, this book will be a Rosetta stone for understanding and internalizing the many lessons that fill Greene's books, and will reward a lifetime of reading and re-reading"-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 158.1 G811 Checked out 07/05/2024 33111010911614
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From the world's foremost expert on power and strategy comes a daily devotional designed to help you seize your destiny.

Robert Greene, the #1 New York Times bestselling author, has been the consigliere to millions for more than two decades. Now, with entries that are drawn from his five books, plus never-before-published works, The Daily Laws offers a page of refined and concise wisdom for each day of the year, in an easy-to-digest lesson that will only take a few minutes to absorb. Each day features a Daily Law as well--a prescription that readers cannot afford to ignore in the battle of life. Each month centers around a major theme: power, seduction, persuasion, strategy, human nature, toxic people, self-control, mastery, psychology, leadership, adversity, or creativity.

Who doesn't want to be more powerful? More in control? The best at what they do? The secret: Read this book every day.

"Daily study," Leo Tolstoy wrote in 1884, is "necessary for all people." More than just an introduction for new fans, this book is a Rosetta stone for internalizing the many lessons that fill Greene's books and will reward a lifetime of reading and rereading.

"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, a year's worth of daily wisdom and guidance, distilled from the lessons of his six previous books and from never-before-published work Robert Greene, the bestselling author, philosopher, and life guide for millions of people, applies the wisdom of centuries to his mission of revealing the secret truths about the essential forces shaping our lives. His readers look to him to answer their most elemental question: "I want to become more powerful, stronger, more in control, the best at what I do. What's the secret to it?" The answer: Pick up The Daily Laws every single day. A beautifully designed volume that is perfect for bedside reading or gifting, The Daily Laws draws from Greene's body of work to offer a page of refined and concise wisdom for each day of the year, in an easy-to-digest lesson that will only take a few minutes to absorb. Each day will feature a Daily Law as well--a prescription or prompt for the reader to follow. Each month will center around a major theme: power, seduction, war, strategy, human nature, politics, productivity, mastery, psychology, leadership, adversity, or emotion. And each entry will be tagged to its source, so that readers who want to study the topic in more depth know where to look. "Daily study," Leo Tolstoy wrote in 1884, is "necessary for all people." More than just an entry point for new fans, this book will be a Rosetta stone for understanding and internalizing the many lessons that fill Greene's books, and will reward a lifetime of reading and re-reading"-- Provided by publisher.

January. Your life's task: planting the seeds for mastery -- February. The ideal apprenticeship: transforming yourself -- March. The master at work: activating skills and attaining mastery -- April. The perfect courtier: playing the game of power -- May. The supposed nonplayers of power: recognizing toxic types and disguised power strategies -- June. The divine craft: mastering the arts of indirection and manipulation -- July. The seductive character: penetrating hearts and minds -- August. The master persuader: softening people's resistance -- September. The grand strategist: rising out of tactical hell -- October. The emotional self: coming to terms with our dark side -- November. The rational human: realizing your higher self -- December. The cosmic sublime: expanding the mind to its furthest reaches.

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