This incisive work distils 3,000 years of power history into 48 well-explained laws, making it amoral, cunning, cruel, and educational. This daring book lays forth the rules of power in their simplest form, combining the theories of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other illustrious strategists. Any listener interested in attaining, observing, or guarding against ultimate control will find the 48 Laws of Power fascinating.