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Mastery

by Robert Greene · 2012

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The #1 New York Times-bestselling sequel to The 48 Laws of Power

Masterysynthesizes the years of research Robert Greene conducted while writing the international bestsellers The 48 Laws of Power, The 33 Strategies of War, and The Art of Seductionand demonstrates that the ultimate form of power is mastery itself. By analyzing the lives of such past masters as Charles Darwin, Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, and Leonard da Vinci, as well as by interviewing nine contemporary masters, including tech guru Paul Graham and animal rights advocate Temple Grandin, Greene debunks our culture's many myths about genius and distills the wisdom of the ages to reveal the secret to greatness. With this seminal text as a guide, readers will learn how to unlock the passion within and become masters.

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self-helpself-helpMore like thisLess of thisbusinessbusinessMore like thisLess of thispsychologypsychologyMore like thisLess of thisphilosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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workworkMore like thisLess of thiscreativitycreativityMore like thisLess of this
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inspirationalinspirationalMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 318 pages

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