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Book

The daily laws : 366 meditations on power, seduction, mastery, strategy, and human nature

Call Number

  • 158.1 G8119P (CEN)

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Publication Information

[New York] : Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2023.

Physical Description

453 pages ; 22 cm

Summary

"[This book] 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."--Back cover.

Notes

"First published in the United States of Americaa by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2021"--Title page verso.

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.

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