Mastery

The #1 New York Times-bestseller from the author of The 48 Laws of Power

Each one of us has within us the potential to be a Master. Learn the secrets of the field you have chosen, submit to a rigorous apprenticeship, absorb the hidden knowledge possessed by those with years of experience, surge past competitors to surpass them in brilliance, and explode established patterns from within. Study the behaviors of Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Leonardo da Vinci and the nine contemporary Masters interviewed for this book.

The bestseller author of The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, and The 33 Strategies of War, Robert Greene has spent a liftime studying the laws of power. Now, he shares the secret path 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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Praise for Robert Greene

“Compelling.”—Forbes

“Greene’s specialty is analyzing the lives and philosophies of historical figures like Sun Tzu and Napoleon, and extracting from them tips on how to manipulate people and situations—a cutthroat worldview that has earned him a devoted following among a like-minded readership of rappers, drug dealers and corporate executives.”—The New York Times

"Illuminating.”—The Guardian

“Machiavelli has a new rival. And Sun Tzu had better watch his back. Greene . . . has put together a checklist of ambitious behavior. Just reading the table of contents is enough to stir a little corner-office lust.”—New York magazine

“Beguiling . . . literate . . . fascinating. A wry primer for people who desperately want to be on top.”—People magazine

“An heir to Machiavelli’s Prince . . . gentler souls will find this book frightening, those whose moral compass is oriented solely to power will have a perfect vade mecum.”—Publishers Weekly

what it takes, beyond hard work, to really know it

Detailed and far ranging discussion of what it takes to be the best you can be. Examples of both widely known and not so widely known domain experts help illuminate what is required.
When the author starts riffing on the malevolent aspects of the mentor/mentee relationship, I think he is off base. Setting that aside, any person that has the drive to be the best will learn something from this book. Super narration.

Great book

Goes over common characteristics of historical figures that mastered something in their lives and explains how to take those traits and apply them to whatever you do in life

An outstanding books filled with great observatons

This is a great book with great observations, deep historical accounts, solid advice and a generally wonderful read. I did notice a proponderance of accounts of Masters that eventually decided God was a dumb idea. And in one leading description he insinuated that Darwin came to reject any religeous belief for example. No true.

Many Masters were left out: J S Bach, Michaelangelo, Raphael mentioned momentarily. Maybe too much faith to fit the book meme?

And he got a bit off with later meaning attached to The Renaissance. This word, Renaisance means I think "rebirth" derived from the word renascitor. From my college studies of the High Itallian Renaissance, I learned there was a close study of the artifacts from "the ancients" as know at the perod. During this period was an effort to study artifacts like the Parthenon for example to observe the mathematical use for high aesthetic achieven complete with structural imperefections to better be understood by the viewers.

Although the book is an overall fantastic. Just leave a bit of elbow room the possibility of God.

A master piece

What a great book
One of the greatest books i have ever read must for any one looking to become a master in any thing

Enlightening

One of Robert Greenes best books. So glad I read it. Very useful for deciding what to do in your life