if you havent read it, He also did The Art of Seduction in a similar 'rules through historic case-by-case basis' style, but focused on relationships. its every bit as icky, and definitely just as good.
Robert Greene always reminds me of the quote by Sandy Lerner I heard on NPR somewhere:
"the first rule of any game is to know you're in one"
I've always liked Law 9 'Win through your actions, never through argument'. It's good to remember most arguments won are Pyrrhic victories.
hah yeah thanks. I'd been lurking for years before I realized this was a community to stay with (and build reputation with) on the internets. I always think of how much I'd read it in college (graduated 09), and kick myself for not grabbing my name then. I think it was a year or two of following before I knew what y-combinator was :).
I've spent most of the day talking with different people about this book. There's a lot of really great wisdom that often gets overshadowed by the few manipulative techniques.
Robert Greene always reminds me of the quote by Sandy Lerner I heard on NPR somewhere:
"the first rule of any game is to know you're in one"