From the bestselling author ofThe 48 Laws of PowerandThe Laws of Human Nature,a vital work revealing that the secret to mastery is already within you. This is the only authorized paperback edition in the US.

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 ofThe 48 Laws of Power,The Art of Seduction, andThe 33 Strategies of War,Robert Greene has spent a lifetime 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.