罗伯特·格林

罗伯特·格林（英语：Robert Greene；1959年5月14日—）是一位美国作家，1998年出版了他的第一本书《权力的48条法则》。 他的作品主要与战略、权力和勾引有关。 。 格林经常通过对过去历史人物和事件的分析来说理。 格林的作品被众多名人、政治人物和公民权利和政治权利活动家引用。

Robert Greene (born May 14, 1959) is an American author of books on strategy, power, and seduction. He has written seven international bestsellers, including The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law (with rapper 50 Cent), Mastery, The Laws of Human Nature, and The Daily Laws.

Born in 1959, Greene studied classical studies and worked a variety of jobs, before his first book was published in 1998. Greene frequently draws on analyses of past historical figures and events throughout his writing. Greene's works have been referenced by a wide variety of celebrities, political figures, and civil rights activists. He is the most banned author in prisons in the United States; many prisons ban his books as a security measure.

Early life and career

The younger son of Jewish parents, Greene grew up in Baldwin Hills and Brentwood neighbourhoods of Los Angeles, graduated from Palisades Charter High School, and attended the University of California, Berkeley, before finishing his degree at the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a B.A. degree in classical studies. Prior to becoming an author, Greene estimates that he worked about 50 jobs, including as a construction worker, translator, magazine editor, and Hollywood movie writer. In 1995, Greene worked as a writer at Fabrica, an art and media school in Italy, and met a book packager named Joost Elffers. Greene pitched a book about power to Elffers and wrote a treatment which eventually became The 48 Laws of Power. He would note this as the turning point of his life.

Greene was an editor at Esquire. He was approached in 2001 and subsequently hired as a consultant by Dov Charney, the founding CEO of American Apparel, who had read his book The 48 Laws of Power. After advising Charney on the company's initial public offering in 2007, Greene joined its board of directors and was described as the "in-house guru".

Books

Greene has written seven published books.

The 48 Laws of Power

Greene's first book, The 48 Laws of Power, first published in 1998, presents itself as a guide for anyone who wants power, observes power, or wants to arm themselves against power. The laws are derived from quotations of the works of historical figures like Niccolò Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Haile Selassie I, Carl von Clausewitz, Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Kissinger, and P.T. Barnum. Each law has its own chapter, complete with a "transgression of the law," "observance of the law," and/or a "reversal."

Greene says the idea behind his first book is that power is amoral, i.e., it is neither good nor evil. He states The 48 Laws of Power is intended to highlight how we conceptualize power and how we behave in different hierarchical institutions.

The 48 Laws of Power has sold more than 1.2 million copies and has been referenced by 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Quincy “QD3" Jones III, Chris Lighty, Lyor Cohen, Kevin Liles, Michael Jackson, Courtney Love, and Will Smith. Busta Rhymes says he used The 48 Laws of Power to deal with problematic movie producers. It has been mentioned in songs by Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Drake and in videos by The Kid LAROI and Central Cee. Greene has claimed that former Cuban President Fidel Castro had also read the book.