The 48 Laws Of Power

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Firstlwouldlike
tothankAnna
Biller,
who

helped

editandresearchthis

book,

andwhosein-

valuable

insightsplayed

acriticalrole

inthe

shape

and

content

of17w 48 Laws.Without

her,

noneofthiswouldhavebeen

possible.

Imustalsothank

my

dearfriendMichielSchwarzwhowas

responsible

for

involving

mein

theartschoolFabrikain

Italy

and

introducing

methereto

_]oost

Elffers,

my

partner

and

producer

of
The 48 Laws
ofPower.

Itwasinthe

scheming

worldofFabrikathat

_]oost

andIsawthetimeless-

nessofMachiavelliandfromourdiscussionsin
Venice,

Italy,

thisbookwasborn.

IwouldliketothankHenriLe

Goubin,

who

supplied

mewith

many

Machiavelliananec~

dotesoverthe

years,particularlyconceming

thenumerousFrenchcharacterswho

play

sucha

large

roleinthisbook.

I

wouldalso

iike

to

thankLesandSumiko

Biller,

wholent

metheir

library

on

Japanese

his-

tory

and

helped

me

withthe

Japanese

Tea

Ceremonypart

ofthebook.

Similarly,

Imustthank

mygood

friendElizabeth

Yang

whoadvisedmeonChinese

history.

Abooklikethis

dependedgreatly

ontheresearchmaterialavailableandlam

particularly

grateful

totheUCLAResearch

Library;

I

spentmanypleasantdays

wanderingthrough

itsin-

comparable

collections.

Myparents,

Laurette

and

Stanley

Green,

deserveendless

thanksfortheir

patience

and

support.

AndImustnot

forget

to

pay

tributeto

mycat,

Boris,

who

kept

me

companythroughout

the

never—endingdays

of

writing.

Finally,

tothose

people

in

my

life

who

haveso

skillfully

usedthe

game

of

power

to

manipu~

late,torture,

andcauseme

pain

overthe

years,

Ibear

you

no

grudges

andIthank

you

for

sup

plying

mewith

inspiration

forThe 48 Laws

0fP0wer.

RabertGreene

mfii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS