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{{ media("<object width=""640"" height=""385""></object>", 300, 300) }}{{ media("<object width=""640"" height=""385""></object>", 300, 300) }}{{ media("<object width=""640"" height=""385""></object>", 300, 300) }}Best-selling author and public speaker, Robert Greene was born in Los Angeles. He attended U.C. California at Berkeley and the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he received a degree in classical studies. He has worked in New York as an editor and writer at several magazines, including Esquire; and in Hollywood as a story developer and writer.

Greene has lived in London, Paris and Barcelona; he speaks several languages and has worked as a translator. In 1995 he was involved in the planning and creation of the art school Fabrica, outside Venice, Italy. There he met Joost Elffers, the New York book packager and discussed with him his idea for a book on power and manipulation, the ultimate modern version of Machiavelli's The Prince.

Greene and Elffers became partners and in 1998, The 48 Laws of Power was born. The book has been a national and international bestseller, and has been translated into 17 languages. In 2001, Greene's second book, The Art of Seduction, is more than a sequel to The 48 Laws; it is both a handbook on how to wield the ultimate form of power, and a detailed look at the greatest seducers in history.

The third in this highly anticipated series of books, The 33 Strategies of War, hit bookstores January 2006 and offers a strategic look behind the movements of War in application to everyday life. In addition to having a strong following within the business world and a deep following in Washington, DC, these books are also being hailed by everyone from war historians to some of the heaviest hitters in the rap world (including Jay-Z and 50 Cent).

The popularity of these books along with their vast and fiercely loyal audience proves these are profound, timeless lessons from historical leaders that still ring true in today’s culture. Robert Greene currently lives in Los Angeles.


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Robert Greene
Born May 14, 1959
Los Angeles, California
Occupation Author

Influences
Machiavelli, Nietzsche
Robert Greene (born in Los Angeles in May 14, 1959) is an American author known for his books on strategy, power and seduction.


Biography
Greene was born in 1959 to a Jewish family in Los Angeles. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in classical studies. After an unsuccessful career as a Hollywood screenwriter, he wrote a book on the dynamics of social and political power, The 48 Laws of Power in 1998. The book was an instant success, as were his follow-up works, The Art of Seduction and The 33 Strategies of War. Since 2003, he has worked as a consultant to several business executives.<1> Since 2007 he has sat on the board of directors of American Apparel. In 2009 he released his fourth book, The 50th Law, an elaboration of his ideas on power in context of the life of the rapper 50 Cent.


In popular culture
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Rappers such as Kanye West, Young Buck and Drake have rapped about Greene's tome The 48 Laws of Power, mentioning the title by name. Multi-platinum rapper Busta Rhymes once received a specially engraved cover of the book to help deal with problematic movie producers.<2> These connections led to his collaboration with 50 Cent.<citation needed>


Bibliography
1998 The 48 Laws of Power (with Joost Elffers)
2001 The Art of Seduction
2006 The 33 Strategies of War
2009 The 50th Law (with 50 Cent)