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Language English Pages 352 Originally published 13 November 2012 Page count 352 Publisher Viking Press | 4.3/5 Goodreads Publication date November 13, 2012 Preceded by The 50th Law Genre Non-fiction Country United States of America | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Subject Strategy, self-help, philosophy Similar Robert Greene books, Non-fiction books, Psychology books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mastery is the fifth book by the American author Robert Greene. The book examines the lives of great historical figures—such as Charles Darwin, Mozart, and Henry Ford—and contemporary leaders—such as Paul Graham and Freddie Roach—and distills the traits and universal ingredients that made them masters. The book was published on November 13, 2012 by Viking Adult.
Contents
Origins
The book originated from a realization that Greene had in 2007. In writing and researching his first four books (including The 48 Laws of Power), Greene concluded that all the people he studied and wrote about—no matter their field, culture, or moment in history—followed the same pathway to power. After finishing his fourth book, The 50th Law, Greene began to examine this concept in depth and decided that it would be the focus of his next book.
Synopsis
Mastery explains how to become a leader in any given field by examining the lives and pathways to success of historical masters such as Mozart, Einstein and Darwin, as well as "living masters" which Greene interviewed—including Paul Graham, Freddie Roach, Santiago Calatrava, Temple Grandin, Yoky Matsuoka, V.S. Ramachandran, Teresita Fernandez, Cesar Rodriguez, and Daniel Everett.
Reception
Mastery reached #6 on The New York Times Bestseller list and was featured in The New York Times, CNN Money, The Huffington Post, Business Insider, Forbes, Management Today, and Fast Company.