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Mastery

Written by Robert Greene

Narrated by Fred Sanders

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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The eagerly anticipated new book from the author of the best-selling The 48 Laws of Power

What did Charles Darwin, middling schoolboy and underachieving second son, do to become one of the earliest and greatest naturalists the world has known? What were the similar choices made by Mozart and by Caesar Rodriguez, the U.S. Air Force's last ace fighter pilot? In Mastery, Robert Greene's fifth book, he mines the biographies of great historical figures for clues about gaining control over our own lives and destinies. Picking up where The 48 Laws of Power left off, Greene culls years of research and original interviews to blend historical anecdote and psychological insight, distilling the universal ingredients of the world's masters.

Temple Grandin, Martha Graham, Henry Ford, Buckminster Fuller - all have lessons to offer about how the love for doing one thing exceptionally well can lead to mastery. Yet the secret, Greene maintains, is already in our heads. Debunking long-held cultural myths, he demonstrates just how we, as humans, are hardwired for achievement and supremacy. Fans of Greene's earlier work and Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers will eagerly devour this canny and erudite explanation of just what it takes to be great.

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Release dateNov 13, 2012
ISBN9781101579718
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Mastery
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Robert Greene

Robert Greene is the author of three bestselling books: The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, and The 33 Strategies of War. He attended U.C. 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. He currently lives in Los Angeles.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Great book. If nothing else it's worth reading for the stories.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    It wasn’t as good as some of his other books but nonetheless I enjoyed it
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Very rich and can feels heavy sometimes where things are repeated for now advantage.
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    5/5
    loads of inspiring biographies. A great book for everyone searching for master anything.
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    5/5
    Robert great is a wealth of wisdom and provides so much insight into what makes a master.
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    I love this book. Read it lots of times. I really like how this book was presented. This became my standard on how a book should be written.
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    Robert Greene is one of the best working these days!!!
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    5/5
    excellent book will reccomend to anyone to read! Loved It
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    The Audiobook provided a lot of insight to how dedicated to the research and learning of a certain skill to master it. There are many paths one can take but for the most part you will receive both positive and negative feedback on it. It really shows that Perseverance and pushing forward through adversity is the only way to go to become a master. A bit long and they touch base on how some of the greatest mind of our world Einstein, Mozart etc. Created something great and made their way into the history books. A lot of good hints hidden here and there.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    A book full of accounts of people who acieved much in their field. Some of these were familiar, more less so, with a varying mix of interest to myself. There was a lot of repetition in using each of these examples to convey the point of each chapter. A bit long winded.
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    5/5
    Intricate, in depth, well-researched, and well written book. Truly an amazing book!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Amazing examples. Well developed story lines. Listenable reader. Listen/read this book if you’re interested in finding out how others have become masters of their craft. Hint: focus
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    1/5
    Why isn't this audiobook available in India? That really isn't fair.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Most science research information rich book by Robert Greene. A must-read about productivity.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    The complete art of becoming the greatest at your field. It's a recipe for transforming into a living legend. Robert Greene's simple delivery and organizational style is really capturing. "Mastery" is something that schools clearly need.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Amazing and educational book. Great story telling with a purpose. My new favorite read.

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    5/5
    If you listen carefully and then meditate on each chapter you can apply it to your life more strategically

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    The morning twilight after the darkest hours. An Amazing book

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    4 stars

    I'll probably end up rereading this at one point and maybe buying it.
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    If you are only going to read one book in your life, this is it. An absolutely mind blowing book indeed.

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    This is one of those books you want to share with others because it's so good and at the same time you'll want to keep it to yourself as it gives you a feeling of having valuable secrets which give you hidden advantages.

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    5/5
    Great I need to listen to this 10 more times

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Sometimes you read a book, just when you need its message at a point in your life.

    Marcus Aurelius? Meditations did that to me a couple of years ago.

    Robert Greene?s, Mastery did that to me this year.
    As I chart new horizons for my life, it has provided awesome advice and encouragement that?ll help me, keep going.

    This is one book, that I will keep coming back to, again and again.

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  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    I think the book would be better served in an abridged version. The chapters were far too long and little of the material was memorable.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    Each of us has a passion. For a variety of reasons within and outside our control, very few of us pursue our respective passions to the point of achieving mastery over them. Author Robert Greene's great new book, "Mastery," can't help us defeat objective limitations truly beyond our control that prevent us from mastering those passions. Barring such limitations, however, "Mastery" is brilliant. It's nothing short of a concise, elegantly written, well-researched and deeply inspirational guide to assess, confront and overpower any other obstacles (whether internal or external) standing between us and approaching, if not achieving, mastery of a pursuit core to our particular natures and desires.Other reviewers here and elsewhere note that from time to time "Mastery" is repetitive. That's true. Then again, so too is the path to mastery one of repeating meaningful thoughts and actions over and again until the objective is within reach. In that sense, the book practices what it preaches, and encourages its readers to do so as they absorb Greene's instruction and commentary.I'm one of Robert Greene's big fans -- I consider his book "The 48 Laws of Power" (2000) one of the most important and enjoyable I've ever read. "Mastery" is a worthy, and in many ways essential, companion to "The 48 Laws of Power."

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