Books

The 48 Laws of Power Law 18: Why Every Fortress Becomes a Tomb

The 48 Laws of Power Law 18: Why Every Fortress Becomes a Tomb Ninety years is a long time to watch people make the same mistake. I have wat...

Firstpoem 16 Aug, 2026

The 48 Laws of Power Law 17: Why the Unpredictable Man Is Never Owned

The 48 Laws of Power: Law 17: Why the Unpredictable Man Is Never Owned I have sat across the table from many kinds of men in my ninety years...

Firstpoem 16 Aug, 2026

Law 16 of the 48 Laws of Power: Why Vanishing Builds Respect

Law 16 of the 48 Laws of Power: The Old Man's Guide to Vanishing With Purpose I buried three old friends this past year, strugglers. And...

Firstpoem 16 Aug, 2026

The 48 Laws of Power Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally — A Philosopher's Guide

The 48 Laws of Power Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally Come close to the fire, strugglers. The night is cold and the wind carries whispers of...

Firstpoem 16 Aug, 2026

The 48 Laws of Power Law 14: Pose as a Friend, Work as a Spy — A Philosopher's Guide

The 48 Laws of Power Law 14: Pose as a Friend, Work as a Spy Come in from the cold, strugglers. Sit where the fire can reach your hands. I...

Firstpoem 16 Aug, 2026

The 48 Laws of Power Law 13: Why Mercy Fails and Self-Interest Wins

The 48 Laws of Power: Law 13: Appeal to People's Self-Interest, Never to Their Mercy Come close to the fire, strugglers. Let an old man ...

Firstpoem 16 Aug, 2026

The 48 Laws of Power Law 12: The Honest Move That Wins the War

Sit with me a while, strugglers. Today we open one chapter of The 48 Laws of Power that most folks read too fast and understand too little....

Firstpoem 23 Jul, 2026

The 48 Laws of Power Law 11: Learn to Keep People Dependent on You — An Old Man's Notes on Staying Necessary

Ninety winters teach a man things no classroom ever could. And one thing they taught me, strugglers, is this: the world does not keep you ar...

Firstpoem 17 Jul, 2026

Law 10 of The 48 Laws of Power: Why You Must Avoid the Unhappy and the Unlucky

Law 10 of The 48 Laws of Power: Why You Must Avoid the Unhappy and the Unlucky I buried three friendships before I turned forty. Not to deat...

Firstpoem 12 Jul, 2026

Law 9 of The 48 Laws of Power: Win Through Your Actions, Never Through Argument

Law 9 of The 48 Laws of Power: Win Through Your Actions, Never Through Argument Sit down, strugglers. I want to tell you about the day I s...

Firstpoem 11 Jul, 2026

Law 8 of The 48 Laws of Power: Make Them Come to You

Law 8 of The 48 Laws of Power: Make Them Come to You A Boy, a River, and a Lesson I Never Forgot When I was young — younger than most of...

Firstpoem 11 Jul, 2026

Law 7 Of The 48 Laws Of Power: Let Others Carry The Weight, Then Take The Bow

Law 7 Of The 48 Laws Of Power: Let Others Carry The Weight, Then Take The Bow Ninety years on this earth, strugglers, and I have buried mo...

Firstpoem 10 Jul, 2026

Law 6 of The 48 Laws of Power: Why the World Forgets the Quiet and Remembers the Bold

Law 6 of The 48 Laws of Power: Why the World Forgets the Quiet and Remembers the Bold Pull your chair closer, struggler. The fire is dying l...

Firstpoem 10 Jul, 2026

Law 5 of The 48 Laws of Power: Guard Your Name Like Your Life

Guard Your Reputation With Your Life: An Old Philosopher's Take on Law 5 Sit down, struggler. Pull your chair closer to the fire. I have...

Firstpoem 9 Jul, 2026

Law 4 of the 48 Laws of Power: Why Silence Beats Every Argument

Law 4 of The 48 Laws of Power: Say Less, Stand Taller   Come sit by the fire, strugglers. Pull up a chair and let an old man talk to you a w...

Firstpoem 7 Jul, 2026

Law 3 of The 48 Laws of Power: Why the Wise Say Less Than They Know

Sit with me a while, strugglers. My knees don't move like they used to, but my mind still walks fine, and tonight I want to walk you thr...

Firstpoem 7 Jul, 2026

Why “Friends” Can Be Dangerous — A Deep Look at Law 2 of the 48 Laws of Power

In the 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene, 48 Laws of Power Law 2 states something most of us never want to hear: “Never put too much trust ...

Firstpoem 14 Feb, 2026

How Never Outshine the Master Can Boost Your Power — Without Crushing Others

A Complete Look at Law 1 from the 48 laws of power for Strugglers When the 48 Laws of Power ( the 48 laws of power book ) opens its vault of...

Firstpoem 5 Jan, 2026