Mastery by Robert Greene ($28.95, Viking) is the latest book from the bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strateg...

Robert Greene wrote the bestseller "The 48 Laws of Power," and he's about to return with a new book, "Mastery," ($28.95, Viking, November 13th.) Its t...

Can understanding war help us understand this legislative battle? I think so, and one concept that Greene discusses in his book seems particularly applicable; the concept of "Tactical Hell."

We are living through an entrepreneurial revolution, on a global scale. The old power centers are breaking up. And to succeed, one must be completely self-reliant -- free of our culture's many crutches.

A hunger for control, common to all of us, is the root of so many problems in life. Staying true to the same ideas and ways of doing things makes it that much harder for us to adapt to the inevitable changes in life.

Realists are not afraid to look at the harsh circumstances of life. They sharpen their eye by paying keen attention to details, to people's intentions, to the dark realities hiding behind any glamorous surface.

We live in a society of relative prosperity, but in many ways this turns out to be a detriment to our spirit. We come to feel that we naturally deserve good things, that we have certain privileges due to us.