{"product_id":"don-36-rules-of-the-bosses","title":"Don: 36 Rules of the Bosses","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor readers of Machiavelli's \u003ci\u003eTHE PRINCE, \u003c\/i\u003eSun Tzu's \u003ci\u003eTHE ART OF WAR, \u003c\/i\u003eand Robert Greene's \u003ci\u003eTHE 48 LAWS OF POWER, \u003c\/i\u003e a riveting history of the Mafia in America, the undeniable sweep and power of the Five Families, and their Machiavellian strategies--all condensed into an electrifying guidebook for understanding and harnessing the Mafia's philosophy of successfully rising within any hierarchy (legally, of course).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA captivating history of the Mafia in America as well as an illuminating breakdown of the formidably effective--indeed ruthless--success strategies of the infamous Five Families that ruled, for anyone who's ever wondered what it takes to be a boss. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Don: 36 Rules of the Bosses\u003c\/i\u003e is the fascinating culmination of author RJ Roger's extensive research into the Italian-American Cosa Nostra. Analyzing more than 100 years of underworld history, Roger has distilled the behavior of the bosses of the five New York Mafia families--the most powerful in the United States--into 36 rules. Unwritten until codified in \u003ci\u003eThe Don\u003c\/i\u003e, these rules were the foundation of the bosses' success for over a century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCreated in collaboration with Joost Elffers, the producer behind Robert Greene's international bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe 48 Laws of Power\u003c\/i\u003e, Roger's \u003ci\u003eThe Don: 36 Rules of the Bosses\u003c\/i\u003e details the history of the American Mafia. More important, it elucidates the strategies by which the bosses of the Five Families achieved and held power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany of these leaders were devotees of Niccolò Machiavelli's treatise \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e, a manual for would-be rulers written in 1513 and still read today by power brokers of many kinds around the world. Understanding the influence of this book on the most successful Mafia bosses, and also applying his expertise in contemporary business practices and his deep knowledge of America's underworld, Roger has identified 36 rules common to them all. In \u003ci\u003eThe Don\u003c\/i\u003e, he explains these rules in ways that will be useful to any reader hoping to gain power, whether personally, politically, or in business.","brand":"Joost Elffers, Rj Roger","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46485229666540,"sku":"9780806544663","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780806544663.jpg?v=1748272119","url":"https:\/\/allstora.com\/products\/don-36-rules-of-the-bosses","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}