The Don: 36 Rules of the Bosses -- Rj Roger

<b>For readers of Machiavelli's <i>THE PRINCE, </i>Sun Tzu's <i>THE ART OF WAR, </i>and Robert Greene's <i>THE 48 LAWS OF POWER, </i> 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).</b> <p/>A 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. <p/><i>The Don: 36 Rules of the Bosses</i> 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 <i>The Don</i>, these rules were the foundation of the bosses' success for over a century. <p/>Created in collaboration with Joost Elffers, the producer behind Robert Greene's international bestseller <i>The 48 Laws of Power</i>, Roger's <i>The Don: 36 Rules of the Bosses</i> 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. <p/>