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== Introduction ==

 

The title has also become a cultural touchpoint in U.S. prisons, where a 2023 {{Tooltip|PEN America}} survey listed it among the most banned books across state systems.<ref name="PEN2023">{{cite web |title=New PEN America Report: U.S. Prisons Ban Staggering Numbers of Books |url=https://pen.org/press-release/new-pen-america-report-u-s-prisons-ban-staggering-numbers-of-books/ |website=PEN America |publisher=PEN America |date=25 October 2023 |access-date=10 November 2025}}</ref>

 

== Chapters ==

 

''—Note: The above summary follows the {{Tooltip|Viking}} first hardcover edition (1 September 1998; xxiii, 452 pp.; ISBN 978-0-670-88146-8).''<ref name="OCLC39733201">{{cite web |title=The 48 Laws of Power |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39733201 |website=WorldCat |publisher=OCLC |access-date=10 November 2025}}</ref><ref name="Kirkus1998" />

 

== Background & reception ==

 

🌍 '''Impact & adoption'''. The book has circulated far beyond business audiences: a ''{{Tooltip|The New Yorker}}'' profile documented its resonance in hip-hop, and the ''{{Tooltip|Los Angeles Times}}'' traced its influence in Hollywood and corporate circles, including Greene’s advisory role with {{Tooltip|American Apparel}}.<ref name="NewYorker2006" /><ref name="LAT2011" /> {{Tooltip|PEN America}}’s 2023 index listed the title among the most-banned books in U.S. prisons, reflecting official concerns about material on manipulation and control.<ref name="PEN2023" /> Its continued marketing as a bestseller underscores its long shelf life in popular culture and in debates about power literacy.<ref name="PRH" />

 

 

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