The eagerly anticipated new book from the author of the bestselling The 48 Laws of PowerWhat did Charles Darwin, middling schoolboy and underachieving second son, do to become one of the earliest and greatest naturalists the world has known? What were the similar choices made by Mozart and by Caesar Rodriguez, the U.S. Air Force’s last ace fighter pilot? In Mastery, Robert Greene’s fifth book, he mines the biographies of great historical figures for clues about gaining control over our own lives and destinies. Picking up where The 48 Laws of Power left off, Greene culls years of research and original interviews to blend historical anecdote and psychological insight, distilling the universal ingredients of the world’s masters.Temple Grandin, Martha Graham, Henry Ford, Buckminster Fuller—all have lessons to offer about how the love for doing one thing exceptionally well can lead to mastery. Yet the secret, Greene maintains, is already in our heads. Debunking long-held cultural myths, he demonstrates just how we, as humans, are hardwired for achievement and supremacy. Fans of Greene’s earlier work and Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers will eagerly devour this canny and erudite explanation of just what it takes to be great

畅销书《权力的48条法则》的作者期待已久的新书查尔斯·达尔文，一个中等学童和成绩不佳的次子，做了什么，成为世界上已知的最早和最伟大的自然主义者之一？莫扎特和美国空军最后一位王牌战斗机飞行员凯撒·罗德里格斯有什么相似的选择？在罗伯特·格林的第五本书《精通》中，他挖掘了伟大历史人物的传记，寻找控制我们自己生活和命运的线索。格林从48条权力法则中脱颖而出，经过多年的研究和原创性访谈，将历史轶事和心理学见解融为一体，提炼出世界大师的普遍成分，巴克敏斯特富勒都有经验教训，告诉我们如何热爱做一件特别好的事情，从而达到精通的目的。然而，格林坚持认为，秘密已经在我们的头脑中。他揭穿了长期以来的文化神话，展示了作为人类，我们是如何实现成就和至高无上的。格林早期作品的拥趸和马尔科姆·格拉德威尔的异类将热切地吞食这个精巧而博学的解释，即什么才是伟大的