The 50th Law

The 50th Law
By
50 Cent &
Robert Greene

Going into the book I was already familiar somewhat with the works of Robert Greene. I had already had a look at his other works The 48 laws of power and The art of Seduction. I would describe his works as the application of social psychology with historical examples. As for 50 Cent I knew he was some sort of rapper but I was not familiar with his works or his career.

The book itself looks like a small bible. The cover is a black plastic like material the words are stamped in gold on the cover. The edged of the pages are rough and have a gold tint. The only artwork on the cover is three pictures of a sword (the same sword 3 times once on each cover and again on the spine). The only words other than the title and authors appears on the back cover at the top it says in Latin "nihil timendum est" and below the picture of a sword in English "fear nothing" It is in my opinion supposed to be a bible of power.

The contents of the book is split into ten chapters, each being an important aspect of the struggle for power. Every chapter starts with story of a struggle 50 Cent faced on his path to power. Then there is a quote by 50 Cent followed by an explanation of how being fearless in this area leads to success. Next there is a few examples using historical figure illustrating various way the concept of the chapter was successfully used. Lastly there is a breakdown of how the core concept of the chapter is negatively viewed by modern society. Each chapter ends with historical quote the person most quoted being Machiavelli,

I like the book myself and highly recommended it to anyone with ambition. Its well written and easy to read, if I had to put it on a school based reading level I'd say an 8th grader would have no trouble reading and understanding this book. It didn't take me that long to read it maybe 6 distraction free hours. As for re-readability I think its they type of book you read every few years not because you want to but to refresh its messages in your mind.

Favorite Quote: There is no knowledge that is not Power.- 50 Cent

Score 8/10 (It just feels like an 8)