Robert Greene, the "modern Machiavelli" debunks the prevailing mythology of success and presents a radical new way to greatness.

The ultimate power ; The evolution of mastery ; Keys to mastery -- Discover your calling : the life's task. The hidden force ; Keys to mastery ; Strategies for finding your life's task ; Reversal -- Submit to reality : the ideal apprenticeship. The first transformation ; Keys to mastery ; Strategies for completing the ideal apprenticeship ; Reversal -- Absorb the master's power : the mentor dynamic. The alchemy of knowledge ; Keys to mastery ; Strategies for deepening the mentor relationship ; Reversal -- See people as they are : social intelligence. Thinking inside ; Keys to mastery ; Strategies for acquiring social intelligence ; Reversal -- Awaken the dimensional mind : the creative-active. The second transformation ; Keys to mastery ; Strategies for the creative-active phase ; Reversal -- Fuse the intuitive with the rational : mastery. The third transformation ; Keys to mastery ; Strategies for attaining mastery ; Reversal -- Contemporary master biographies.