Humanity is trapped in an inexorable and relentless search for purpose. Robert Greene, the 10-million-bestselling master of understanding human relations, emotions and power, and author of The 48 Laws of Power, shows us how to connect with 'the sublime', the expansive feeling of being alive, so that we can find wonder in the everyday.

THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW BOOK FROM THE WORLD''S MASTER ANATOMIST OF POWER ''Machiavelli has a new rival. And Sun Tzu had better watch his back'' NEW YORK MAGAZINE ''Illuminating'' GUARDIAN '' Compelling'' FORBES Humanity is caught in a trap: an inexorable and relentless search for purpose. A new job; a relationship change; travel to exotic foreign locations: novelty might provide temporary respite or a surge of energy, but soon the old feelings return - a rush of emptiness, and the cycle repeats itself. Robert Greene, the 10 million bestselling master of understanding human relations, emotions and power, shows us how to break out of this thinking and connect with ''the sublime'' - that expansive feeling of being alive - so that we can find wonder in the everyday.

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Robert Greene, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power, The 33 Strategies of War, The Art of Seduction, Mastery, The Daily Laws and The Laws of Human Nature (all published by Profile) is an internationally renowned expert on power strategies. He lives in Los Angeles.

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From the author of the multimillion-copy bestsellers The 48 Laws of Power and The Laws of Human Nature comes a life-changing guide to transcending our own limits to master the power of the Sublime.

We struggle today to find more meaning in our lives and for experience that goes beyond the virtual. The Sublime connects us to immense forces in the universe, the inner worlds of others, lifting us out of ourselves and giving us the dimensions and depth we yearn for.

Robert Greene is a trusted guide, distilling ancient wisdom and philosophy into essential texts for seekers of power, social strategies and mastery. Now he offers a roadmap to the Sublime, to liberation from the constraints of contemporary life. Greene draws from science, mythology, history, the arts, nature and more to teach us how to:

• Open our eyes to the strangeness of being alive on this planet
• Free our minds from conventional ways of thinking and perceiving
• Harness the practices of ancient civilizations to transcend modern life
• Reconnect with our childhood selves to perceive the world anew
• Draw on the power found at the fringes of human consciousness
• Access our deepest core self to unleash our natural creative powers

The Sublime opens us to a fuller, more intense life. Alongside awe-inspiring stories, death-defying encounters, astounding discoveries and radical transformations, Greene offers us exercises and meditations. This is an essential text for anyone in search of life's deeper meaning.