# That POWER book on The Contender

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-power-book-on-the-contender/301018>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 25, 2005, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-power-book-on-the-contender/301018 "2005-04-25T13:47:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![aka\_10003](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@aka\_10003](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aka_10003)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2005, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-power-book-on-the-contender/301018/1 "2005-04-25T13:47:51Z")

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On the show, one contestant blatantly allowed another one to win a prize, supposedly as a maneuver learnt from some Power book.

The book has the word POWER written vertically on the cover, in big golden letters.

Any pointers?

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**Author:** ![OatmealB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc79bd/32.png) [@OatmealB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OatmealB)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2005, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-power-book-on-the-contender/301018/2 "2005-04-26T23:47:44Z")

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According to the Contender website on Yahoo, it was called The 48 Laws of Power. A link to the Yahoo shopping (as linked on the Contender site).

[http://shopping.yahoo.com/search;\_ylt=AggV4zORmP0qE3hLycW7fnQEgFoB;\_ylu=X3oDMTBhNjRqazhxBHNlYwNzZWFyY2g-?p=48+laws+of+power&did=](http://shopping.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AggV4zORmP0qE3hLycW7fnQEgFoB;_ylu=X3oDMTBhNjRqazhxBHNlYwNzZWFyY2g-?p=48+laws+of+power&did=)

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**Author:** ![aka\_10003](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@aka\_10003](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aka_10003)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-power-book-on-the-contender/301018/3 "2005-04-27T16:03:35Z")

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I am getting the picture that people are NOT watching The Contender.

I am not a die-hard fan, but I like the show:

- It is well made
- It is different from other shows
- Though not a boxing fan, I like the fights: the last-round comebacks, guessing the winner of every round.

So my question is:

So why are people NOT watching The Contender?

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-power-book-on-the-contender/301018/4 "2005-04-27T16:38:43Z")

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I don’t like boxing.