The Prince is a 16th-century political treatise by Niccolo Machiavelli. Throughout his lifetime and in the years that followed, Machiavelli, an Italian diplomat, was best known for his strategic thinking in the world of politics and power.
Machiavelli's writings have remained timely and highly controversial. The Prince is often claimed to be one of the first works of modern philosophy, especially modern political philosophy, in which the effective truth is taken to be more important than any abstract ideal.
The Prince has the general theme of accepting that the aims of princes-such as glory and survival-can justify the use of immoral means to achieve those ends.
You will learn:
The best way to prepare for conflict
The traits of strong and weak leaders
How to secure loyalty from others
How to best deal with your enemies
If it's better to be feared or loved
The best kinds of friends and allies
Using his philosophy on psychology and power to achieve everything you set out to do, The Prince will provide you with the fundamental traits that help to cultivate a successful leader.
About The Author:
Niccolò Machiavelli (3 May 1469 - 21 June 1527) was an Italian diplomat, politician, historian, philosopher, humanist, writer, playwright and poet of the Renaissance period. He has often been called the father of modern political science. For many years he was a senior official in the Florentine Republic, with responsibilities in diplomatic and military affairs. He wrote his best-known work The Prince (Il Principe) in 1513, having been exiled from city affairs.
Mitch Horowitz is a PEN Award-winning historian and the author of books including Occult America and The Miracle Club: How Thoughts Become Reality. The Washington Post says Mitch "treats esoteric ideas and movements with an even-handed intellectual studiousness that is too often lost in today's raised-voice discussions.
