The Prince (Special Student Edition) | 
 enlarge | Author: Niccolo Machiavelli
Publisher: Arc Manor
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 13343
Media: Paperback
Edition: Stu Spl
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Pages: 108
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 0979415403
Dewey Decimal Number: 320
EAN: 9780979415401
ASIN: 0979415403
Publication Date: March 30, 2007
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Product Description
Special Student Edition has a special margin on each page to allow students to make notations. Complete translated text with an introduction on the life of Machiavelli.
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great book May 26, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have not yet finished reading this wonderful book, but I about doing it...It has been a wonderful reading experience...I really recommend it to all readers in search of a good book.
A guide to gaining and maintaining power March 27, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book was written by the famous Italian statesman Niccolo Machiavelli in 1531. This book is a classic and I was pleasantly surprised that the content was not dated and the principles translate easily into the modern worlds of business and politics.
The author wrote this book as an instruction guide for governing princes in the 1500's when Italy was divided into city states and were being defeated by many foreign powers. I belive that the work is directed to Lorenzo de Medici by a letter included in the work and because at the end of the writing Machiavelli calls for a prince to unite and lead Italy against its oppressors.
The book is not unethical as I had imagined from my understanding of the ruthlessness of Machiavellian ethics. The author is only explaining tactics to use to maintain power in a kingdom or city state that are pragmatic for his time period.
Here are some examples of principles from the book:
1. When conquering a territory keep the current laws and institutions in place, but eliminate all the family of the defeated prince.
2. When trouble is sensed ahead of time it can be easily remedied, if you wait for it to show itself, it is to late.
3. Whoever is responsible for another becoming powerful, ruins himself.
4. There is no surer way of keeping possesion than by devastation.
5. Men do you are harm either because they hate you or they fear you.
6. Violence must be inflicted once and for all, it must be over quickly.
7. Build your power through the people.
8. Power is maintained through religious institutions.
9. Neglect the art of war and you lose your state.
10. If you act virtuously, you will be undone by those who are not, make use of this or not according to need.
The above is just a small sampling of the lessons in this book. My review can not do this book justice, it is full of wisdom and life lessons. It is a guide book for business leaders and politicians. I strongly suggest adding this book to your home library and referring to it often
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