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Author: Niccolo Machiavelli
Title: The Prince
Description: Courtier Machiavelli describes how to get and hold power, using many examples.
Source: Part of the Penguin treasure-trove.
Writing style: Since this book was written in Italian, a good portion of the writing style will be that of the translator, in this case, Tim Parks. Parks has a lively, engaging style and made this book really interesting. I also enjoyed his introduction which justifies the translation style he used.
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Title: The Prince
Description: Courtier Machiavelli describes how to get and hold power, using many examples.
Source: Part of the Penguin treasure-trove.
Writing style: Since this book was written in Italian, a good portion of the writing style will be that of the translator, in this case, Tim Parks. Parks has a lively, engaging style and made this book really interesting. I also enjoyed his introduction which justifies the translation style he used.
Audience: primarily w ...more
I read this book as I assigned it to my students. Not to difficult and not a bad read. Just not something I'm going to pick up on a Saturday afternoon for fun. But it is a good study for history.
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I won't rate it even though it is a very well written book. But it is not how I chose to live. Very educational and enlightening, a must read for a modern voter.
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May 29, 2007
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