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The Prince (Special Student Edition) 2 reviews
Niccolò Machiavelli
Arc Manor, 2007
great book
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.
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The Essential Writings of Machiavelli (Modern Library Classics)
Niccolo Machiavelli
Modern Library, 2007
FINALIST--2008 PEN TRANSLATION PRIZE In The Essential Writings of Machiavelli, Peter Constantine has assembled a comprehensive collection that shows the true depth and breadth of a great Renaissance thinker. Refreshingly accessible, these superb new translations are faithful to Machiavelli’s original, beautifully crafted writings. The volume features essays that appear in English for the first time, such as “A Caution to the ...
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Machiavelli's Shadow: The Rise and Fall of Karl Rove
Paul Alexander
Rodale Books, 2008
Karl Rove has come to personify scorched earth political tactics and merciless, win-at-any-cost trickery. His status as the so-called architect behind Bush’s election victories has elevated him to a mythic kingmaker in the national imagination. Not since Mark Hanna, special assistant to President William McKinley, has someone not elected to public office played such a vital role in the governance of our nation. We know the myth, but ...
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What Would Machiavelli Do? The Ends Justify the Meanness 65 reviews
Stanley Bing
Collins, 2002
A Strong But Amusing Warning on the Greed, Egotism, Narcissism, and Pure Evil of the Powerful
With this book, businessman and Fortune Magazine columnist Stanley Bing began a long and continuing career of attacking outrageous bosses and managerial practices. There is no shortage of material in these categories, and this book is a good introduction to how rich the field of managerial abuse is.
This is not a book for true Machiavelli fans. Those who want to savor the finely nuanced ...
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The Prince (Oxford World's Classics)3 reviews
Niccolo Machiavelli
Oxford University Press, USA, 2005
Wonderful edition
I won't expound the joys of reading Machiavelli since many other reviewers have done so. Peter Bondanella's translation is wonderfully readable, capturing both the cadence and elegant simplicity of Machiavelli. While his translation of 'The Prince' can be found in the previous Oxford edition (with Mark Musa) and in the Viking Portable Machiavelli, the introduction by Maurizio Viroli is a pleasant ...
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Discourses11 reviews
Niccolo Machiavelli
Penguin Classics, 1984
Father of Modern Political Philosophy
Niccolo Machiavelli, (1469-1527), writes the greatest treatise on keeping a republic vibrant by comparing Rome to republican Venice. Machiavelli has gained an unwarranted notorious reputation for his "evil" treatise on political thinking and acting through his authorship of "The Prince". "The Prince" received more notoriety than his politically erudite work "Discourses on the First Ten Books of ...
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The Prince (Enriched Classics (Pocket))1 review
Niccolo Machiavelli
Pocket, 2004
A guide to gaining and maintaining power
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 ...
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The Portable Machiavelli10 reviews
Niccolo Machiavelli
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1979
Lessons from Machiavelli
Lessons from Machiavelli
1)He who hesitates as a ruler is lost
2) Mercenary armies are never to be trusted. To rule securely one must have a defense force made of one's own people.
3) Christian virtue is the opposite of political wisdom.
4) A government of one type, whether it be monarchy, oligarchy, or democracy will become corrupt. 'Mixed government is good government.'
5) A ruler ...
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The Prince (Penguin Classics) 272 reviews
Niccolo Machiavelli
Penguin Classics, 2003
`Do the ends justify the means?'
A young colleague of mine recently said `management is easy'. I smiled enigmatically and considered buying him a copy of `The Prince' but I fear it would be wasted. I am now on my third copy of this book which, alas, I can only read in English. The George Bull translation (as reprinted in 1995) is the version I currently refer to.
I first read this book when studying economic history at high ...
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The Art of War & the Prince 10 reviews
Niccolò Machiavelli
Wilder Publications, 2008
Two Great Books for the Price of One
Ever so often you find one of those special books that you just have to re-read from time to time. Machiavelli's The Prince was already on my list. After finding this book, which also contains The Art of War by Machiavelli, The Art of War has also made my list.
The conversational, or rather dialogue, style of The Art of War is very different from the straight exposition of The Prince. The ...
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Machiavelli on Modern Leadership: Why Machiavelli's Iron Rules Are As Timely And Important Today As Five ...30 reviews
Michael A. Ledeen
St. Martin's Griffin, 2000
Never put it down!
I love reading about Machiavelli, and when given a modern context, learning about him is so much greater. This book is marvelous, informing, and engaging. You won't get bored, and you will be satisfied. It's a must for any Machiavelli fan.
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Machiavelli's The Prince: Bold-faced Principles on Tactics, Power, and Politics1 review
Niccolo Machiavelli
Sterling, 2008
ok
the book is small it fits into the palm of my hand. and it really isn't a hard back it's more like a paperback lamented. the commentary is ok i think i would of rather bought an ordinary copy instead but it's not to bad
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Socrates Meets Machiavelli: The Father of Philosophy Cross-Examines the Author of The Prince3 reviews
Peter Kreeft
Ignatius Press, 2003
An enjoyable little pamphlet
This was a thoroughly enjoyable little book, and the first I read in Kreeft's series. The funny thing I found in this pamphlet is the personalities of the characters are the exact opposite of what I expected. Both fellows I've always suspected were a bit mental. You may remember Socrates standing in the middle of a street for several hours deep in thought. The Socrates in the book would more ...
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The Prince1 review
Niccolo Machiavelli
Waking Lion Press, 2006
A guide to gaining and maintaining power
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 ...
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The Art of War11 reviews
Niccolò Machiavelli
Da Capo Press, 2001
A Great First-Half
Machiavelli's "The Art of War" is only half the story. To fully understand the point and purpose of these conversations, you must read Machiavelli's other and more important book: "The Prince". Both books are exercises in the logic extending from the premise that the ends justify the means.
You should either obtain both books or the new volume: "The Art of War & The Prince by Machiavelli - ...
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The Prince (Penguin Great Ideas)4 reviews
Niccolo Machiavelli
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005
Exceptionally readable
Whatever your preconceived notion of this book is, it will be difficult to come away from it without a respect for the author's thoroughness and insight. The common disparagements against Machiavelli are not well supported by the text unless you are willing to nitpick his arguments.
The book is a treatise on how a ruler should gain, manage, and preserve power. He describes the various types of ...
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Beyond Machiavelli : Tools for Coping With Conflict7 reviews
Roger Fisher, Elizabeth Kopelman, ..., 1996
Conquering Conflict
How many times we have been in a conflict with others may it be of a personal or business in nature. I find this text extremely useful in punctuating the loopholes and pitfalls to avoid in a conflict and means to manage it. When in a conflict we are always trying to send a message to the other party suggesting them that there is something else they should be doing. The text will help in the ...
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Machiavelli's The Prince7 reviews
Niccolo Machiavelli, William J. Connell
Bedford/St. Martin's, 2004
Really the first Postmodernist philosopher
So, this idea of progress of being able all of a sudden to come into possession of perceptions that had not been accessible to us before, meant that now the self could now possibly be seen in ways that it had not previously been seen, and this was the hallmark of Renaissance humanists. When one looks at texts such as Niccolo Machiavelli's, (1469-1527) "The Prince," 1513, it becomes obvious that ...
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MANAGEMENT & MACHIAVELLI : A Prescription for Success in Your Business3 reviews
Antony Jay
Prentice Hall Press, 1996
Insightful, Pragmatic, and Empowering.
As a middle manager in a small company, I found this to be one of the most helpful works on corporate behavior. Jay pulls analogies from history to illuminate the dynamics present in most all policital systems. I quickly recognized the "yogi's, commissars, and barons" in my present and past companies. Do not be put off by the reference to Machiavelli in the title. This is not an exegesis of ...
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Machiavelli: Philosopher of Power (Eminent Lives)2 reviews
Ross King
Eminent Lives, 2007
A rigorous examination of Machiavelli's "numerous antinomies"
This is one of several volumes in the HarperCollins Eminent Lives series. Each offers a concise rather than comprehensive, much less definitive biography. However, just as Al Hirschfeld's illustrations of various celebrities capture their defining physical characteristics, the authors of books in this series focus on the defining influences and developments during the lives and careers of their ...
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