The Prince: Penguin Classics by Niccolò (Niccolo) Machiavelli · Niccolo Machiavelli (Author), George Bull (Translator), Anthony Grafton (Introduction)

Ranked for listeners who want the whole story: The Prince: Penguin Classics by Niccolò (Niccolo) Machiavelli in classic, read by Simon Callow.

As a diplomat in turbulent fifteenth-century Florence, Niccolò Machiavelli, knew how quickly political fortunes could rise and fall. The Prince, his tough-minded, pragmatic handbook on how power really works, made his name notorious and has remained controversial ever since. How can a leader be strong and decisive, yet still inspire loyalty in his followers? When is it necessary to break the rules? Is it better to be feared than loved? Examining regimes and their rulers the world over and throug

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