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The Prince

Written by: Niccolò Machiavelli
Narrated by: Greg Wagland
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The Prince, Machiavelli's 'little book', was written in 1513 and is dedicated to Lorenzo de' Medici. It remains a compelling and controversial treatise on politics, dispensing often cynical, sometimes brutal advice on gaining power and retaining it. Essential listening for our masters perhaps, but most certainly for those of us who would not be mastered. The text used here is the unabridged and classic translation by W. K. Marriott.

Public Domain (P)2013 Magpie Audio Classics Europe Philosophy Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences Thought-Provoking Royalty

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This book has lived so long as a work of political advice that most people don’t know the background it came out of.

Basically a playwright who wrote critical works about the government is pushed into exile and writes this book to the son of the man who exiled him when that son takes power. This would be like John Steward or John Oliver or Trevor Noah writing a book called ‘The President’ and listing all the things that bush, bush W and trump did as right and mocking everything done by Clinton and Obama.

Or take the book with a grain of salt and look for the double meanings as you listen. As such a work it holds well against the test of time.

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A must read if you plan on taking over a small nation with your army. For the rest of us, either an look into the political history of a time long past, or that book your teacher is making you write a report on.

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...simply a must read for any young man. I will make sure my son reads it.

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Good performance,
The story is slightly behind the times from an ethical moral perspective
However, some applicable lessons with regards to leadership
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Interesting listen

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It felt like taking a trip back in time and seeing the world through his eyes.

Interesting read

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