Niccolo Machiavelli's brutally uncompromising manual of statecraft The Prince" is translated & edited with an introduction by Tim Parks in " Penguin Classics". As a diplomat in turbulent fifteenth-century Florence Niccolo Machiavelli knew how quickly political fortunes could rise & fall. " The Prince" his tough-minded pragmatic handbook on how power really works made his name notorious & has remained controversial ever since. How can a leader be strong & 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 & their rulers the world over & throughout history from Roman Emperors to renaissance Popes from Hannibal to Cesare di Borgia Machievalli answers all these questions in a work of realpolitik that still has shrewd political lessons for today. Tim Parks' acclaimed contemporary translation renders Machiavelli's no-nonsense original as alarming & enlightening as when it was first written. His introduction discusses Machiavelli's life & reputation & explores the historical background to the work. Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) was born in Florence & served the Florentine republic as a secretary & second chancellor as ambassador & foreign policy-maker. When the Medici family returned to power in 1512 he was suspected of conspiracy imprisoned & tortured & forced to retire from public life. His most famous work " The Prince" was written in an attempt to gain favour with the Medicis & return to politics. If you enjoyed " The Prince" you might like Plato's " Republic" also available in " Penguin Classics". "A gripping work & a gripping translation". (Nicholas Lezard " Guardian"). " Tim Parks' swift & supple new translation brings out all its chilling modernity". (Boyd Tonkin " Independent")." ...

King Henry VII is already mean & hes ruthless & very angry. When a young boy called Lambert Simnel announces that he not Henry should be the king of Engl&. But he is no match for the powerful king. & no one is more surprised than Lambert to hear what his extraordinary punishment will be.. . Dont miss www.teary-deary.com
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The royal family's darkest secret & the establishment cover-up. Never told before this is the story of Edward the Prince of Wales the true love of his life & the murder of an Arab playboy. It takes place in maisons de rendevous luxurious chateaux in the French countryside providing hospitality for the British upper classes the richest food the finest wines & the most beautiful women
- in Paris in the Ritz & the demi-monde
- where many of the women came from
- & an exclusive location in London where the murder was committed. This major royal scandal superbly covered up by the Royal Household & the judiciary has remained secret ever since. The Prince the Princess & the Perfect Murder is the product of several years' research accessing unpublished documents held in the Royal Archives & private collections in England & France.


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In 1968 Mick Jagger couldn't understand why the Rolling Stones had no money. The man he asked to help was a German prince a merchant banker. They forged an unlikely alliance which re-invented the business of rock'n'roll. As a youthquake shook the Establishment Prince Rupert Loewenstein thrived in both worlds never relinquishing his elegance or decorum. For nearly forty years Prince Rupert worked with the Stones as 'a combination of bank manager psychiatrist & nanny' usually enthralled but often bemused & exasperated. Coolly impartial dryly humorous this is a refreshingly different take on the rock'n'roll world from within its inner sanctum. ...

Tom Canty & Edward Tudor could have been identical twins. Their birthdays & their faces match but there the likeness stops. For Edward is prince heir to King Henry VIII of England whilst Tom is a miserable pauper. But fate intervenes & their identities become confused. Soon the prince is thrown out of the palace in rags leaving ignorant Tom to play the part of a royal prince. ...

Since the day he was born nothing was good enough for Prince Charmless. From the moment he woke until the time he went to bed he complained. One day all the royal servants decided they had enough of his complaining & packed their bags. The pampered prince was left to fend for himself with some unexpected results... ...

Prince Cinders leads a very hard life. Bullied by his three hairy brothers about his less-than-perfect looks he spends all his time cleaning & tidying up after them. One Saturday night Prince Cinders luck changes as a small dirty fairy falls down the chimney & promises that his wishes shall come true. Not all the fairys spells turn out as planned in this zany twist of a traditional story. ...

Prince Albert Victor King Edward Vll's (r. 1901-10) first son & heir to the throne & popularly known as Eddy has virtually been airbrushed out of history. Eddy was as popular & charismatic a figure in his own time as Princess Diana a century later. As in her case his sudden death in 1892 resulted in public demonstrations of grief on a scale rarely seen at the time & it was even rumoured (as in the case of Diana) that he was murdered to save him besmirching the monarchy. Had he lived he would have been crowned king in 1911 ushering in a profoundly different style of monarchy from that of his younger brother who ultimately succeeded as the stodgy George V. Eddy's life was virtually ignored by historians until the 1970s when myths began to accumulate & his character somehow grew horns & a tail. As a result he is remembered today primarily as a suspect in the Jack the Ripper murders of 1888 & for his alleged involvement in the Cleveland Street homosexual scandal of 1889. But history has found Eddy guilty of crimes he did not commit. Now for the first time using modern forensic evidence combined with Eddy's previously unseen records personal correspondence & photographs Andrew Cook proves his innocence. Prince Eddy" reveals the truth about a key royal figure a man who would have made a fine king & changed the face of the British monarchy. This is the book of the hugely successful Channel 4 documentary that received one of the channel's highest viewing figures for a one-off historical show (3 million). It is a radically new interpretation of a much maligned prince. It reviews in the paperback review sections of national daily & Sunday newspapers to include " The Daily Mail" & " The Sunday Telegraph". Hardback was serialised in " History Today"." ...

Kate Elliotts KINGS DRAGON launched a magnificent new epic fantasy. Now with PRINCE OF DOGS one of the most exciting fantasy series of recent years continues.. . Sanglant
- the prince of dogs King Henrys bastard son
- is being held captive in the city of Gent by Bloodheart The Eika warlord. Liath now one of the Kings Eagles
- & still grieving over the loss of Sanglant
- is desperately trying to unlock the secrets of her own past. Unless she masters her powers she may prove a grave danger to everyone herself included. Alain now proclaimed a Counts heir is increasingly troubled by visions of the enemy he befriended & the Lady of Battles whom hes sworn to serve. & Fifth Brother least favoured son of Bloodheart has returned to the lands of his own people to unite the scattered tribes & build an army to do his fathers bidding. While King Henry continues this progress through his troubled realm Sanglant Liath Alain & Fifth Brother fight their own individual battles. Only time will tell who will prove triumphant as all of them are caught up in the dangers & turmoil of a world at war.. .



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In his latest hilarious diary Nigel starts the new term as one of the most popular pupils in school & hes finally got a girlfriend after more than eighty years of being single. But his life soon unravels when a new pupil Jason joins the school & has his sights set firmly on Nigels girlfriend. Oh & did we mention that Jason is a werewolf? Vampire & werewolf go head to head in the pursuit of love.. .with hilarious consequences! ...