Classic guide to acquiring & maintaining political power is refreshing in its directness yet often disturbing in its cold practicality. Starkly relevant to the political upheavals of the 20th century this calculating prescription for power remains today nearly 500 years after it was written a timely & startling lesson in the practice of autocratic rule. ...

A prince must not have any other object nor any other thought...but war its institutions & its discipline; because that is the only art befitting one who commands. When Machiavellis brief treatise on Renaissance statecraft & princely power was posthumously published in 1532 it generated a debate that has raged unabated until the present day. Based upon Machiavellis first-hand experience as an emissary of the Florentine Republic to the courts of Europe The Prince analyses the usually violent means by which men seize retain & lose political power. Machiavelli added a dimension of incisive realism to one of the major philosophical & political issues of his time especially the relationship between public deeds & private morality. His book provides a remarkably uncompromising picture of the true nature of power no matter in what era or by whom it is exercised. This fluent new translation is accompanied by comprehensive notes & an introduction that considers the true purpose of The Prince & dispels some of the myths associated with it. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more. ...

In over thirty years as one of the most original & charismatic figures in modern music Prince Rogers Nelson has enjoyed huge success
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From Rory Clements winner of the Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Award comes PRINCE the third in his acclaimed bestselling John Shakespeare Elizabethan mystery series. ' Does for Elizabeth's reign what CJ Sansom does for Henry VIII's' Sunday Times Spring 1593. England is a powder keg of rumour & fear. Plague rages famine is rife the ageing Queen's couriers scheme: Elizabeth's Golden Age is truly tarnished. Meanwhile Spain watches & waits
- & plots. Into this turmoil a small cart clatters through the streets of London carrying a deadly load. It is the first in a wave of horrific bombing attacks on the Dutch immigrant community that will change John Shakespeare's life for ever. Driven on by cold rage Shakespeare's investigations will take him from magnificent royal horseraces to the opulent chambers of Black Luce's brothel from the theatrical underworld of Marlowe & Kyd to the pain-wracked torture cells of priest-hunter Richard Topcliffe & from the elegant offices of master tactician Robert Cecil to the splintering timbers of an explosive encounter at sea. As Shakespeare delves ever deeper he uncovers intricate layers of mystery & deception that threaten the heart not only of the realm but of all that he holds dear.
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Throughout history some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves & each other. They have inspired debate dissent war & revolution. They have enlightened outraged provoked & comforted. They have enriched lives & destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers pioneers radicals & visionaries whose ideas shook civilization & helped make us who we are. ...

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. ...