Title: The Prince

Author: Niccolo Machiavelli

Type: Non-Fiction

Page Count/Review Word Count: 104

Rating: 3.5/5

This is basically the Italian version of The Art of War, with Machiavelli writing a series of vignettes that draw upon history to provide lessons to rulers who want to have a long and successful reign. Because of that, it kind of reads more like a history book than anything else, but I had no problem with that, though I don’t think it would have been able to hold my attention for much longer. But then again, I’m not a prince, so there’s that.

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