Prince

Better to be feared than loved—if you cannot be both.In The Prince, Renaissance thinker Niccolò Machiavelli lays bare the cold, calculating nature of power. Written in 1513 and banned for centuries, this provocative treatise reveals how rulers gain, maintain, and consolidate power—often by doing whatever is necessary.From ruthless tactics to pragmatic alliances, Machiavelli''s insights are as rele...