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The Prince

By: Niccolò Machiavelli
Narrated by: David McCallion
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In an attempt to appeal to the Medici family during the Italian Renaissance, Machiavelli outlines the way to acquire and retain political power, and how great men should behave in a princely government. The book is divided into four parts - types of principalities and state, proper conduct of a prince as military leader, personal conduct of a prince, and the disparity of Italy's political situation. Many listeners will be able to see principals that Machiavelli advocates for are still used in many political systems today.

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Political Realism • Instructional Tellings • Well-paced Narration • Intriguing Content • Historical Relevance
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if I was a law student this would be perfect well done though thank you.

not for me.

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the reader of this book is not very good. he drones on, and emphasizes randomly. he reads the book like he's just trying to get through it.

bad performance

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Loved it and taught me a lot It was lessons in every chapter involved in reading

Great Book and Life changing and Mind Altering

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This allowed me to get a much better understanding of the principals Machiavelli was trying to relay. The reading was just a bit too melaton for me, but I get it!

Now I know

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My Review - Great

I first heard of this book from learning that Tupac read it and used the author's name as a pseudonym name for himself (Makaveli); it was to represent his new way of thinking. After listening to it personally, I can see what he got from it. The Prince is a great short collection of instructional tellings and experiences of the author that describes the importance of understanding your political environment and getting the best results from it through your actions. I wasn't sure I would be able to relate or even understand due to the material's aged narrative voice, but in actuality, I found this book very intriguing and I can see myself listening to it again multiple times over actually. The author accounts for different times when he saw princes and royalty succeed or fail due to their cunning or incompetence. There's much to learn from books like this, and I hope to find more like it.

Informative

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Machiavelli can be a bit confusing to those that do not have an understanding of some of the historical content within the book, but the principals he talks about are ones that people can certainly relate to centuries later. I definitely recommend giving this a listen as it gives you some great political insight, and the narration was wonderful and well paced.

A Very Interesting Read

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Not sure what I was looking for in this book but I didnt find it. No fault of the book itself~

Mmmmmm

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When studying the history of political and philosophical texts, The Prince is perhaps one of, if not the most, important in political realism. Where many of Niccolὸ Machiavelli’s contemporaries, like Plato, focus on what the ideal government should be, Machiavelli focuses on how people are able to obtain and hold power, making his observations more realistic than those of Plato.

Having read the print version in the past, I found this audio book version read by David McCallion is very easy to listen to. The proper British English adds to the narrative, fitting the Renaissance feel of the novel allowing the reader to fall into the story much more easily than just reading the text. Given the importance of this book in the history of political works, it is important to go through the text slowly, which McCallion achieves very well in his narration style, look no further this version will not disappoint you.

A great way to enjoy Machiavelli

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Great book of history, politics and governance, and a great literary work. I know I'll soon listen to it again .

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Need understanding of political power and 1500s Europe history to understand the premise here

Good for a niche crowd. Bad otherwise

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