{"product_id":"book-g5h3","title":"The Prince","description":"Given the tumultuous political era in which he lived, Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527), the Italian Renaissance author, philosopher, historian and diplomat, had a front-row seat to observe the political machinations, power struggles and dynastic changes in Renaissance Europe. He would compile these observations in \"The Prince,\" which would swiftly gain a reputation both as a simple treatise on how to achieve and wield political power as well as an immoral, by-the-numbers account of how tyrants can seize and maintain dictatorships. As a result of the teachings in this book, Machiavelli's very name has become an adjective - \"Machiavellian\" - that has come to denote political deception, cold-blooded calculation and the use of treachery as a means to seize power. It is presented here in its original and unabridged format, translated from the Italian by Luigi Ricci.","brand":"Author's Republic","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49417273082160,"sku":"BDg5h3","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/93723-g5h3-Square.jpg?v=1736072731","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-g5h3","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}