{"product_id":"the-prince","title":"The Prince","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA ruthless guide to power, politics, and the price of rule.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is Niccolò Machiavelli’s sharp, unsettling meditation on power stripped of illusion. Written in the turbulence of Renaissance Italy, the book rejects idealism in favor of a cold-eyed analysis of how rulers actually gain, wield, and keep authority. Virtue, Machiavelli argues, matters less than effectiveness; morality bends under necessity; and political survival often demands deception, calculation, and force.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe treatise advises rulers on everything from whether it is better to be loved or feared (feared, but not hated) to the proper use of cruelty (cruelty should be swift and decisive, then turned away from). Machiavelli argues that a prince must be as cunning as a fox and as fierce as a lion; that keeping promises is admirable only when it serves one’s purposes; and that the end—the stability of the state—justifies means that would otherwise be condemned. The book is short, direct, and utterly devoid of sentimentality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvocative, concise, and endlessly debated, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e remains a foundational text for understanding power not as it ought to be, but as it is—uncomfortable, pragmatic, and relentlessly human.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten in 1513, published posthumously in 1532\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the most influential and controversial works of political philosophy in Western history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe source of the term “Machiavellian,” describing the use of cunning and duplicity in politics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears, or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that the truth about power is rarely comforting, and never irrelevant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNiccolò Machiavelli\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1469–1527) was an Italian diplomat, political theorist, and historian whose work reshaped the study of power and statecraft. A senior official in the Florentine Republic, he wrote \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from firsthand experience of political collapse and exile. After the Medici family returned to power in 1512, Machiavelli was imprisoned, tortured, and banished from Florence. He wrote \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in the hope of regaining favor—but the book was too honest, too unsettling, and too dangerous. It was condemned by the Catholic Church and remained on the Index of Prohibited Books for nearly three centuries. His unsentimental view of politics has made him one of the most influential—and controversial—thinkers in Western history. His other major works include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiscourses on Livy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Art of War\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and the comedy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Mandrake\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He died in Florence in 1527 and is buried in the Basilica of Santa Croce.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casa Carlini","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":54561096827252,"sku":"0-1","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54561096860020,"sku":"0-2","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54561096892788,"sku":"9612921001106","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54561096925556,"sku":"0-4","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/5561\/6884\/files\/casa-carlini-simple-audiobook-the-prince-53566706516340.jpg?v=1779965694","url":"https:\/\/casacarlini.com\/products\/the-prince","provider":"Casa Carlini","version":"1.0","type":"link"}