The Prince is often regarded as the first true leadership book. It shocked contemporary readers with its ruthless call for fearless and effective action. With simple prose and straightforward logic Machiavelli's guide still has the power to surprise and inform anyone hoping to make their way in the ...

The Prince is often regarded as the first true leadership book. It shocked contemporary readers with its ruthless call for fearless and effective action. With simple prose and straightforward logic Machiavelli's guide still has the power to surprise and inform anyone hoping to make their way in the world.

This keepsake edition includes an introduction by Tom Butler-Bowdon, drawing out lessons for managers and business leaders, and showing how The Prince remains vital reading for anyone in the realm of business or politics.

Niccolò Machiavelliwas an Italian philosopher and writer, and is considered one of the founders of modern political science. He was a diplomat and civil servant

in the Florentine Republic in the sixteenth century, until arrested for conspiracy in 1513 after which he gave his time to writing.Tom Butler-Bowdonis the author of five bestselling books on classic self-help and motivational writing. He has been described by** USA Today**as 'a true scholar of this type of literature'.

His first book,* 50 Self-Help Classics *, won the 2004 Benjamin Franklin award.