The Prince - Niccolò Machiavelli

The Prince

By Niccolò Machiavelli

  • Release Date: 2010-01-01
  • Genre: Politics & Current Events
Score: 4
4
From 25 Ratings

Description

This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad.

"All states, all powers, that have held and hold rule over men have been and are either republics or principalities. 

Principalities are either hereditary, in which the family has been long established; or they are new. 

The new are either entirely new, as was Milan to Francesco Sforza, or they are, as it were, members annexed to the hereditary state of the prince who has acquired them, as was the kingdom of Naples to that of the King of Spain. 

Such dominions thus acquired are either accustomed to live under a prince, or to live in freedom; and are acquired either by the arms of the prince himself, or of others, or else by fortune or by ability. ..."
- Excerpted from "The Prince"

Reviews

  • More than a novel, excellent for students

    5
    By Thomas Bradley
    It's one thing to read a novel, it's a whole different to read a well-organized book with extra reference material. I thought the table of contents was very useful, but the feature that really stood out was the analysis of the novel. The analysis is a Sparknotes type tool, which summarizes every chapter. It was especially useful for me when I had to review the material for an essay, as it was full of quotes and key points.
  • Much better than the free version

    5
    By iPad-reader
    This book has clickable table of contents an is formatted much better than the free version. get this one.