The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli - Complete

The Prince is a practical guide on leadership and management.

The book is about how to acquire and maintain power. It tackles the conduct of great leaders and the characteristics of a princely government.

Deviating from morals and ethics, The Prince gives advice on how to 'win friends and influence people' for one's political gain.

The Prince is divided into 26 chapters. It discusses mainly the character and behavior of a prince, the types of principalities, types of armies, and Italy's political situation during that time.

The Prince is considered one of the earliest works on modern philosophy and the most popular work of Niccolò Machiavelli on political treatise. An Italian diplomat and political theorist, Machiavelli dedicated the book to Lorenzo de’ Medici during the time of political disunity in Florance, Italy.