The Prince - Niccolo MachiavelliNiccol Machiavelli's brutally uncompromising manual of statecraft, The Prince is translated and edited with an introduction by Tim Parks in Penguin Classics As a diplomat in turbulent fifteenth century Florence, Niccol Machiavelli knew how quickly political fortunes could rise and fall. The Prince, his tough minded, pragmatic handbook on how power really works, made his name notorious and has remained controversial ever since. How can a leader be