Ergebnis für "The Prince" in Literatur & Belletristik

In an attempt to appeal to the Medici family during the Italian Renaissance, Machiavelli outlines the way to acquire and retain political power, and how great men should behave in a princely government. The book is divided into four parts - types of principalities and state, proper conduct of a prince as military leader, personal conduct of a prince, and the disparity of Italy's political situation. Many listeners will be able to see principals that Machiavelli advocates for are still used in many political systems today.

A blood prince who refused his crown. A priest who was never supposed to love him. A kingdom rotting beneath holy vows and royal lies. Dante Traibon was born heir to a blood-drinking dynasty, but he would rather vanish into the snow than become the monster his family demands. Stripped of name and power, he finds refuge with John Thompson, a farmer's grandson with a gentle heart and a future in the church.

From his perspective in Renaissance Italy, Machiavelli's aim in this classic work was to resolve conflict with the ruling prince, Lorenzo de Medici. Machiavelli based his insights on the way people really are rather than an ideal of how they should be. This is the world's most famous master plan for seizing and holding power. Astonishing in its candor The Prince even today remains a disturbingly realistic and prophetic work on what it takes to be a prince, a king, or a president.

With their countries on the brink of war, Damen and his new master, Prince Laurent, must exchange the intrigues of the palace for the sweeping might of the battlefield as they travel to the border to avert a lethal plot. Forced to hide his identity, Damen finds himself increasingly drawn to the dangerous, charismatic Laurent. But as the fledgling trust between the two men deepens, the truth of secrets from both their pasts is poised to deal them the crowning death blow.

For over 500 years, The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli has been one of the most influential—and controversial—works ever written on leadership, politics, and human nature. This Complete Edition brings Machiavelli’s insights to today’s listener with a faithful line-by-line modernization that keeps the original tone, structure, and message fully intact. Designed to be both accessible and authentic, this edition allows modern listeners to engage directly with Machiavelli’s ideas—without the barriers of outdated language or dense phrasing.

I was reborn . . . inside a painting. My own portrait. For eight hundred years, I was forced to watch my bloodline decay—generation by generation—helpless, forgotten, doomed to fade into irrelevance. Everything changed when a kid named Anatole got curious. "I read in a book that our great...

“A masterpiece that can compare with Steinbeck’s East of Eden. … Some books make you laugh; some make you cry; some make you think. The Prince of Tides is a rarity: It does all three.” — Detroit Free Press A modern American classic and a family saga that spans decades, this is the...

Eine Leiche im Wasser. Eine Vielzahl von Verdächtigen. Rachel Prince muss wieder auf einer Kreuzfahrt sein! Als ein Freddie Mercury-Doppelgänger über Bord geht (buchstäblich), werden Rachel Prince und ihre achtzigjährige Reisebegleiterin, Lady Marjorie, Hals über Kopf in ein weiteres wirbelndes Mordrätsel geworfen, das ihr letztes sein droht! Die Crew an Bord der luxuriösen Coral Queen wird mit den Eskapaden einer 'Queen'-Tribute-Band, einer problematischen Junggesellenparty und einer Gruppe aufgeregter Cheerleaderinnen an ihre Grenzen gebracht.

The Prince is a timeless political treatise that explores how power is gained, maintained, and lost. Written in the early 16th century, Machiavelli offers sharp, practical guidance for rulers navigating unstable political landscapes. Drawing from historical examples and real-world observation, he examines leadership, strategy, diplomacy, and human nature—arguing that effectiveness often outweighs morality in matters of state. Provocative and influential, The Prince remains one of the most important works ever written on politics and power.

Aus dem Zeitalter der Uniformität. Aus dem Zeitalter der Einsamkeit und des Doppeldenk. Aus dem Zeitalter des Big Brothers. Von mir, Winston Smith. Grüße. Es ist das Jahr 1984 und das Leben hat sich massiv verändert. Luftstützpunkt Nummer Eins, vormals bekannt als Großbritannien, ist ein Ort, den Big Brother ständig überwacht und wo sich niemand verstecken kann. Außer vielleicht Winston Smith. Während er im Ministerium für Wahrheit daran arbeitet, die Geschichte umzuschreiben, träumt er insgeheim von der Freiheit.

There's always a point in someone's life where they regret the decisions of their past. Take me for instance. I skipped my lessons as often as I could get away with, figuring I'd always have someone with me to translate or watch my back. As a prince of Al Nuzem, I was very rarely alone. But when...

Das Einzige, was schlimmer ist, als sich auf einem Kreuzfahrtschiff mit einem Mörder zu befinden, ist die Entdeckung, dass Ihr Ex ebenfalls an Bord ist... Rachel wird erneut dazu verleitet, Ermittlungen anzustellen, als am ersten Tag ihrer Antipoden-Kreuzfahrt der Körper eines Reiseleiters der Bucket-List in der Bibliothek gefunden wird. Kann eine scheinbar harmlose Gruppe von älteren Menschen einen Mörder unter sich haben?

This adventure story has everything you could want: a handsome good guy, a pretty heroine, some bad guys, sword fighting, revenge, romance, and of course a happy ending, along with "rodents of unusual size." Join Westley (the plucky farm boy), Buttercup (the beautiful young maiden), Inigo...

I was reborn . . . inside a painting. My own portrait. For eight hundred years, I was forced to watch my bloodline decay—generation by generation—helpless, forgotten, doomed to fade into irrelevance. Everything changed when a kid named Anatole got curious. "I read in a book that our great...

Cold. Heartless. Deadly. Whispers of his name alone bring fear to fae and mortals alike. The Prince. There is nothing in the mortal world more dangerous than him. Haunted by a past he couldn’t control, all Caden desires is revenge against those who’d wronged him, trapping him in never-ending nightmare. And there is one person he knows can help him. Raised within the Order, Brighton Jussier knows just how dangerous the Prince is, reformed or not. She’d seen firsthand what atrocities he could be capable of. The last thing she wants to do is help him, but he leaves her little choice.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Welcome back to Arcana Academy. Tarot magic, forbidden desire, battle, and betrayal collide for the power to change the world in the second book of this thrilling fantasy romance series. I am terrified. Yet my heart skips a beat. This man might be a monster, but he...

Chaotische Pechmarie prallt auf smarten Schotten. Wenn dein Boss dir einen Auftrag gibt, der dich mal eben nach Luft schnappen lässt, dann atme tief durch und sieh zu, wie du aus der Sache mit einem blauen Auge rauskommst. Ella ist spontan, ewig pleite und aktuell steht ihr Job auf der Kippe. Um ihn zu retten, soll sie inkognito einen Callboy daten - mit allem, was dazugehört: Flirten, Restaurantbesuch, Hotelzimmer inklusive Champagner und Rosenblätter im Badewasser... und mehr. Mehr? Im Leben nicht! Ella ist sich sicher, den Auftrag auch ohne den letzten Schritt durchzuziehen.

Young Prince Skylar feels trapped as he sits at his twenty-first birthday celebration, where a bevy of royal maidens beauties are paraded before him in hopes of his choosing a wife. He has never had a male companion, but has always secretly longed for one. When a chance encounter leads young prince Skylar and Kimble, a noble and devastatingly handsome knight, to discover a powerful, otherworldly magic that connects them, they embark on an enchanted journey through realms beyond the mortal plane.

Blood of the Ninth Prince is a brutal First Age dark fantasy chronicle set in 001 of the First Age within the War for the Adamite Throne universe. It tells the origin of the Night-Forged Eternals, beginning with the birth of Varkhorion, first of the vampiric predators engineered by the Ninth Prince beneath the lands of Espiria. From its opening, the audiobook makes clear that this is not a story of redemption or misunderstood darkness. It is the rise of a monstrous bloodline and the first establishment of vampiric dominion in a young human world.

In 1913, two brothers are sent into the forest to fend for themselves, forging a bond through hunger, freedom and endurance. Before the summer is over, a decision fractures that world, leaving a scar that will mark their family for generations. The wondrous, magical and deeply moving debut novel by one of Norway's finest artists, Lars Elling… Nineteen-year-old Filip spends his days playing football, listening to music on his Walkman and drawing, searching for something he cannot yet name.