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NPR's Wisdom From The Top: 'Machiavelli For Women'

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Is This a Manual for Women in the Workplace?

Lorenzo de medici wrote the book for what he calls the conquering prince. The catholic church read it, and they threatened to excommunicate anyone who bought the book. But when i was reading the book, ive triy, read it like a hundred times at this point,. i have really come to love it and find it really beautiful. Am, and i think the reason that it has endured is even though a lot of it's very outdated, there's something in there that's very timeless.

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