Here is history's greatest guide to personal power and mastery of your environment, abridged and introduced by PEN award-winning historian and New Thought voice Mitch Horowitz. The full lessons of Machiavelli's The Prince are now available to you in a single sitting. The book's effectiveness is maximized by Mitch's new introduction, which places this blueprint to power in context. Also included is a collection of Machiavelli's most practical maxims for quick reference. These are tough but ethical principles-discover - Whether it is better to be feared or loved-and why. - How to prepare for conflict. - The right kinds of friends and allies. - How to deal with your enemies. - The traits of strong and weak leaders. - How to win people's loyalty.