The Borgias

by Marion Johnson Narrated by Aviva Skell

Overview

It's no wonder Machiavelli's account of CEsare Borgia in The Prince became one of the best-selling books in the 1980s business community. It's full of practical hints on how to stab your adversary in the back while staring him in the face. The surprise is how many educated readers still believe that Lucrezia Borgia was the unrivaled monster of her age. That misconception is one of the myths Marion Johnson shatters in her excellent account of a 15th century Italian dynasty. Listeners who prefer contemporary biography will be surprised at how little political mores have really changed.

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Booknews

Now deceased, Johnson lived in Rome in 1944 while working for the British Foreign Office and became interested in the dynasty that established itself there during the Renaissance and has become the epitome of political intrigue and corruption. Her account was originally published by Macdonald in 1981. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170963911
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	10/28/2011
Edition description:	Unabridged

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