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Attending to both executioner and victim, listening to the Duke’s reflections and discovering the hidden truths that Dianora reveals to him, transform Machiavelli and give him the insight that will allow him to become a great writer. And put his own life at risk.   The Prince, written years later, was published posthumously. Thanks to it, the writer they all thought mediocre will prove to be a genius, and Cesare Borgia will survive forever, just as he wanted.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49751703027985,"sku":"NGR9781787704992","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50654889967889,"sku":"GOR014025445","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1787704998.jpg?v=1759229743"},{"product_id":"throne-book-franco-bernini-9781787705821","title":"The Throne","description":"Machiavelli is famous the world over, but who was he before he penned The Prince?","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51793123344657,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":51793123803409,"sku":"NGR9781787705821","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53140401979665,"sku":"GOR014770189","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781787705821.jpg?v=1759918129"},{"product_id":"throne-book-franco-bernini-9798889660149","title":"The Throne","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis meticulously researched and brilliantly told historical novel, the first of the Machiavelli trilogy, recounts the enigmatic life of Niccolò Machiavelli, revealing the complex man behind the infamous political strategist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOctober 1502. 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