The New Prince: Machiavelli Updated for the Twenty-First Century

by Dick Morris

Book Overview

An update of Machiavelli's The Prince, written by New York Times bestselling author and political thinker Dick Morris.

Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince has been one of the most widely read and quoted book about politics during the past five centuries. But in the democracies of the information age, new ideas are needed to make government prosper through the next century. Now, Dick Morris, who contributed significantly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580631479
• ISBN13: 9781580631471
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 5.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

A Piece of Genius

Mr. Morris' book is inspiring. I read the original Prince by Machiavelli, but it was inconclusive and difficult to apply to today's democratic standards (although there are some things that will never change). This book can be applied in all stations and situations of life, for all of these are relative. I believe that this is, truly, a guide to people--not just politics. It is a worthwhile read.

Want to survive in workplace and get ahead?

I read this book and applied the concepts to overcome a seemingly impossible situation. Result, I got one of the highest ratings in my department. My department is also one of the best and the toughest to succeed in. I like this book because it is well organized and you do not have to read it cover to cover. You simply review the section you need advice on. I wish Morris would write a book about staying in the top ranks after you succeed.

The New Prince

This is one of the easiest-to-read, most comprehensible political books I have ever read. Dick Morris made his basic ideas about a subject some call "dull" become important to the reader. "The New Prince" provided me with a deeper understanding of politics, giving me new insights into the subject. I have not yet read "The Prince" by Machiavelli, but nonetheless this book appears to have ideas that will prove meaningful in the years to come. Dick Morris gives more credit to voters than most people in the political arena do. He realizes that voters no longer make decisions based on single issues. He recognizes that people today are much more informed than citizens of past administrations. In America, people no longer want to elect a senator, let him do his job, and six years later evaluate his work in another election. They want involvement all the time. The author shows us how these changes in the desires of citizens change how a politician should make decisions. This books expresses great new political ideas in user-friendly vocabulary through an almost conversational tone with understandable, sound examples.

A DELIGHTFUL READ

The guy successfully combines the theories of a trained political scientist, which he isn't, with the experiences of a wise political advisor, which he is. It's a delightful read.

Illuminating commentary on recent U.S. political history

If you can get past any preceived ideas you might have of Mr. Morris, this is an insightful discussion of modern U.S. politics. Morris did not invent modern political polling, he just raised it to an art form. The real villian is neither Morris or Machiavelli. The real and dangerous villian is the Prince who seeks to achieve, first and foremost, political power for himself and distantly second, if at all, to enhance the welfare of the state. Machevelli's and Morris's genius is not in what they created, but rather in what they were able to discern already in operaton in the real world. These observations, which escaped all others until pointed out, are condemned along with the writers as evil incarnate. Morris illustrates how modern politics operates and what motivates our modern politician. Machiavelli's and Morris's most important observation is "Get Real". This is how the game evolved and is now played. To be in the game, either as a player or as an educated observer, Morris book provides timely and valuable insights.