books.google.com.br - The author of The Prince—his controversial handbook on power, which is one of the most influential books ever written—Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) was no prince himself. Born to an established middle-class family, Machiavelli worked as a courtier and diplomat for the Republic of Florence and...http://books.google.com.br/books/about/Machiavelli.html?hl=pt-BR&id=RkZDHvd420sC&q=Orti+Oricellari&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareMachiavelli
