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Leonardo da Vinci, Niccolo Machiavelli and Cesare Borgia. As each fascinating life unfolds so does the ...
A new book by the author of the immensely successful The Medici. The extraordinary story of Napoleon's ...
Paul Strathern studied philosophy at Trinity College, Dublin. He has lectured in philosophy and mathematics. He is a Somerset Maugham Prize-winning novelist; author of two series of books - Philosophers in 90 Minutes and The Big Idea: Scientists who Changed the World; Mendeleyev's Dream (shortlisted for the Aventis Science Book Prize); Dr. Strangelove's Game: A History of Economic Genius, The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance; The Artist, the Philosopher and the Warrior and Death in Florence: The Medici, Savonarola and the Battle for the Soul of the Renaissance City.
A vivid and dramatic account of one of the most influential families in Italian history
Leonardo da Vinci, Niccolo Machiavelli and Cesare Borgia. As each fascinating life unfolds so does the Italian Renaissance - in all its artistic beauty, political complexity and martial brutalism.
The bloody and dramatic story of the battle for the soul of Renaissance Florence, one of the defining moments in Western history.
A new book by the author of the immensely successful The Medici. The extraordinary story of Napoleon's 18-month Egyptian adventure and his dream of world power.
From the author of The Medici comes a new history of Venice, which looks at the lives of the famous individuals of the Republic to try to define its character.