Books with title The False Prince

The Prince is a bedtime story unlike most. It doesn't have talking animals, silly monsters, or even a ghost. It just has a boy, who desires to be old. Not old, old, he doesn't want to be covered in mold. He wants to be big, he wants to be the king. Being a kid is fun, but his head is ready for that golden ring. Or so he thinks at least, and he tells his mom and dad. And they figure that it's a perfect time to let him know rushing can be bad. Being older is no fun, at least not all the time. And The Prince is going to learn that, and he'll learn it all in rhyme.

"Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (1469 - 1527) was an Italian Renaissance historian, politician, diplomat, philosopher, humanist, and writer. He has often been called the founder of modern political science. He was for many years a senior official in the Florentine Republic, with responsibilities in diplomatic and military affairs. He also wrote comedies, carnival songs, and poetry. His personal correspondence is renowned in the Italian language. He was secretary to the Second Chancery of the Republic of Florence from 1498 to 1512, when the Medici were out of power. He wrote his most renowned work The Prince (Il Principe) in 1513. ""Machiavellianism"" is a widely used negative term to characterize unscrupulous politicians of the sort Machiavelli described most famously in The Prince. Machiavelli described immoral behavior, such as dishonesty and killing innocents, as being normal and effective in politics. He even seemed to endorse it in some situations. The book itself gained notoriety when some readers claimed that the author was teaching evil, and providing ""evil recommendations to tyrants to help them maintain their power."" The term ""Machiavellian"" is often associated with political deceit, deviousness, and realpolitik. On the other hand, many commentators, such as Baruch Spinoza, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Denis Diderot, have argued that Machiavelli was actually a Republican, even when writing The Prince, and his writings were an inspiration to Enlightenment proponents of modern democratic political philosophy."

War is on the horizon in the second installment of The Faery Keepers series. Kate and Maggie must learn to master their Keeper powers, with the guidance of Derek, and defeat the Zions before the Faeries are wiped from existence. With Kate's newly found power of Foresight she learns of a rogue Zion boy that has been actively killing off the Fae. But the visions always seem to come too late. Enter Bryce, the surly Faery Prince of the Unseelie Court. Is he their sworn enemy? Or will he prove to be a new ally and twist the hand of Fate in the Keeper's favor?

When Machiavelli’s brief treatise on Renaissance statecraft and princely power was posthumously published in 1532, it generated a debate that has raged unabated until the present day. Based upon Machiavelli’s first-hand experience as an emissary of the Florentine Republic to the courts of Europe, The Prince analyzes the usually violent means by which men seize, retain, and lose political power. Machiavelli added a dimension of incisive realism to one of the major philosophical and political issues of his time, especially the relationship between public deeds and private morality. His book provides a remarkably uncompromising picture of the true nature of power, no matter in what era or by whom it is exercised.

Princess and heir to the throne of Thorvaldor, Nalia has led a privileged life at court. But everything changes when she learns, just after her sixteenth birthday, that she is a false princess, a stand-in for the real Nalia, who has been hidden away for her protection. Cast out with little more than the clothes on her back, the girl now called Sinda must leave behind the city, her best friend, Kiernan, and the only life she’s ever known.Sent to live with her only surviving relative, Sinda proves inept at even the simplest tasks. Then she discovers that long-suppressed, dangerous magic runs through her veins, and she realizes that she will never learn to be just a simple village girl. Sinda returns to the city to seek answers. Instead, she rediscovers the boy who refused to forsake her, and uncovers a secret that could change the course of Thorvaldor’s history forever.An intricately plotted and completely satisfying adventure, The False Princess is both an engaging tale in the tradition of great fantasy novels and a story never told before that will enchant—and surprise—its listeners.

In The Frog Prince”, a spoiled princess grudgingly befriends a frog after a chance meeting at a pond. Forced against her will to spend time with the creature, he is ultimately revealed to be a handsome prince under a spell when she hurls him against the wall. In many other versions of the story the curse is broken by a kiss or a night spent on the princess’ pillow. It is possible that the idea for the story goes back to Roman times when the emperor Nero was often mockingly compared to a frog.

~~The story, Prince of the Fae, follows seventeen year old Carrington Moore who is dying of a rare type of cancer. At least, that's what they compare it too when they talk or try a treatment. She meets Sebastian Walker the day that her best friend is murdered and befriends him even though he is quite reluctant at first to form a friendship. He dresses like a Punk Rock God, complete with guyliner but under all that she sees more. She sees kindness and love. She sees the person she can tell he is trying to hide. She wants to know him and she wants him to really know her. Even though she knows that she doesn't have long left, it doesn't seem like a bad idea to get a little happiness out of it. Sebastian Walker, Prince of the Fae, is spending a year with his mortal grandparents before they pass on while his mother makes her journey to see the Fae gathered around the country. At his father's request, he is going to attend a subnat (mortal) high school. Of all the things that he expects when he walks into that classroom, meeting the girl he's destined to spend his life with didn't even register. After all, his Match can't be mortal can she? Fate has chosen Carrington for him and she is mortal. She's mortal enough to be dying so he must be wrong. Fate must be wrong. Besides, he can heal people so she won't be dying for too long. He'll just heal her a little bit every day until she's all better. Miraculous recovery? Happens all the time. Only, she won't heal. Yeah, he can make her feel a little better but she won't stay better like she should. The more time he spends with her, the more he knows that she is his Match. The first time his lips touch hers, he knows he won't ever let her go. Even if that means that he will spill every ounce of his magic into her until he can find out what is going on with the intriguing Carrington Moore.