Very Best Of Prince, The - Prince

Advantages: Contraversial
Disadvantages: Introduction is long

...GENERAL INFORMATION The Prince is the work of Machiavelli that describes primarily how a Prince (Ruler) can retain his empire. In the book he describes how different empires can use different strategums to retain power, and which are the most affective. Including political and warfare strategies that have been a success and those that have failed as examples. Machiavelli discusses in The Prince the different kinds of Principalities then goes on to say that the essential foundations for any state, whether old or new, are sound laws and strong military forces. He discribes different defences and military strategies. Other subjects discussed are the reputation of the Prince, Generosity Vs Parsimony, Cruelty Vs Mercy, Avoiding contempt and hatred, Gaining honours, Nobles and staff, Avoiding flatterers and Fortune. Nicolo... Read review

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Advantages: wasted an hour when i was hungover
Disadvantages: a waste of an hour i could have been doing something else

...that Paige is a very focussed young woman the sort who puts off people by being focussed to the exclusion of anything else. Eddie (Prince Edvard of Denmark) is a playboy prince he has no focus and does nothing except have fun to the chargin of his parents and delight of the paparazzi. Until he decides he needs to get away and discover himself, in of all the places Winsconsin. So he enrolls at the college that Paige attends and running in to her early earns her dislike. She is dismayed when he becomes her lab partner in her main Chemistry class. But after she gives him a piece of her mind about his 'spoilt little rich kid' ways he decides to change (anyone else find his skinny body a total turn off?), starting with a job at the bar in which she also works. This is his way to win her over. Predictably he achieves this as she... Read review

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Advantages: Very well acted, absorbing, intense, shocking in parts
Disadvantages: A little mawkish at the end

...scenarios between psychiatrist and client, suddenly did an all-change into something wet, soppy and mawkish. Each time I have since viewed The Prince Of Tides (and that's rather a lot of times as it's one of my favourite films), I make a point of stopping it when I know it's all going to fall apart and get not stupid exactly...but maybe a tad embarrassingly over-acted. Another little thing in the main body of the film that I feel maybe needs drawing attention to, is that here and there, Lowenstein displays very fuzzed up boundaries with Tom - boundaries which should be clear and firmly in place at all times when dealing with patients/clients. I'm not sure if this was done deliberately or if that's how psychiatrists and therapists practice in the USA, but I feel overall it could give a poor impression to anybody who may seriously be... Read review

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