The Princessa : Machiavelli for Women

The Princessa : Machiavelli for Women
by Harriet Rubin

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Author: Harriet Rubin
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1998-03-09
ISBN: 0440508320
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Dell

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Book Review: Waste of my time
Summary: 2 Stars

Too many words, not enough examples.
As a young female engineer, I was hoping to hear detailed suggestions on how to stay feminine, yet command attention and respect from older male coworkers. Instead, she seemed to ramble and repeat herself a lot.

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Summary of The Princessa : Machiavelli for Women

A legacy of leadership for women only.

For centuries men have used the lessons of Machiavelli's The Prince to gain and hold power. Today's women, struggling to succeed in a man's world, must learn a crucial lesson of their own: men and women are not equal--and that is a woman's greatest strength. From the wars of intimacy to battles of public life, whether confronting bosses, competitors, or lovers, the greatest power belongs to the woman who dares to use the subtle weapons that are hers alone.

This provocative work urges women to claim what they want and deserve, offering a bold new battle plan that celebrates a woman's unique gifts: passion and intuition, sensitivity and cunning. It draws from history's legendary female divas and poets, saints and sinners, artists and activists--who, armed with a desire for justice and a spirit of outrageousness, achieved their impossible dreams. Their lasting legacy is codified in The Princessa: act like a woman, fight like a woman, and life will be yours to command.

Can a woman's version of The Prince actually work?

There's a sidelong sensibility at work in this post-feminist analog to the Renaissance's great work of strategy. Harriet Rubin urges women to triumph by turning their enemies into allies and their fear into power; by enlarging their sphere rather than defending it; and by learning to best instead of win.

But there's a delicate wryness to the art of balancing tensions to one's advantage. One of the most telling examples is that of Sun Tzu, who bet the emperor he could turn the twelve royal concubines into fierce warriors, but was bested by the concubines, who simply giggled when he barked orders at them. Modern women may find interpreting this a challenge, but an entertaining one.

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