{"product_id":"the-diplomat-of-florence-anthony-r-wildman-9780648945413","title":"The Diplomat of Florence","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlorence, 1498. The long rule of the Medici is over and a new regime has emerged from the turbulence, a genuine republic of the people. But Florence is weak and threatened by a new warlord who is rampaging across central Italy-Cesare Borgia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNiccol  Machiavelli is young and inexperienced when he becomes second secretary of the Florentine chancellery, but he is destined to become his city's leading diplomat. As he tries to counter the Borgia threat, Machiavelli is plunged into the grim realities of power politics, negotiates with kings and popes, and learns that no one can be trusted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of Hilary Mantel, this is the story of a skilled diplomat whose name has become a byword for treachery and double dealing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony R. Wildman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0648945413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780648945413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plutus Publishing Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001","brand":"Anthony R. Wildman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983054930175,"sku":"9780648945413","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_163a2ba6-5b66-4290-8226-560cbe71f2ca.jpg?v=1683264424","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-diplomat-of-florence-anthony-r-wildman-9780648945413","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}