The princessa : Machiavelli for women
Harriet Rubin has studied the great female heroes in the wars of intimacy and public life, and distilled their behavior into a plan of action. Whether confronting lovers, mothers, bosses, or competitors, The Princessa is a guide for the woman who feels she deserves far more than she has gotten through compromise
Life skills guides
ix, 190 pages ; 20 cm
9780385475372, 0385475373
35548952
Letter from the Machiavella I Have Become to the Reader, the Princessa of a Troubled, Embattled Domain
The Book of Strategy. I.A Princessa Discovers Her True Strength by Knowing Her Enemy. II. What It Means to Be Feminine and the Art of Micropower. III. How to Be Brilliantly Disruptive. IV. Enlarge the Space in Which You Can Be Strong. V. Femininity Is a Vast Wealth and Deserves to Be Treated as Such. VI. How to Get People to Act in the Short Run. VII. How to Get People to Act in the Long Run. VIII. How One Princessa Aimed High to Meet Her Target. IX. Tension Disarms Opponents. X. Four Kinds of Strategic Tension. XI. The Paradox of Power Anorexia
The Book of Tactics. I. Besting Surpasses Winning. II. How Besting Is Accomplished. III. The Eighteen Tactics of the Great Warrior Princessas. IV. The Ultimate Freedom Is Ending the Battle
The Book of Subtle Weapons. I. How the Right Weapons Turn the War in Your Favor. II. Know Your Shame, Love Your Power. III. On the Use of Men as Weapons. IV. The Polish Generalissimas' Paradigm
Epilogue: Strategy for a Wild Peace
"A Currency book"--Title page verso