Have you ever wondered would happen in today’s world if the forces of good operated according to Niccolo Machiavelli’s teachings?

Iran is building a nuclear weapon, yet the rest of the world seems powerless to stop it. If he were alive today, what would Niccolo Machiavelli do?

Cornell professor Jack McNair is the world’s leading authority on...

The powerful, raging second novel in The Venetians trilogy that tells of the bitter and enduring conflict between two powerful Italian noble families.

The Lion of St. Mark told the story of the deep-seated rivalry between the patrician Ziani and Soranzo families---a long history of hatred and strife that had passed from one generation to the...

The first book in an adventurous trilogy

The House of Ziani and the House of Soranzo had been enemies ever since their grandfathers’ joint business venture had collapsed more than forty years before. Then, they had chosen not to resolve their differences in the courts. Instead, they each sought to prevail in their rivalry by investing, trading,...