Mmm... Machiavelli, one of my favorites. Really kind of cool to be able to understand him in context of the backstabbing politics of Renaissance Italy.
One should only hope there's a Borgia or Medici waiting to meet Old Joe.

Hadn't heard about Norm's book, though I've really grown to appreciate him over the last few years. Appreciate the suggestion before they start throwing it on the pyre of banned literature.