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Capitol Hill Playbook A Machiavellian Guide for Young Political Professionals

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ISBN-10: 1620877392

ISBN-13: 9781620877395

Edition: 2013

Authors: Nicholas Balthazar

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In presenting the ideal skills, abilities, and qualities of a successful politico, The Capitol Hill Playbook speaks to today’s generation of staffers like no other book before it. Weaving together Renaissance-era political philosophies and contemporary illustrations, Nicholas Balthazar enlists the help of Niccolò Machiavelli, author of the venerable political treatise The Prince, and Baldassare Castiglione, author of The Book of the Courtier—the authoritative account of Renaissance court life—to demonstrate two models of political life and their applicability today.Balthazar offers readers a path between these two methods, exploring the mechanics of working for elected officials but also…    
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Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/1/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.638

Nicholas Balthazar is a veteran political staffer with experience that includes work in Congress, the White House, and on the state level. He has worked side-by-side with several well-known politicians on numerous election campaigns and policy initiatives throughout his career. He lives in Washington, DC.

Introduction
The American Prince
On the four types of princes
On working for a prince
On choosing a prince
On managing a prince
The American Courtier
On being a courtier
On the qualities and skills of successful courtiers
On the means of ascent
On friends, mentors, and brothers-in-arms
On the art of internecine warfare
Epilogue: On being a model courtier
Notes