Books like The Prince

12 books to read next

• The Republic Plato 7.3 h
• Leviathan Thomas Hobbes 9.3 h
• Essay Concerning the True Original Extent and End of Civil Government John Locke 2.8 h
• Gorgias Plato 3.7 h
• The Social Contract Jean-Jacques Rousseau 4.6 h
• The Portable Hannah Arendt Hannah Arendt 10.6 h
• Two Treatises on Government John Locke, Ian Shapiro, Lee Ward 7.2 h
• The Arthashastra Kauṭalya. 8.9 h
• Phaedo Plato 3.6 h
• The Social Contract and Discourses Jean-Jacques Rousseau 5.3 h
• Emile or Education Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Barbara Foxley, William Harold Wayne 8.4 h
• The Politics of Obedience Étienne de La Boétie 1.9 h

How long each takes

The Republic Plato 7.3 h Leviathan Thomas Hobbes 9.3 h Essay Concerning the True Original Extent and End of Civil Government John Locke 2.8 h Gorgias Plato 3.7 h The Social Contract Jean-Jacques Rousseau 4.6 h The Portable Hannah Arendt Hannah Arendt 10.6 h Two Treatises on Government John Locke, Ian Shapiro, Lee Ward 7.2 h The Arthashastra Kauṭalya. 8.9 h Phaedo Plato 3.6 h The Social Contract and Discourses Jean-Jacques Rousseau 5.3 h Emile or Education Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Barbara Foxley, William Harold Wayne 8.4 h The Politics of Obedience Étienne de La Boétie 1.9 h

Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.