Here are a couple of terrific finds in today’s Amazon Daily Deals: a book of kitchen table science experiments for kids, plus the Audible edition of that Machiavelli classic of political philosophy, The Prince. First up:
Kitchen Science Lab for Kids: 52 Family Friendly Experiments from the Pantry (5/5 stars, priced at $2.99 TODAY ONLY) – From Amazon:
At-home science provides an environment for freedom, creativity and invention that is not always possible in a school setting. In your own kitchen, it’s simple, inexpensive, and fun to whip up a number of amazing science experiments using everyday ingredients.
Science can be as easy as baking. Hands-On Family: Kitchen Science Lab for Kids offers 52 fun science activities for families to do together. The experiments can be used as individual projects, for parties, or as educational activities groups.
Kitchen Science Lab for Kids will tempt families to cook up some physics, chemistry and biology in their own kitchens and back yards. Many of the experiments are safe enough for toddlers and exciting enough for older kids, so families can discover the joy of science together.
Machiavelli’s masterwork is still read, and astonishingly relevant, to this very day—not just by students of philosophy and political science, but by actual politians and business leaders. TODAY ONLY you can get the Audible edition for just $1.95, and you don’t have to be an Audible member to take advantage of this offer.
The Prince [Unabridged] (4.5/5 stars, priced at $1.95 TODAY ONLY) – From Amazon:
From his perspective in Renaissance Italy, Machiavelli’s aim in this classic work was to resolve conflict with the ruling prince, Lorenzo de Medici.
Machiavelli based his insights on the way people really are rather than an ideal of how they should be. This is the world’s most famous master plan for seizing and holding power.
Astonishing in its candor, The Prince even today remains a disturbingly realistic and prophetic work on what it takes to be a prince, a king, or a president.
When Machiavelli was removed from his post in his beloved Florence, he resolved to set down a treatise on leadership that was practical, not idealistic. The Prince he envisioned would be unencumbered by ordinary ethical and moral values.
Even today, this sixteenth-century classic has become essential listening for every student of government, and is the ultimate audiobook on power politics.
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