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Book SynopsisPaul Strathern studied philosophy at Trinity College, Dublin. He has lectured in philosophy and mathematics. He is a Somerset Maugham Prize-winning novelist; author of two series of books -
Philosophers in 90 Minutes and
The Big Idea: Scientists who Changed the World;
as well as
Mendeleyev's Dream (shortlisted for the Aventis Science Book Prize);
Dr. Strangelove's Game: A History of Economic Genius,
The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance; The Artist, the Philosopher and the Warrior, Death in Florence: The Medici, Savonarola and the Battle for the Soul of the Renaissance City and, most recently
, The Spirit of Venice.Trade ReviewAn excellent history...an entertaining, if ultimately dispiriting tale of the rise and fall of an ambitious banking family -- Ian Thomson * Sunday Times *
Strathern has done his research thoroughly, and tells a good story well * Sunday Telegraph *
A great overview of one family's centuries-long role in changing the face of Europe * Irish Independent *
