{"product_id":"the-medici-9780099522973","title":"The Medici","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul 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 - \u003ci\u003ePhilosophers in 90 Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Big Idea: Scientists who Changed the World\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eas well as \u003ci\u003eMendeleyev's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e (shortlisted for the Aventis Science Book Prize); \u003ci\u003eDr. Strangelove's Game: A History of Economic Genius\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Artist, the Philosopher and the Warrior,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDeath in Florence: The Medici, Savonarola and the Battle for the Soul of the Renaissance City\u003c\/i\u003e and, most recently\u003ci\u003e, The Spirit of Venice.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn excellent history...an entertaining, if ultimately dispiriting tale of the rise and fall of an ambitious banking family -- Ian Thomson * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eStrathern has done his research thoroughly, and tells a good story well * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eA great overview of one family's centuries-long role in changing the face of Europe * Irish Independent *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732264694103,"sku":"9780099522973","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099522973.jpg?v=1719996191","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-medici-9780099522973","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}