How To Win An Election Autobiographies and Self Development Books

This is another one of those interesting little books that have been popping up lately on Rome. The book is based on a letter from Quintus Tullius Cicero to his more famous orator brother Marcus Cicero on how to deal to an upcoming election. It reads remarkably like what a modern campaign manager would say and for those who might be disillusioned it show that cynicism in politics has been with us forever. Some of the advice is insightful – remember names,some are practical – promise everyone everything and deliver what you can and some are underhanded – gossip is sometimes more useful than truth.

The text has the original Latin on one side and the translation on the other. A handy little book and in some ways useful as a study in human behavior