Fortune Is a River : Leonardo Da Vinci and Niccolo Machiavelli's Magnificent Dream to Change the Course of Florentine History

Rating:
Summary: Funny and interesting
Review: This book was recommended for me by some friends that enjoyed it very much. So, I accepted the suggestion and bought it. And I don't regret it for a minute.

The book tells us about the encounter of two great figures (Leonardo da Vinci and Niccolo Machiavelli) that are trying to put togheter a plan to change the course of the Arno River, near Florence and Piza. The story, however is merely a pretext to present us these two great characters and to make us wonder how two completely different people could have meant so much to western history.

The writing never bores us and even if you don't know much about this period or Leonardo and Machiavelli, you will have a great time reading this book. This is what I call intelligent fun.