>>3730244I've read the prince, the republic and the art of war.
Like the other annon said art of war is something you will pick up, read a very little of, then put down. You won't read it like a normal book and will often think why am I even reading this. But you will keep picking it up for a line or two.
The prince is a short book and is easy to read. You will also question the relevance of reading it but will often remember little bits of it in the future. Considering how short and easy it's is to read (like their are no challenging ideas in it) I would definitely recommend it.
The republic is longer and more challenging, but not like "I have no is idea what this guy is talking about". It's not as easy as other similar books though. Because it's early origins it has central ideas other books follow.
I would recommend Bertrand Russell history of western philosophy. Some people have criticism of it but it has lots of small chapters on these kinda things
