'Is it better to be loved than feared, or vice versa?'

"The President". Port Adelaide, South Australia, Ginninderra Press, 68 pages, paperback, A$18.00, ISBN 978 1 74027 500 2. Available through Exclusive Books, Riverwalk or see www.ginninderrapress.com.au
 
REVIEWED BY
SHERIDAN GRISWOLD
Correspondent

The President by Brian H. Jones is a satire on President George W Bush using the framework of Niccol Machiavelli's treatise, The Prince, written nearly 500 years ago on how to be a successful ruler. It is of interest today in southern Africa because Jones, throughout this satirical treatise, placed in a modern context, ennobles his insights with references to various prime ministers and presidents across Africa.