Thirteen years ago, Tish's family fell apart. Growing up in Lake Placid, she had an idyllic childhood - hiking through the Adirondack Mountains, swimming in Mirror Lake, cruising through town on bikes with her friends.But one night, that life came to screeching halt when her brother died and shattered her world as she knew it. And things haven't quite been the same since.Each summer, Tish returns to Lake Placid with her husband Spencer and his best friend Barrett - not just...

In the tumultuous era of the Italian Renaissance, Niccolò Machiavelli, the renowned political philosopher, penned his seminal work, "Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius." This profound treatise delves into the annals of ancient Rome, using the writings of the historian Livy as a lens to explore the intricacies of statecraft, power, and the human condition. Machiavelli's incisive analysis lays bare the fundamental principles of political science, offering timeless insights into t...