@revelette1,
I have two books by Machiavelli, The Prince (small bk) and Florentine Histories, larger and thicker. I've managed to never read them in all this time. I remember getting into maybe three pages of The Prince and putting it back on the shelf.
I'm going to try again, after I finish the book
Snow by Orhan Pamuk. I'm halfway through; I wouldn't call it an easy read, but I'll finish it since it gets pretty interesting every so often.
Re Machiavelli - this time I'll start with the Histories..
On Scaramucci, I don't care for him (rolls eyes), but I seriously enjoy his name.