The Art of Worldly Wisdom
$23.75
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
15 November 2000
Summary
This perennially popular book of advice on how to achieve personal and professional success is valued for its timeless insights on how to make one’s way in the world. Written in the seventeenth century by a Spanish Jesuit scholar, these teachings are strikingly modern in tone and address universal concerns such as friendship, morality, managing emotions, and effective leadership. The Art of Worldly Wisdom is for anyone seeking to combine ethical behavior with worldly success. This edition of …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781570627453 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1570627452 |
| Author: | Baltasar Gracian y. Morales |
| Publisher: | Shambhala |
| Imprint: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 15 November 2000 |
| Weight: | 204g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 226mm x 150mm |
| Series: | Shambhala Classics |
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“Absolutely unique … a book made for constant use–a companion for life.”–Arthur Schopenhauer “Europe has never produced anything finer or more complicated in matters of moral subtlety.”–Friedrich Nietzsche
About The Author
Baltasar Gracian y. Morales
Baltasar Gracian was an aphorist, imaginary biographer, and novelist, who published studies of ideal figures and handbooks on the arts of rhetoric and comportment. His books include “The Hero, Shrewdness and the Art of the Artist, The Art of Worldly Wisdom,” and “The Master Critic.” Many high officials felt attacked by the controversial and critical works of this Jesuit priest-professor. Gracian refused to be censored, and was eventually confined to solitary house arrest, where he died.
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