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2011 Reprint of 1904 edition. Facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. "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 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, the teachings are strikingly modern in tone and address universal concerns such as friendship, morality, effective leadership, and how to manage one's emotions. "The Art of Worldly Wisdom" is for anyone seeking to combine ethical behavior with worldly success.
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The remarkable best-seller -- a long-lost, 300-year-old book of wisdom on how to live successfully yet responsibly in a society governed by self-interest -- as acute as Machiavelli yet as humanistic and scrupulously moral as Marcus Aurelius.
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Baltasar Gracián 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. Gracián refused to be censored, and was eventually confined to solitary house arrest, where he died.
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- PublisherMartino Fine Books
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1614270341
- ISBN 13 9781614270348
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages230
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Book Description N/D. Condition: New. 1. 2011 Reprint of 1904 edition. Facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. "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 NietzscheThis 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, the teachings are strikingly modern in tone and address universal concerns such as friendship, morality, effective leadership, and how to manage one\'s emotions. "The Art of Worldly Wisdom" is for anyone seeking to combine ethical behavior with worldly success. - Libro bajo demanda. Seller Inventory # 1614270341
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