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ISBN: 9780877739210 - The Art of Worldly Wisdom
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The Art of Worldly Wisdom

A Shambhala Pocket Classic

Balthasar Gracian

ISBN: 9780877739210
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Shambhala Publications Inc
Edition: New edition


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Written in the seventeenth century, this collection of three hundred timeless maxims offers sage advice on how to impress superiors, confound rivals, and get the most from subordinates. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.

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This best-selling 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, these teachings are strikingly modern in tone, putting strategy above ethics while reminding the reader that the true search for excellence begins with perfecting oneself.
 
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