The art of worldly wisdom / Balthasar Gracián ; adapted from the translation by Joseph Jacobs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gracián y Morales, Baltasar, 1601-1658.

Series:

Shambhala pocket classics

Standardized Title:

Oráculo manual y arte de prudencia. English

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Maxims.

Physical Description:

x, 281 pages ; 12 cm.

Edition:

Unabridged, first edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Shambhala ; [New York, N.Y.] : Distributed in the U.S. by Random House, 1993.

Summary:

The bestselling book of strategies for achieving personal and professional sucess--now in a minature edition. Written in the 17th century, Gracian's teachings are strikingly modern in tone, putting strategy above ethics while reminding the reader that the search for excellence begins with perfecting oneself. Two-color interior.

ISBN:

0877739218

OCLC:

27034751