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  Maxims

  by François La Rochefoucauld

  The philosophy of La Rochefoucauld, which influenced French intellectuals as diverse as Voltaire and the Jansenists, is captured here in more than 600 penetrating and pithy aphorisms.
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  Thus Spoke Zarathustra

  by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

  Nietzsche was one of the most revolutionary and subversive thinkers in Western philosophy, and "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" remains his most famous and influential work. It describes how the ancient Persian prophet Zarathustra descends from his solitude in the mountains to tell the world that God is dead and that the Superman, the human embodiment of divinity, is his successor. With blazing intensity and poetic... (more)
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  Oráculo manual y arte de prudencia

  by Baltasar Gracián, Christopher Maurer

  "Use human means as though divine ones did not exist, and use divine means as though there were no human ones." So wrote the Jesuit scholar Baltazar Gracian some 300 years ago, in a book that will be compared to Sun Tzu's The Art of War and Machiavelli's The Prince. A new translation of long lost wisdom on living successfully yet responsibly.
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  Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages

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  Maxims and Reflections

  by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge.
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  The Sayings of Confucius

  by Confucius

  Promoting virtues such as filial devotion, compassion, loyalty, and propriety, these dialogues between the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius and his disciples comprise the crux of Confucianism. Put faithfulness and truth first; have no friends unlike thyself; be not ashamed to mend thy faults. Wisdom has no doubts; love does not fret; the bold have no fears. To rank the effort above the prize may be called... (more)
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  What the Dormouse Said: Lessons for Grown-ups from Children's Books

  This one-of-a-kind collection reminds weary adults not to lose sight of the values and virtues they learned as kids. Here are over three hundred quotations from over two hundred well-loved children's books, such as Charlotte's Web , Peter Pan , Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone , Eloise , Sounder , Number the Stars , and Goodnight Moon , organized by topic, among them Acceptance, Goodness, Family Woes,... (more)
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  Of Empire (Penguin Great Ideas)

  by Francis Bacon

  The perfect books for the true book lover, Penguin’s Great Ideas series features twelve more groundbreaking works by some of history’s most prodigious thinkers. Each volume is beautifully packaged with a unique type-driven design that highlights the bookmaker’s art. Offering great literature in great packages at great prices, this series is ideal for those readers who want to explore and savor the Great... (more)
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  Pensees

  by Blaise Pascal

  Compiled after his death, Pascals ""pensées"" (thoughts) are his ideas for a book in defense of faith in a rational world. Pascal analyzes the differences between mathematical and intuitive thinking and attempts to resolve their conflict.
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  Musings Of One Thousand And One Nights Of Solitude

  by Bardas Benetbunk

  "Bardas Benetbunk has lived in the two socio - political systems that polarized much of the world for the better part of the recently defunct century.In this collection of maxims, aphorisms, and just plain thoughts and unanswered questions - for nobody has all the answers - with a sprinkling of poetry (with rhyme and rhythm for a change), he has attempted to lend coherence - as only in writing do the inchoate... (more)
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  Remembrance of Things Paris: Sixty Years of Writing from Gourmet (Modern Library Food)

  by Gourmet Magazine Editors

  For sixty years the best food writers have been sending dispatches from Paris to Gourmet . At once unique and universal, these essays by Joseph Wechsberg, Naomi Barry, and Diane Johnson, among others, present tantalizing glimpses of culinary life in the world capital of love and food. From unforgettable vignettes of resourceful chefs feeding hungry Parisians after World War II to the birth and rise of nouvelle... (more)