{"product_id":"2940016283173","title":"THE ART OF WORLDLY WISDOM","description":"The English critic, Joseph Jacobs, translated for the \"Golden Treasury Series\" the \"Oraculo Manual\" of Balthasar Gracian. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGracian was a Spanish Jesuit of the early part of the 17th century, and the work whose title Joseph Jacobs translates \"The Art of Worldly Wisdom\" is a book of maxims. These are the clever, somewhat cynical, bits of advice which a man who knew the world gave in regard to winning success and station. They are elevated, but not \"too much so,\" and their principal value is a literary one. It is interesting to know from Jacobs' introduction—which is a dainty, very pleasant piece of writing—that Gracian's maxims were very constantly read by Schopenhauer.","brand":"OGB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101306339568,"sku":"2940016283173","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016283173_p0.jpg?v=1763632013","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016283173","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}