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For lovers of words and seekers of wisdom, a lively history of aphorisms the oldest written art form and the intriguing people who have penned them, from the Buddha to Emily ... More
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With features on CBS's Sunday Morning and NPR's All Things Considered , EllynAnne Geisel raises the apron to cult status. This little book asserts, "You can never have too ... More
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Baltasar Graci n s Art of Worldly Wisdom offers practical advice on how to make your way in a chaotic world, and how to make it well. The three hundred aphorisms contained ... More
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Perfect for linguaphiles and lovers of quotes, Ifferisms is a lively compendium of wit, wisdom, and wordplay from Dr. Mardy Grothe, author of I Never Metaphor I Didn’t Like, ... More
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Baltasar Graci n s Art of Worldly Wisdom offers practical advice on how to make your way in a chaotic world, and how to make it well. The three hundred aphorisms contained ... More
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Bestselling expert James Geary s enlightening, entertaining compendium of wit and wisdom, from Sun Tzu to Desmond Tutu and 350 aphorists in between. Both an expert and a ... More
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In this exploration of twentieth-century novels written in French, Mark Bell defines aphorism as a literary genre and demonstrates how it is used in seven texts that provide ... More
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Spurred by a lifelong fascination with the Great Emperor, Honor de Balzac set himself the painstaking task of collecting Napoleon's most notable maxims from his public ... More
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This English translation of Heraclitus' fragments combines all those generally accepted in modern scholarship. Dennis Sweet maintains the "flavor" of the Greek syntax as much ... More
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