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  • The Art of Worldly Wisdom

    A Pocket Oracle

    by Baltasar Gracian ...
    Translated by Christopher Maurer ...
    A centuries-old rediscovered masterpiece of 300 adages on how to live successfully yet responsibly in a society governed by self-interest, as astonishingly appropriate today as it was in seventeenth-century Spain“The Art of Worldly Wisdom is a book of strategies for knowing, judging, and acting: for making one’s way in the world and achieving distinction and perfection. . . . Like all aphorisms, ... Read more

    Was $7.99 USD Now $6.99 USD

  • Collected Poems

    A Bilingual Edition

    by Federico García Lorca ...
    Series series FSG Classics
    A revised edition of this major writer's complete poetical workAnd I who was walkingwith the earth at my waist,saw two snowy eaglesand a naked girl.The one was the otherand the girl was neither.-from "Qasida of the Dark Doves"Federico García Lorca was the most beloved poet of twentieth-century Spain and one of the world's most influential modernist writers. His work has long been admired for its ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Selected Verse

    Revised Bilingual Edition

    by Federico García Lorca ...
    Series series FSG Classics
    Selected verse from the poet who "expanded the scope of lyric poetry" (Rafael Campo, The Washington Post).The work of Federico García Lorca, Spain's greatest modernist poet, has long been admired for its emotional intensity and metaphorical brilliance. The revised Selected Verse, which incorporates changes made to García Lorca's Collected Poems, is an essential addition to any poetry lover's ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Complete Perfectionist

    A Poetics of Work

    by Juan Ramón Jiménez, Christopher Maurer ...
    Few have written more memorably about the work of poetry and the poetics of work than Juan Ramón Jiménez, winner of a Nobel Prize and discerning teacher of an entire generation of Spanish poets. In this series of aphorisms, Jiménez brings together the elements of perfect work, both in writing and in other realms. Among these elements—the wellsprings of any kind of creation—are instinct and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Avenues of Translation

    The City in Iberian and Latin American Writing

    by Regina Galasso, Evelyn Scaramella, Suzanne Jill Levine, Ilan Stavans, Alicia Borinsky, Christopher Maurer, Nicholas Cifuentes Goodbody, Charles Hatfield, Jennifer Duprey0, Hugh Hazelton1, Esther Allen2, Urayoán Noel3, Peter Bush4 ...
    Winner of the 2020 SAMLA Studies Book Award — Edited CollectionCities both near and far communicate in a variety of ways. Travel between, through, and among urban centers initiates contact, and cities themselves are sites of ever-changing cultural and historical encounters. Predictable and surprising challenges and opportunities arise when city borders are crossed, voices meet, and artistic ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • A Pocket Mirror for Heroes

    by Baltasar Gracian ...
    Translated by Christopher Maurer ...
    A Pocket Mirror for Heroes is a mirror because it reflects "the person you are or the one you ought to be." It is a pocket mirror because its author took the time to be brief. And it is a mirror for heroes because it provides a vivid image of ethical and moral perfection to which all can aspire. The Art of Worldly Wisdom by Baltasar Gracian was all but forgotten for three hundred years, until its ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • The Art of Worldly Wisdom

    by Baltasar Gracian ...
    Series series Unabridged Start Publishing LLC
    In the Art of Worldly Wisdom Baltasar Gracian gives us pertinent and pithy advice on friendship, leadership, and success. Think of it as Machiavelli with a soul. This book is for those who wish to have an ambitious plan for success without compromising their integrity or losing their way. Audacious and captivating! ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Folk Tales from the Garden

    by Donald Smith ...
    Series series Folk Tales
    The garden is an oasis, a pocket of nature in our busy modern lives, full of plants, animals, insects – and a fair bit of magic.Folk Tales from the Garden follows the seasons through a year of stories, garden lore and legends. Explore the changing face of nature just outside your front door, from the tale of the Creator painting her birds and the merits of kissing an old toad, to pixies sleeping ... Read more

    $9.74 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Green Man

    Tales from the Mythic Forest

    by Neil Gaiman, Delia Sherman, Michael Cadnum, Charles de Lint, Tanith Lee, Jane Yolen, Patricia A. McKillip, Midori Snyder, Katherine Vaz, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Carol Emshwiller, Gregory Maguire, Emma Bull, Carolyn Dunn, Kathe Koja, M. Shayne Bell, Bill Lewis, Jeffrey Ford ...
    Series series Mythic Anthologies
    Drawing on the mythology of the Green Man and the power of nature, Neil Gaiman, Jane Yolen, and others serve up "a tasty treat for fantasy fans" ( Booklist).There are some "genuine gems" in this "enticing collection" of fifteen stories and three poems, all featuring "diverse takes on mythical beings associated with the protection of the natural world," most involving a teen's coming-of-age. Delia ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Inheritors of the Earth

    How Nature Is Thriving in an Age of Extinction

    by Chris D. Thomas ...
    Human activity has irreversibly changed the natural environment. But the news isn't all bad.It's accepted wisdom today that human beings have permanently damaged the natural world, causing extinction, deforestation, pollution, and of course climate change. But in Inheritors of the Earth, biologist Chris Thomas shows that this obscures a more hopeful truth -- we're also helping nature grow and ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Spider Network

    How a Math Genius and a Gang of Scheming Bankers Pulled Off One of the Greatest Scams in History

    by David Enrich ...
    SHORT-LISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEARThe term “Libor” is obscure, but it determines a good deal of our financial lives-the interest rate on our credit card; our student loans; our mortgages; our car payments. How did a math genius, a handful of outrageous confederates, and a deeply corrupt banking system conspire to pickpocket you? They were in your wallet to already.In ... Read more

    $13.49 USD

  • Rustic Spanish

    Hearty, Authentic Recipes for Everyday Eating

    by Paul Richardson ...
    Series series Williams-Sonoma
    Featuring more than one hundred easy-to-follow and delicious recipes, this book delivers authentic Spanish cuisine to home cooks everywhere!Love the delicious, made-for-sharing native cuisine of Spain? Rustic Spanish presents a robust collection of authentic Spanish dishes, including both traditional favorites and contemporary fare, along with suggested wine pairings and ingredient guides. Six ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus