{"product_id":"a-pocket-mirror-for-heroes","title":"A Pocket Mirror for Heroes","description":"\u003ci\u003eA Pocket Mirror for Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Worldly Wisdom \u003c\/i\u003eby Baltasar Gracian was all but forgotten for three hundred years, until its republication in 1992 turned this lost classic into a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller. Now Gracian, the Spanish Jesuit considered Machiavelli's better in strategy and insight, sets a new standard on the art of living and the practice of achieving. That new standard is the art of heroism--how to be \"the consummate person, ripe and perfect: accurate in judgment, mature in taste, attentive in listening, wise in sayings, shrewd in deeds, the center of all perfection.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGracian teaches the reader to be \"a giant\"--\"the greatest person possible, a miracle of perfection, a king.\" Wit, wisdom, courage, elegance, grace, humility, spontaneity--these are the qualities needed to reach heroism in any occupation. But it is not enough to be wise or graceful: one must learn as well how to manage that talent, how to distinguish a quality fiom its shadow. \u003ci\u003eA Pocket Mirror for Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e provides \"a politics for governing oneself, a compass for sailing toward excellence, an art for reaching distinction with just a few rules of discretion,\" and it will be wise and witty company for anyone who recognizes--and relishes--the challenges of daily life.","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833759576269,"sku":"9780385503143","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_d157a55f-0f4c-4c67-b18b-82b0d1aea037.jpg?v=1790897574","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/a-pocket-mirror-for-heroes","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}