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The Art of Worldly Wisdom

The Art of Worldly Wisdom more books like this

by Joseph Jacobs (Translator), Baltasar Gracian y Morales

Written in the seventeenth century, this collection of three hundred timeless maxims offers sage advice on how to impress superiors, confound rivals, and get the most from subordinates. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.

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Janson's Basic History of Western Art

Janson's Basic History of Western Art more books like this

by Penelope Davies, Frima F Hofrichter, Joseph Jacobs

Know around the globe simply as "Janson," Janson's History of Art has introduced generations of students and scholars to the history of art, and has inspired millions of art lovers. This is the first concise version of the text to be thoroughly rewritten by a headline-making team of six distinguished experts. Richly illustrated and updated ...

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Janson's History of Art, Volume 2: Western Tradition

Janson's History of Art, Volume 2: Western Tradition more books like this

by Penelope J E Davies, Walter B Denny, Joseph Jacobs

For courses in the History of Art. Completely rewritten and reorganized, this groundbreaking edition weaves together the most recent scholarship, the most current thinking in art history, and the most innovative digital art library. Experience the new Janson and re-experience the history of art. Long established as the classic and seminal ...

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Tattercoats more books like this

by Jospeh Jacobs, Joseph Jacobs, Margot Tomes (Illustrator)

Lonely and neglected, Tattercoats lives with her grandfather, a rich old lord, in a palace by the sea. Her grandfather ignores her because her mother, his favorite daughter, had died at her birth. Will Tattercoats find a way to attend the king's ball if her grandfather refuses to take her? Full color.

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Uncle Remus

Uncle Remus more books like this

by Joel Chandler Harris

Joel Chandler Harris was born in Eatonton, Georgia, the illegitimate son of Mary Harris. At 13 Harris became an apprentice printer on "The Countryman," a plantation newspaper edited and published by Joseph Addison Turner, a highly literate planter, lawyer, and writer. Harris then worked on newspapers in several Southern cities. In 1876 Harris ...

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Janson's History of Art: The Western Tradition

Janson's History of Art: The Western Tradition more books like this

by Penelope J E Davies

Designed to be a one-stop resource for students to keep their notes and information in order, ArtNotes is portable and easy to use. Organized by the chapters found in Janson, this notebook contains the caption for every image, line drawings, maps, and small reproductions of key images along with space provided for in-class note-taking.

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Janson's History of Art Portable Edition Book 4

Janson's History of Art Portable Edition Book 4

by Penelope J E Davies, Frima F Hofrichter, Joseph Jacobs

Completely rewritten and reorganized, this groundbreaking edition weaves together the most recent scholarship, the most current thinking in art history, and the most innovative digital art library. Experience the new Janson and re-experience the history of art. The Portable Edition of Janson's History of Art, Seventh Edition features four ...

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English Fairy Tales

English Fairy Tales more books like this

by Joseph Jacobs

This volume contains forty-three English folk stories and tales. But why call them FAIRY STORIES? One cannot imagine a child saying, 'Tell me a folk-tale', or 'Another nursery tale, please, grandma'. Fairy tales are stories in which occurs something 'fairy', something extraordinary--fairies, giants, dwarfs, speaking animals, or the remarkable ...

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Celtic fairy tales ; More Celtic fairy tales more books like this

by Joseph Jacobs, John D. Batten

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Celtic Fairy Tales

Celtic Fairy Tales more books like this

by Joseph Jacobs

Presented here are 26 stories of Celtic magic and imagination from the collection of leading British folklorist Joseph Jacobs (1854-1916). Featuring wonderful characters, curses and hexes, broken promises, and granted wishes--accompanied by eight full-page plates, 37 drawings, and decorated capitals and end pieces, this is an ideal gift for young ...

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Very Rich more books like this

by Joseph Jacobs Thorndike

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Anatomy of an Entrepreneur

Anatomy of an Entrepreneur more books like this

by Joseph J. Jacobs

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Favorite Celtic Fairy Tales

Favorite Celtic Fairy Tales more books like this

by Joseph Jacobs, Thea Kliros (Illustrator)

Experience the whimsy, charm and magic of the Celtic imagination in this captivating collection of timeless stories that have enchanted generations of youngsters and adults.

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Fables of Aesop more books like this

by Joseph Jacobs (Editor)

Adaptations of eighty-two of Aesop's best known fables. Includes a brief history of the fables.

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The Buried Moon more books like this

by Joseph Jacobs

The Moon is held prisoner in the bog by the Evil Ones until the townspeople miss her light and go to search for her.

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King of the Cats: A Ghost Story more books like this

by Joseph Jacobs (Photographer), Paul Galdone (Illustrator)

A gravedigger tells his wife how he happened to witness the funeral of the king of the cats. As the gravedigger speaks, it seems as if his black tomcat is also listening intently to the story. Could the gravedigger's cat really understand what he's saying? Colorful ink illustrations accompany the text.

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Irish fairy tales more books like this

by Joseph Jacobs, John D. Batten

The Celtic roots of Irish folklore are enriched with Nordic legend and colour. Here gathered in this collection are tales of giants and warriors, of old hags and fair maidens, and of the boyhood of the great hero Fionn Mac Uail (Finn MacCool).

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Jewish contributions to civilization; an estimate more books like this

by Joseph Jacobs

Joseph Jacobs was a thinker and writer of unusual breadth and versatility. Among the subjects to which he gave his attention as early as 1886 was the comparative distribution of Jewish ability, as the result of researches he had undertaken in association with Sir Francis Galton. The present work was the natural outcome of these studies which ...

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Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales more books like this

by Joseph Jacobs (Editor), John D Batten (Illustrator)

Twenty tales embodying the humor and heroism of Celtic folklore have been compiled into one volume. The stories are lavishly illustrated by the pen-and-ink drawings of John D. Batten. 38 drawings.

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The Palace of Pleasure (Volume Two) more books like this

by Joseph Jacobs (Editor), William Painter (Translator)

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The Familiar Letters of James Howell more books like this

by James Howell, Joseph Jacobs (Editor)

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European folk and fairy tales more books like this

by Joseph Jacobs, John Dickson Batten

A collection of twenty-five traditional fairy tales from the folklore of many countries of Europe.

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Freud at 150: Twenty First Century Essays on a Man of Genius more books like this

by Jacobs Marilyn, Joseph P Merlino

The year 2006 marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis. To commemorate this event, the Austrian government sponsored a number of academic and cultural events. Among these was a historic gathering of representatives of four major United States psychoanalytic organizations, at which prominent members ...

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Complementary/Alternative Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach more books like this

by John W Spencer (Editor), Joseph J Jacobs, M.D (Editor)

This important text, written by prominent physicians funded by the National Institutes of Health's Office of Alternative Medicine, explores and analyses the effectiveness of a range of complementary/alternative theraples. All the information is based on solid scientific evidence. A practical text which will equip you with the necessary tools to ...

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Best loved fables of Aesop

by Joseph Jacobs, Aesop, Sir John Tenniel, Joseph Wolf

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