{"product_id":"the-wisdom-of-cormac-leadership-principles-from-ancient-ireland-9780486842110","title":"The Wisdom of Cormac: Leadership Principles from Ancient Ireland","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"O grandson of Conn, O Cormac,\" said Carbre, \"what do you deem the worst thing you have seen?\" \u003cbr\u003e \"Not hard to tell,\" said Cormac, \"Faces of foes in a battle-field.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Cormac Mac Airt, a third-century high king of Ireland, ruled during a time of prosperity and is revered for his wisdom and generosity. This set of his instructions, presented in a highly poetic question-and-answer dialogue between the king and his son, offers advice on how to live an honest, respectable, and successful life. \u003ci\u003eThe Wisdom of Cormac\u003c\/i\u003e began as an oral tradition that was transcribed by medieval monks and ultimately translated from the Old Irish by the distinguished scholar Kuno Meyer. A milestone in the long history of Celtic knowledge, its practical and moral directives offer a blueprint from ancient Ireland that has universal resonance for modern readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ixia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780486842110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.20d","brand":"Kuno Meyer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36637982752924,"sku":"9780486842110","price":5.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_33cefa58-9454-4055-b75a-75706c32f54c.jpg?v=1603846160","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-wisdom-of-cormac-leadership-principles-from-ancient-ireland-9780486842110","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}