TheexpandedandrevisededitionofCommunitytacklesthehystericriseofisolationandfearinadigitallyinterconnectedworld.Blockdrawsonadecadeofputtingtheseideasintopracticetoemphasizewhathasworkedandextractthosethoughtsthatwerenicebuthadnodurability.

AComprehensiveandEasy-to-UseGuidetotheFederalProcurementEthicsRequirements!Revisedtoincluderecentchangesinprocurementethicsrules,suchasthesignificantadditionstotheFalseClaimsActmadebyCongressin2009,thisbookisacomplete,all-in-oneresource.

Villetteisan1853novelwrittenbyEnglishauthorCharlotteBront?.Villettebeginswithitsfamouslypassiveprotagonist,LucySnowe,age14,stayingatthehomeofhergodmotherMrs.Brettonin"thecleanandancienttownofBretton",inEngland.Afteranunspecifiedfamilydisaster,theprotagonistLucySnowetravelsfromhernativeEnglandtothefictionalFrench-speakingcityofVillettetoteachatagirls'school,wheresheisdrawnintoadventureandromance.Duringthecourseofthenovel,Lucyhasthreeencounterswiththefigureofanun—whichmaybetheghostofanunwhowasburiedaliveontheschool'sgroundsaspunishmentforbreakinghervowofchastity.Inahighlysymbolicsceneneartheendofthenovel,shediscoversthe"nun's"habitinherbedanddestroysit.ShelaterfindsoutthatitwasadisguisewornbyGinevra'samour,AlfreddeHamal.Theepisodeswiththenunnodoubtcontributedsubstantiallytothenovel'sreputationasagothicnovel.

TheIdiotisanovelbythe19th-centuryRussianauthorFyodorDostoevsky.ItwasfirstpublishedseriallyinthejournalTheRussianMessengerin1868–1869.Thetitleisanironicreferencetothecentralcharacterofthenovel,PrinceLevNikolayevichMyshkin,ayoungmanfilledwithgoodness,open-heartedsimplicityandguilelessness,butmanyofthemoreworldlycharactersheencountersassumethathelacksintelligenceandinsight.InthecharacterofPrinceMyshkin,Dostoevskysethimselfthetaskofdepicting"thepositivelygoodandbeautifulman."Howerver,returningtoRussiafromasanitariuminSwitzerland,theChrist-likeepilepticPrinceMyshkinfindshimselfenmeshedinatangleoflove,tornbetweentwowomen—thenotoriouskeptwomanNastasyaandthepureAglaia—bothinvolved,inturn,withthecorrupt,money-hungryGanya.Intheend,Myshkin'shonesty,goodness,andintegrityareshowntobeunequaltothemoralemptinessofthosearoundhim.Thenovelexaminestheconsequencesofplacingsuchauniqueindividualatthecentreoftheconflicts,desires,passionsandegoismofworldlysociety.

InTheBeautyoftheBeast,Bellmanshowshowwecanexploreourhugepotentialandshiftourdailyorganizationalfocustooneoflonglifeandfulfillment-andintheprocessredesignourorganizationsfortomorrow.

Imagineendingpovertyathomeandaroundtheglobeinourownlifetimes.Withcreativityandimaginationthisbookinvitesustolookatourveryordinarydays,fromwakingupinthemorningtogoingtobedintheevening,andtobegintothinkaboutcombatingpovertyinnew,inventiveways.

ThePastPerformanceHandbookhaslongbeentheresourcecontractingprofessionalshaveturnedtoforguidanceonevaluatingcontractorperformanceandmakingawarddecisionsincompetitiveacquisitionsbasedontheevaluationresults.

Inthisbrillianthistoricalclassic,DanSissonprovidesthedefinitivewindowintokeyconceptsthathaveformedthebackdropofourdemocracy:thenatureofrevolution,stewardshipofpower,liberty,andtheever-presentdangeroffactionsandtyranny.

SketchesbyBoz(1836)heraldedanexcitingnewvoiceinEnglishliterature.It'sthefirstpublishedbookofCharlesDickens.Thisrichlyvariedcollectionofobservation,fancyandfictionshowstheLondonheknewsointimatelyatitsbestandworst-itsstreets,theatres,inns,pawnshops,lawcourts,prisons,omnibusesandtheriverThames-inhonestandvisionarydescriptionsofeverydaylifeandpeople.Throughpenportraitsthatoftenanticipatecharactersfromhisgreatnovels,weseethecondemnedmaninhisprisoncell,garrulousmatrons,vulgaryoungclerksandScrooge-likebachelors,whileDickens'spowersforsocialcritiqueareneverfarfromthesurface,inunflinchingdepictionsofthevastmetropolis'sforgottencitizens,fromchildworkerstoprostitutes.Astartlingmixtureofhumourandpathos,theseSketchesrevealLondonaswonderfulterrainforanextraordinaryyoungwriter."Sketches"isaremarkableachievement,andlookstowardsDickens'sgiantnovelsinitsprofusionofcharacters,itsglimpsesofsurrealmodernityanditslimitlessfundofpathosandcomicinvention.

TheIdiotisanovelbythe19th-centuryRussianauthorFyodorDostoevsky.ItwasfirstpublishedseriallyinthejournalTheRussianMessengerin1868–9.Thetitleisanironicreferencetotheheroofthenovel,Prince(Knyaz)LevNikolayevichMyshkin,ayoungmanwhosegoodness,open-heartedsimplicityandguilelessnessleadmanyofthemoreworldlycharactersheencounterstomistakenlyassumethathelacksintelligenceandinsight.Inthenovel,DostoevskydepictsPrinceMyshkinas"thepositivelygoodandbeautifulman."Howerver,returningtoRussiafromasanitariuminSwitzerland,theChrist-likeepilepticPrinceMyshkinfindshimselfenmeshedinatangleoflove,tornbetweentwowomen—thenotoriouskeptwomanNastasyaandthepureAglaia—bothinvolved,inturn,withthecorrupt,money-hungryGanya.Intheend,Myshkin'shonesty,goodness,andintegrityareshowntobeunequaltothemoralemptinessofthosearoundhim.Thenovelexaminestheconsequencesofplacingsuchauniqueindividualatthecentreoftheconflicts,desires,passionsandegoismofworldlysociety.

PeterPan;or,theBoyWhoWouldn'tGrowUporPeterandWendyisJ.M.Barrie'smostfamouswork,intheformofa1904playanda1911novel.BothversionstellthestoryofPeterPan,amischievouslittleboywhocanfly,andhisadventuresontheislandofNeverlandwithWendyDarlingandherbrothers,thefairyTinkerBell,theLostBoys,andthepirateCaptainHook.TheplayandnovelwereinspiredbyBarrie'sfriendshipwiththeLlewelynDaviesfamily.Barriecontinuedtorevisetheplayforyearsafteritsdebutuntilpublicationoftheplayscriptin1928.

LittleDorritbyCharlesDickensisoriginallypublishedinserialformbetween1855and1857.ThestoryfeaturesAmyDorrit,youngestchildofherfamily,bornandraisedintheMarshalseaprisonfordebtorsinLondon.ArthurClennamencountersherafterreturninghomefroma20-yearabsence,readytobeginhislifeanew.InhisIntroduction,DavidGatesarguesthat"intensityofimaginationisthegiftfromwhichDickens'sothergreatattributesderive:hiseyeandear,hisnear-universalempathy,hisabilitytoentertainbothasenseoftheridiculousandasenseofultimatesignificance."Thenovelsatirisestheshortcomingsofbothgovernmentandsociety,includingtheinstitutionofdebtors'prisons,wheredebtorswereimprisoned,unabletowork,untiltheyrepaidtheirdebts.TheprisoninthiscaseistheMarshalsea,whereDickens'sownfatherhadbeenimprisoned.Dickensisalsocriticalofthelackofasocialsafetynet,thetreatmentandsafetyofindustrialworkers,aswellthebureaucracyoftheBritishTreasury,intheformofhisfictional"CircumlocutionOffice".InadditionhesatirisesthestratificationofsocietythatresultsfromtheBritishclasssystem.

Inthisgroundbreakingbook,IbrahimAbdul-Matindrawsonresearch,scripture,andinterviewswithMuslimAmericanstotraceIslam’spreoccupationwithhumankind’scollectiveroleasstewardsoftheEarth.Abdul-MatinpointsoutthattheProphetMuhammaddeclaredthat“theEarthisamosque.”

Inthistimelybook,IraChaleffexploreswhenandhowtodisobeyinappropriateorders,reduceunacceptablerisk,andfindbetterwaystoachievelegitimategoals.

TheCourageWayLeadingandLivingwithIntegrityLeadershipcanbeexhausting,lonely,frustrating,disappointing,anddownrightdiscouraging.Youhavetomakegooddecisionswhilebalancinginevitabletensionsandknowingwhentotakerisks.

ALittlePrincessisanexpandedversionofFrancesHodgsonBurnett's1888shortstoryentitledSaraCrewe:or,WhatHappenedatMissMinchin's,whichwasfirstserializedinSt.NicholasMagazinefrom1887to1888.AccordingtoBurnett,aftershecomposedthe1902playbasedonthestory,herpublisheraskedthatsheexpandthestoryintothenovelwiththethingsandpeoplethathadbeenleftoutbefore.

RightRiskwillteachyoutomakewiseandcourageouschoices—toconfidentlyfacelife'schallengesandtakeadvantageoflife'sopportunities.

BarnabyRudgewasthefifthofDickens'novelstobepublished.Ithadoriginallybeenplannedtoappearashisfirst,butchangesofpublisherledtomanydelays,anditfirstappearedinserialformintheClockfromFebruarytoNovember1841.SetagainstthebackdropoftheGordonRiotsof1780,BarnabyRudgeisastoryofmysteryandsuspensewhichbeginswithanunsolveddoublemurderandgoesontoinvolveconspiracy,blackmail,abductionandretribution.Throughthecourseofthenovelfathersandsonsbecomeopposed,apprenticesplotagainsttheirmastersandProtestantsclashwithCatholicsonthestreets.And,asLondoneruptsintoriot,BarnabyRudgehimselfstrugglestoescapethecurseofhisownpast.Withitsdramaticdescriptionsofpublicviolenceandprivatehorror,itsstrangesecretsandghostlydoublings,BarnabyRudgeisapowerful,disturbingblendofhistoricalrealismandGothicmelodrama.

Anotedeconomistandhumancapitalexpert,togetherwithamultidisciplinaryteam,showthatwe'veenteredanewerainwhichgoodcorporatebehaviorisnolongeroptional,it'sthenewimperativeforsuccessandtheyhavethedatatoproveit.

Inthepastfewdecades,sciencehasshiftedfromseeingthenaturalworldasakindofcosmicmachinebestunderstoodbyanalyzingeachcogandsprockettoasystemsperspectivethatviewstheworldasavastnetworkoffluidcommunitiesandstudiestheirdynamicinteractions.