TheAccidentalAmericancallsforaboldnewapproachtoimmigration:afreeinternationalflowoflabortomatchglobalization'sfreeflowofcapital.Afterall,corporationsareencouragedtomoveanywhereintheworldtheycanmaximizetheirearnings.

ThePosthumousPapersofthePickwickClub,betterknownasThePickwickPaperspublishedseriallyin1836–37,isthefirstnovelbyCharlesDickens.FewfirstnovelshavecreatedasmuchpopularexcitementasThePickwickPapers–acomicmasterpiecethatcatapultedits24-year-oldauthortoimmediatefame.ReaderswerecaptivatedbytheadventuresofthepoetSnodgrass,theloverTupman,thesportsmanWinkle&,aboveall,bythatquintessentiallyEnglishQuixote,MrPickwick,&hiscockneySanchoPanza,SamWeller.FromthehallowedturfofDingleyDellCricketClubtotheunholyfracasoftheEatanswillelection,viatheFleetdebtor'sprison,characters&incidentssprangtolifefromDickens'spen,toformanenduringlypopularworkofebullienthumour&literaryinvention.Itsrousingsuccesslaunchedhislastingfame.Thisnarrativeofcoachtravelprovidesavividportraitofaworldthatwassoontovanishwiththecomingoftherailroads.

ShecrossedfromFrancetoHongKongforhertruelove,steppedintoanunknownworldwith……amazingwetmarkets,thepaceoflife,afunnytitle“lou-po”(wife).ThisisajourneyofaFrenchyoungwomanturningintoaHonghonger.Fromthebizarrewetmarkettocolourfuldecorationsforlocalfestivities,ChristineinvitesyoutoenjoyherdailyadventuresinaChinesesocietywhichshecallshome.

Avividdepictionandreal-worldexampleofthepersonalandinstitutionalimpactoftheArbingerInsititute'stransformativeideas(LeadershipandSelf-Deception;1.4millioncopiessold)withinahealthcareorganization--TheHGnursinghomes.

Thisnovelisbothatrenchantdenunciationofgovernment,aristocracy,thejudicialsystem,andtheChurchaswellasahighlypersonalstatementofTolstoy'sbeliefinhumanredemptionandspiritualdevelopment.IttellsthestoryofaRussiannoblemanwhocomesfacetofacewiththesinsofhispast.WhenPrinceNekhlyudovservesonajuryatthetrialofaprostitutearrestedformurder,heishorrifiedtodiscoverthattheaccusedisawomanhehadonceseducedandabandoned.HisguiltatthecentralroleheplayedinherruinsoonleadshimonaquestforforgivenessashefollowsherintotheprisonsofSiberia.

Special-interestmoneyisdestroyingourdemocraticprocess.Americanswanttoknowwhattheycandoaboutit.DerekCressmangivesusthetools,bothintellectualandtactical,tofightback.

Eachofusfacesamomentoftruth--atatimeofcrisis,dowestandupandspeakoutorretreatintoourprivatelives?Thisbookisforthosefrustratedbywhattheyseehappeningintheworldbutnotsurewhattheycandoaboutit.

PeterBlockraisesourawarenessofthetrade-offswe'vemadeinthenameofpracticalityandexpediency,andoffershopeforawayoflifeinwhichwe'remotivatednotbywhat“works”butbythethingsthattrulymatterinlife—idealism,intimacy,depthandengagement.

ATaleoftheRiotsofEightyisahistoricalnovelbyBritishnovelistCharlesDickens.BarnabyRudgewasoneoftwonovelsthatDickenspublishedinhisshort-lived(1840–1841)weeklyserialMasterHumphrey'sClock.BarnabyRudgeislargelysetduringtheGordonRiotsof1780.BarnabyRudgeisastoryofmysteryandsuspensewhichbeginswithanunsolveddoublemurderandgoesontoinvolveconspiracy,blackmail,abductionandretribution.Throughthecourseofthenovelfathersandsonsbecomeopposed,apprenticesplotagainsttheirmastersandProtestantsclashwithCatholicsonthestreets.And,asLondoneruptsintoriot,BarnabyRudgehimselfstrugglestoescapethecurseofhisownpast.Withitsdramaticdescriptionsofpublicviolenceandprivatehorror,itsstrangesecretsandghostlydoublings,BarnabyRudgeisapowerful,disturbingblendofhistoricalrealismandGothicmelodrama.

EdgarAllanPoewrotetheshortstory"TheMysteryofMarieRogêt"in1842,itsubtitledasequelto"TheMurdersintheRueMorgue".Thisisthefirstmurdermysterybasedonthedetailsofarealcrime.ItfirstappearedinSnowden'sLadies'Companioninthreeinstallments,NovemberandDecember1842andFebruary1843.DetectiveC.AugusteDupinuseshissuperiordeductiveskillstodiscovertheidentityofthemurdererwhenthebodyofMarieRogêtisfoundintheSeineRiver."TheMysteryofMarieRogêt"isbasedinpartontheactualmurderofMaryCeciliaRogersinNewYorkinthemid-nineteenthcentury,andisbelievedtobethefirstexampleofreal-lifecrimeusedasafoundationforfictionalnarrative.Poeispioneeroftheshortstorygenre,hisstoriestypicallycapturedthemesofthemacabreandincludedelementsofthemysterious.Hisbetter-knownstoriesinclude"TheFalloftheHouseofUsher","ThePitandthePendulum","TheMurdersintheRueMorgue","TheMasqueoftheRedDeath"and"TheTell-TaleHeart".

TwentyYearsAfterisanovelbyAlexandreDumas.ThenovelfollowseventsinFranceduringtheFronde,duringthechildhoodreignofLouisXIV,andinEnglandneartheendoftheEnglishCivilWar,leadinguptothevictoryofOliverCromwellandtheexecutionofKingCharlesI.Throughthewordsofthemaincharacters,particularlyAthos,Dumascomesoutonthesideofthemonarchyingeneral,oratleastthetextoftenpraisestheideaofbenevolentroyalty.ThefantasticadventuresoftheThreeMusketeerscontinue-startingwithanintriguesurroundingD'Artagnanwhohas,fortwentyyears,remainedalieutenant.HismusketeersarevaliantandjustintheireffortstoprotectyoungLouisXIVandthedoomedCharlesIfromtheirattackers.

Thisisacomprehensiveguidetotheskills,qualities,andstrategiesyouneedtomakeadifferenceonanyissue.Activecitizenshipandpersonalgrowtharelinked.Theinformationinthisbookcanchangeyourworldanditcanchangeyourlife.

Throughthestoriesofprisonersandtheirfamilies,includingherownfamily'sexperiences,MayaSchenwarshowshowtheinstitutionthatlocksup2.3millionAmericansanddecimatespoorcommunitiesofcolorisshreddingthetiesthat,ifnurtured,couldfosterrealcollectivesafety.

TheCalloftheWildisanovelbyJackLondonpublishedin1903.ThestoryissetintheYukonduringthe1890sKlondikeGoldRush—aperiodwhenstrongsleddogswereinhighdemand.Thenovel'scentralcharacterisadognamedBuck,adomesticateddoglivingataranchintheSantaClaraValleyofCaliforniaasthestoryopens.StolenfromhishomeandsoldintoserviceassleddoginAlaska,herevertstoawildstate.Buckisforcedtofightinordertodominateotherdogsinaharshclimate.Eventuallyheshedstheveneerofcivilization,relyingonprimordialinstinctsandlearnedexperiencetoemergeasaleaderinthewild.

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.

Thisbookistheantidotetowaiting.Returntoitagainandagain.Dog-earthepagesandhighlightideasthathithome.Sometimesyouhavetogo,butoftenyoudon't.LoveIt,Don'tLeaveItwillteachyouhowtogetsatisfactionfromyourwork…rightwhereyouare…now.

NoOneIsComingtoHelp.NowWhat?Inthiseraofincreasinglycomplexproblemsandshrinkingresources,canwefindmeaningfulandenduringsolutionstothechallengeswefacetodayasindividuals,communities,andnations?

NotesfromUnderground(alsotranslatedinEnglishasNotesfromtheUndergroundorLettersfromtheUnderworldwhileNotesfromUndergroundisthemostliteraltranslation)isashortnovelbyFyodorDostoevsky,whoisaRussiannovelist,shortstorywriter,essayist,journalistandphilosopher,publishedin1864.Itisconsideredbymanytobetheworld'sfirstexistentialistnovel.Itpresentsitselfasanexcerptfromtheramblingmemoirsofabitter,isolated,unnamednarrator(generallyreferredtobycriticsastheUndergroundMan)whoisaretiredcivilservantlivinginSt.Petersburg.Thenovelincludestwoparts:Thefirstpartofthestoryistoldinmonologueform,ortheundergroundman'sdiary,andattacksemergingWesternphilosophy,especiallyNikolayChernyshevsky'sWhatIstoBeDone?

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ThereseRaquinisanovelbyFrenchwriter?mileZola,firstpublishedinserialformintheliterarymagazineL'Artistein1867.ItwasZola'sthirdnovel.ThérèseRaquintellsthestoryofayoungwoman,unhappilymarriedtoherfirstcousinbyanoverbearingaunt,whomayseemtobewarmheartedbutselfishinfact.Thérèse'shusband,Camille,issicklyandegocentricandwhentheopportunityarises,ThérèseentersintoaturbulentandsordidlypassionateaffairwithoneofCamille'sfriends,Laurent.Thoughitearnswidefameinthefirstplace,thenovel'sadulteryandmurderwereconsideredscandalousandfamouslydescribedas"putrid"inareviewinthenewspaperLeFigaro.Inhispreface,Zolaexplainsthathisgoalinthisnovelwasto"studytemperamentsandnotcharacters".Becauseofthisdetachedandscientificapproach,ThérèseRaquinisconsideredanexampleofnaturalism.