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Mostbusinessbooksonsocialmediahavefocusedexclusivelyonusingitasamarketingtool.Manyemployersseeitassimplyaworkplacedistraction.Butsocialmediahasthepotentialtorevolutionizeworkplacelearning.Peoplehavealwayslearnedbestfromoneanother.

TheLifeandAdventuresofMartinChuzzlewit(commonlyknownasMartinChuzzlewit)isanovelbyCharlesDickens,consideredthelastofhispicaresquenovels.Itwasoriginallyserialisedbetween1842and1844.WhilewritingitDickenstoldafriendthathethoughtithisbestwork,butitwasoneofhisleastpopularnovels.LikenearlyallofDickens'novels,MartinChuzzlewitwasreleasedtothepublicinmonthlyinstalments.Earlysalesofthemonthlypartsweredisappointing,comparedtopreviousworks,soDickenschangedtheplottosendthetitlecharactertoAmerica.ThisallowedtheauthortoportraytheUnitedStates(whichhehadvisitedin1842)satiricallyasanearwildernesswithpocketsofcivilisationfilledwithdeceptiveandself-promotinghucksters.Themainthemeofthenovel,accordingtoaprefacebyDickens,isselfishness,portrayedinasatiricalfashionusingallthemembersoftheChuzzlewitfamily.ThenovelisalsonotablefortwoofDickens'greatvillains,SethPecksniffandJonasChuzzlewit.ItisdedicatedtoAngelaGeorginaBurdett-Coutts,afriendofDickens.

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.

Villette(1853)isnovelwrittenbyEnglishauthorCharlotteBront?.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.

MartinChuzzlewitisconsideredthelastpicaresquenovelsbyCharlesDickens.Itwasoriginallyserialisedbetween1842and1844.WhilewritingitDickenstoldafriendthathethoughtithisbestwork,butitwasoneofhisleastpopularnovels.LikenearlyallofDickens'novels,MartinChuzzlewitwasreleasedtothepublicinmonthlyinstalments.Earlysalesofthemonthlypartsweredisappointing,comparedtopreviousworks,soDickenschangedtheplottosendthetitlecharactertoAmerica.ThisallowedtheauthortoportraytheUnitedStates(whichhehadvisitedin1842)satiricallyasanearwildernesswithpocketsofcivilisationfilledwithdeceptiveandself-promotinghucksters.Themainthemeofthenovel,accordingtoaprefacebyDickens,isselfishness,portrayedinasatiricalfashionusingallthemembersoftheChuzzlewitfamily.ThenovelisalsonotablefortwoofDickens'greatvillains,SethPecksniffandJonasChuzzlewit.ItisdedicatedtoAngelaGeorginaBurdett-Coutts,afriendofDickens.

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

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AcomputerbeatsthereigninghumanchampionofGo,agameharderthanchess.Anotheriscomposingclassicalmusic.Labsarecreatinglife-formsfromsyntheticDNA.Adoctordesignsanartificialtrachea,usesa3Dprintertoproduceit,andimplantsitandsavesachild'slife.

InhisbestsellingbookTheFiveSecretsYouMustDiscoverBeforeYouDie,JohnIzzotackledthesecretstolifelonghappiness.Nowhegivesreadersthekeytoagreatcareer,agreatworkplace,betterrelationships,andabetterworld.

TheFalloftheHouseofUsherisashortstorybyAmericanwriterEdgarAllanPoe,firstpublishedin1839.ItiswidelyconsideredEdgarAllanPoe'sgreatestwork,andamasterpieceofGothichorror.Thestorybeginswiththeunnamednarratorarrivingatthehouseofhisfriend,RoderickUsher,whocomplainsofanillnessandaskingforhishelp.Roderick'sconditioncanbedescribedaccordingtoitsterminology.Itincludesaformofsensoryoverloadknownashyperesthesia,hypochondria,andacuteanxiety.ItisrevealedthatRoderick'stwinsister,Madeline,isalsoillandfallsintocataleptic,deathliketrances.ThenarratorisimpressedwithRoderick'spaintings,andattemptstocheerhimbyreadingwithhimandlisteningtohisimprovisedmusicalcompositionsontheguitar.Rodericksings"TheHauntedPalace",thentellsthenarratorthathebelievesthehousehelivesintobealive,andthatthissentiencearisesfromthearrangementofthemasonryandvegetationsurroundingit.

TheFurtheradventuresofRobinsonCrusoeisanovelbyDanielDefoe,firstpublishedin1719.Justasinitspredecessor,RobinsonCrusoe(1719),thefirsteditioncreditsthework'sfictionalprotagonistRobinsonCrusoeasitsauthor.ThebookstartswiththestatementaboutCrusoe'smarriageinEngland.HeboughtalittlefarminBedfordandhadthreechildren:twosonsandonedaughter.Crusoesuffereddistemperandadesiretosee"hisisland."Hecouldtalkofnothingelse,excepthiswife.Shetoldhim,intears,"Iwillgowithyou,butIwon'tleaveyou."Butinthemiddleofthisfelicity,Providenceunhingedhimatonce,withthelossofhiswife.AlthoughintendedtobethelastCrusoetale,thenovelisfollowedbynon-fictionbookinvolvingCrusoebyDefoeentitledSeriousReflectionsDuringtheLifeandSurprisingAdventuresofRobinsonCrusoe:WithhisVisionoftheAngelickWorld(1720).

LittleDorritimmediatelyoutsoldanyofDickens'spreviousbooksuponitspublicationin1857.ThestoryofWilliamDorrit,imprisonedfordebtinMarshalseaPrison,andhisdaughterandhelpmate,Amy,orLittleDorrit,thenovelchartstheprogressoftheDorritfamilyfrompovertytoriches.InhisIntroduction,DavidGatesarguesthat“intensityofimaginationisthegiftfromwhichDickens'sothergreatattributesderive:hiseyeandear,hisnear-universalempathy,hisabilitytoentertainbothasenseoftheridiculousandasenseofultimatesignificance.”Thenovelsatirisestheshortcomingsofbothgovernmentandsociety,includingtheinstitutionofdebtors'prisons,wheredebtorswereimprisoned,unabletowork,untiltheyrepaidtheirdebts.TheprisoninthiscaseistheMarshalsea,whereDickens'sownfatherhadbeenimprisoned.Dickensisalsocriticalofthelackofasocialsafetynet,thetreatmentandsafetyofindustrialworkers,aswellthebureaucracyoftheBritishTreasury,intheformofhisfictional"CircumlocutionOffice".InadditionhesatirisesthestratificationofsocietythatresultsfromtheBritishclasssystem.

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AlexandreDumaswasaFrenchwriter.Hisworkshavebeentranslatedintomanylanguages,andheisoneofthemostwidelyreadFrenchauthors.TwentyYearsAfterfirstserializedfromJanuarytoAugust1845.ItisasequeltoTheThreeMusketeersandprecedesTheVicomtedeBragelonne.ThefantasticadventuresoftheThreeMusketeerscontinue-startingwithanintriguesurroundingD'Artagnanwhohas,fortwentyyears,remainedalieutenant.ThenovelfollowseventsinFranceduringtheFronde,duringthechildhoodreignofLouisXIV,andinEnglandneartheendoftheEnglishCivilWar,leadinguptothevictoryofOliverCromwellandtheexecutionofKingCharlesI.Throughthewordsofthemaincharacters,particularlyAthos,Dumascomesoutonthesideofthemonarchyingeneral,oratleastthetextoftenpraisestheideaofbenevolentroyalty.HismusketeersarevaliantandjustintheireffortstoprotectyoungLouisXIVandthedoomedCharlesIfromtheirattackers.

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LittleDorritimmediatelyoutsoldanyofDickens'spreviousbooksuponitspublicationin1857.ThestoryofWilliamDorrit,imprisonedfordebtinMarshalseaPrison,andhisdaughterandhelpmate,Amy,orLittleDorrit,thenovelchartstheprogressoftheDorritfamilyfrompovertytoriches.InhisIntroduction,DavidGatesarguesthat"intensityofimaginationisthegiftfromwhichDickens'sothergreatattributesderive:hiseyeandear,hisnear-universalempathy,hisabilitytoentertainbothasenseoftheridiculousandasenseofultimatesignificance.”Thenovelsatirisestheshortcomingsofbothgovernmentandsociety,includingtheinstitutionofdebtors'prisons,wheredebtorswereimprisoned,unabletowork,untiltheyrepaidtheirdebts.TheprisoninthiscaseistheMarshalsea,whereDickens'sownfatherhadbeenimprisoned.Dickensisalsocriticalofthelackofasocialsafetynet,thetreatmentandsafetyofindustrialworkers,aswellthebureaucracyoftheBritishTreasury,intheformofhisfictional"CircumlocutionOffice".InadditionhesatirisesthestratificationofsocietythatresultsfromtheBritishclasssystem.

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.