DombeyandSonbyCharlesDickenspublishedinmonthlypartsfrom1October1846to1April1848andinonevolumein1848.ItsfulltitleisDealingswiththeFirmofDombeyandSon:Wholesale,RetailandforExportation.DickensstartedwritingthebookinLausanne,Switzerland,beforereturningtoEngland,viaParis,tocompleteit.Thestoryfollowsapowerfulman'scallousneglectofhisfamilytriggershisprofessionalandpersonaldownfall,showcasestheauthor'sgiftforvividcharacterizationandunfailinglyrealisticdescription.AsJonathanLethemcontendsinhisIntroduction,Dickens's"genius…isatonewiththegeniusoftheformofthenovelitself:Dickenswilledintoexistencethemostcapaciousandelasticandversatilekindofnovelthatcouldbe,onebigenoughforhisvastsentimentalyearningsandforeveryimpulseandfearandhesitationinhimthatcountervailedthoseyearningstoo.Neverparsimoniousandfrequentlycontradictory,healwaysgivesuseverythinghecan,everythinghe'splannedtogive,andthenmore."

Publishedseriallyin1836–1837,ThePickwickPaperswasDickens'firstnovelanditsrousingsuccesslaunchedhislastingfame.Thisnarrativeofcoachtravelprovidesavividportraitofaworldthatwassoontovanishwiththecomingoftherailroads.FromthegrimdepictionofFleetPrisontotheexuberantaccountofthecricketmatchatDingleyDell,thetalesoftheimmortalPickwickCluboffermemorablescenesofnineteenth-centuryEngland.ReaderswerecaptivatedbytheadventuresofthepoetSnodgrass,theloverTupman,thesportsmanWinkleampersand,aboveall,bythatquintessentiallyEnglishQuixote,MrPickwick,&hiscockneySanchoPanza,SamWeller.FromthehallowedturfofDingleyDellCricketClubtotheunholyfracasoftheEatanswillelection,viatheFleetdebtor'sprison,charactersampersandincidentssprangtolifefromDickens'spen,toformanenduringlypopularworkofebullienthumourandliteraryinvention.

Inawonderfullyreadableandfunway,SEEINGSYSTEMS(over30,000copiessold)presentsauniqueandinnovativetheoryofpowerdynamicsthatprovidesthereaderwithanewwayoflookingat,understanding,surviving,andprosperinginthemanysystemsofwhichwearepart.

InBeyondGoodandEvil,FriedrichWilhelmNietzscheaccusespastphilosophersoflackingcriticalsenseandblindlyacceptingdogmaticpremisesintheirconsiderationofmorality.Specifically,heaccusesthemoffoundinggrandmetaphysicalsystemsuponthefaiththatthegoodmanistheoppositeoftheevilman,ratherthanjustadifferentexpressionofthesamebasicimpulsesthatfindmoredirectexpressionintheevilman.TheworkmovesintotherealmbeyondgoodandevilinthesenseofleavingbehindthetraditionalmoralitywhichNietzschesubjectstoadestructivecritiqueinfavourofwhatheregardsasanaffirmativeapproachthatfearlesslyconfrontstheperspectivalnatureofknowledgeandtheperilousconditionofthemodernindividual.

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

TheFortuneoftheRougonsisthefirstnovelin?mileZola'smonumentaltwenty-volumeseriesLesRougon-Macquart,originallypublishedin1871.ThenovelispartlyanoriginstorywhichaccountoftheDecember1851coupd'étatthatcreatedtheFrenchSecondEmpireunderNapoleonIIIasexperiencedinalargeprovincialtowninsouthernFrance.SetinthefictitiousProven?altownofPlassans,TheFortuneoftheRougonstellsthestoryofSilvèreandMiette,twoidealisticyoungsupportersoftherepublicanresistancetoLouis-NapoleonBonaparte'scoupd'étatinDecember1851.TheyjointhewoodcuttersandpeasantsoftheVartoseizecontrolofPlassans,opposedbytheBonapartistloyalistsledbySilvère'suncle,PierreRougon.Meanwhile,thefoundationsoftheRougonfamilyanditsillegitimateMacquartbrancharebeinglaidinthebrutalbeginningsoftheImperialregime.Inthebookwelearnhowthetwobranchesofthefamilycameabout,andtheoriginsofthehereditaryweaknessespasseddownthegenerations.Murder,treachery,andgreedarethekeynotes,andjustastheEmpirewasestablishedthroughviolence.

TheMysteryofEdwinDroodisthefinalnovelbyCharlesDickens.ThestoryissetinCloisterham,alightlydisguisedRochester.ThenovelbeginsasJohnJasperleavesaLondonopiumden.oneevening,EdwinDroodvisitsJasper,whoisthechoirmasteratCloisterhamCathedral.EdwinconfidesthathehasmisgivingsabouthisbetrothaltoRosaBud.Thenextday,EdwinvisitsRosaattheNuns'House,theboardingschoolwhereshelives.Theyquarrelgood-naturedlyasusual.Meanwhile,Jasper,havinganinterestinthecathedralcrypt,seeksthecompanyofDurdles,amanwhoknowsmoreaboutthecryptthananyoneelse.ThoughthenovelisnamedafterthecharacterEdwinDrood,thestoryfocusesonDrood'suncle,precentor,choirmasterandopiumaddict,JohnJasper,whoisinlovewithhispupil,RosaBud.MissBud,Drood'sfiancée,hasalsocaughttheeyeofthehigh-spiritedandhot-temperedNevilleLandless,whocomesfromCeylonwithhistwinsister,Helena.LandlessandDroodtakeaninstantdisliketooneanother.Droodlaterdisappearsundermysteriouscircumstances.ThenovelwasunfinishedatthetimeofDickens'sdeath(9June1870)andhisendingforitisunknown.

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

NorthandSouthbyElizabethGaskellisfirstpublishedinbookformin1855originallyappearedasatwenty-two-partweeklyserialfromSeptember1854throughJanuary1855inthemagazineHouseholdWords,editedbyCharlesDickens.Thetitleindicatesamajorthemeofthebook:thecontrastbetweenthewayoflifeintheindustrialnorthofEnglandandthewealthiersouth,althoughitwasonlyunderpressurefromherpublishersthatGaskellchangedthetitlefromitsoriginal,MargaretHale.ThebookisasocialnovelthattriestoshowtheindustrialNorthanditsconflictsinthemid-19thcenturyasseenbyanoutsider,asociallysensitiveladyfromtheSouth.Theheroineofthestory,MargaretHale,isthedaughterofaNonconformistministerwhomovestothefictionalindustrialtownofMiltonafterleavingtheChurchofEngland.ThetownismodeledafterManchester,whereGaskelllivedasthewifeofaUnitarianminister.

LittleDorritisanovelbyCharlesDickenswhichsatirisestheshortcomingsofbothgovernmentandsociety,includingtheinstitutionofdebtors'prisons,wheredebtorswereimprisoned,unabletowork,untiltheyrepaidtheirdebts.TheprisoninthiscaseistheMarshalsea,whereDickens'sownfatherhadbeenimprisoned.Dickensisalsocriticalofthelackofasocialsafetynet,thetreatmentandsafetyofindustrialworkers,aswellthebureaucracyoftheBritishTreasury,intheformofhisfictional"CircumlocutionOffice".InadditionhesatirisesthestratificationofsocietythatresultsfromtheBritishclasssystem.InhisIntroduction,DavidGatesarguesthat"intensityofimaginationisthegiftfromwhichDickens'sothergreatattributesderive:hiseyeandear,hisnear-universalempathy,hisabilitytoentertainbothasenseoftheridiculousandasenseofultimatesignificance."Dickenscriticizesthehierarchicalsocietywhichwoulddemandsuchanimpossiblethingofaman,andalsoquestionswhichclassoftheiracquaintancearegoodpeopleandtruefriends.

Thisthoughtfulandinspiringbookdescribesthedisguisesthesethieveswear,thetoolstheyusetobreakintoourhearts,andhowtolockthemoutonceandforall.Izzoshowshowthesesamethievesofpersonalhappinessaredestroyingsocietyaswell.

Inthisvividbusinessstory,KenJenningsandHeatherHydeprovidearoadmaptoguideleadersthroughtheprocessofengagingemployeesatalllevelsoftheorganizationtofindthedeepermeaningandhigherpurposesoftheirwork.

WivesandDaughtersisanemotionalnovelbyElizabethGaskell,firstpublishedintheCornhillMagazineasaserialfromAugust1864toJanuary1866.WhenMrsGaskelldiedsuddenlyin1865,itwasnotquitecomplete,andthelastsectionwaswrittenbyFrederickGreenwood.TheheroineofthenovelisMolly,anattractiveandratherunworldlyyoungwoman.HerfathersendshertostaywiththeHamleysofHamleyHall,agentryfamily.MollyformsacloseattachmentwithMrs.Hamley,whoembracesheralmostasadaughter.Mollyalsobefriendstheyoungerson,Roger.MollyisawarethatshewouldnotbeconsideredasuitablematchforthesonsofSquireHamleybecauseofherstatus.However,shehasalwayspreferredRoger'sgoodsenseandhonourablecharacterandsoonfallsinlovewithhim.Unfortunately,Rogerfallsinlovewithothergirl.Mollyisheartbroken,andstruggleswithhersorrowandherknowledgethatthegirllacksaffectionforRoger.

WivesandDaughtersisanovelbyElizabethGaskell,butWhenMrsGaskelldiedsuddenlyin1865,itwasnotquitecomplete,andthelastsectionwaswrittenbyFrederickGreenwood.ItisfirstpublishedintheCornhillMagazineasaserialfromAugust1864toJanuary1866.Theheroine,Mollyisadaughterofaprofessionalman.Sheisanattractiveandratherunworldlyyoungwoman.HerfathersendshertostaywiththeHamleysofHamleyHall,agentryfamily.MollyformsacloseattachmentwithMrs.Hamley,whoembracesheralmostasadaughter.Mollyalsobefriendstheyoungerson,Roger.MollyisawarethatshewouldnotbeconsideredasuitablematchforthesonsofSquireHamleybecauseofherstatus.However,shehasalwayspreferredRoger'sgoodsenseandhonourablecharacterandsoonfallsinlovewithhim.Unfortunately,Rogerfallsinlovewithothergirl.Mollyisheartbroken,andstruggleswithhersorrowandherknowledgethatthatgirllacksaffectionforRoger.

DombeyandSonbyCharlesDickens,publishedin1848."DickensstartedwritingthebookinLausanne,Switzerland,beforereturningtoEngland,viaParis,tocompleteit.Thestoryfollowsapowerfulman'scallousneglectofhisfamilytriggershisprofessionalandpersonaldownfall,showcasestheauthor'sgiftforvividcharacterizationandunfailinglyrealisticdescription.AsJonathanLethemcontendsinhisIntroduction,Dickens's"genius…isatonewiththegeniusoftheformofthenovelitself:Dickenswilledintoexistencethemostcapaciousandelasticandversatilekindofnovelthatcouldbe,onebigenoughforhisvastsentimentalyearningsandforeveryimpulseandfearandhesitationinhimthatcountervailedthoseyearningstoo.Neverparsimoniousandfrequentlycontradictory,healwaysgivesuseverythinghecan,everythinghe'splannedtogive,andthenmore."

UnderJoeSolmonese'sleadership,theHumanRightsCampaignbecamethemodelotherorganizationslooktowardtocreateeffectivesocialandpoliticalchange.

TheessentialreferencetohelpfederalcontractorsnegotiateandmaintainprofitablecontractsNowinitsthirdedition!Thisistheessentialreferencetohelpfederalcontractorsnegotiateandmaintainprofitablecontracts—andremainincompliancethroughoutthelifeofthecontract.

WivesandDaughtersisanemotionalnovelbyElizabethGaskell.WhenMrsGaskelldiedsuddenlyin1865,itwasnotquitecomplete,andthelastsectionwaswrittenbyFrederickGreenwood.TheheroineofthenovelisMolly,anattractiveandratherunworldlyyoungwoman.HerfathersendshertostaywiththeHamleysofHamleyHall,agentryfamily.MollyformsacloseattachmentwithMrs.Hamley,whoembracesheralmostasadaughter.Mollyalsobefriendstheyoungerson,Roger.MollyisawarethatshewouldnotbeconsideredasuitablematchforthesonsofSquireHamleybecauseofherstatus.However,shehasalwayspreferredRoger'sgoodsenseandhonourablecharacterandsoonfallsinlovewithhim.Unfortunately,Rogerfallsinlovewithothergirl.Mollyisheartbroken,andstruggleswithhersorrowandherknowledgethatthegirllacksaffectionforRoger.

本书是法国著名作家儒勒·凡尔纳的代表作之一。对于喜欢凡尔纳作品的读者来说，本书值得一读。本版为英文版，英语爱好者不可错过。福格和改良俱乐部的成员打赌可以在八十天里环游地球一周。接着便带着绰号叫“万事通”的仆人启程从伦敦出发，开始了不可思议的环球旅行。他一路上遭人跟踪，舍身救人、与恶僧对簿公堂、遭暗算误了船班、遇风浪海上搏击、与仆人失散、勇斗劫匪、救仆人身赴险境、燃料告急、海上经受考验，疑为窃贼海关被囚……几乎所有的苦难和意外都被福格不幸碰上了，然而他总能一次次神奇地化险为夷。作者在介绍各地的风土人情和地理知识的同时，还以强烈的正义感和人道主义精神，对各种野蛮、落后、愚昧的社会现状进行了批判和鞭挞。这部小说的主题非常丰富，科幻主题、漫游主题、侦探主题、爱情主题等主题相互交叉、融合，构筑起了相当丰富的意义空间，读来饶有趣味，可读性极强。受到儒勒·凡尔纳小说《八十天环游地球》的鼓舞，许多冒险旅行家为打破环球旅行的纪录，竞相出发，开展环球旅行竞赛。人们相继打破环球旅行纪录。不仅如此，本书还被改编成电影，受到全世界观众的喜爱。凡尔纳借福格的行踪，串连了欧洲、南亚、东亚、北美各目的地形地貌、气候特征、城市建筑特色和风土人情，仿佛一部刻画入微的宏大的地理科普书一般，将精确的风情和书中人物跌宕起伏的命运紧密结合，使世界各地奇诡的宗教风俗和当地习惯势力成为情节的“推进器”，为读者呈现出万花筒般目不暇接的“环游奇迹”。

NicholasNicklebyisCharlesDickens'sthirdpublishednovel.Originallypublishedasaserialfrom1838to1839.ThestorywassetinnineteenthcenturyEngland.WhenNicholasNickleby'sfatherdiesandleaveshisfamilydestitute,hisuncle,thegreedymoneylender,RalphNickleby,findsNicholasajobteachinginarepulsiveschoolinYorkshire.Nicholasfleestheschooltakingwithhimoneofthepersecutedboys,Smike,andtheyjoinatroopofactors.NicholasthenhastoprotectSmike,whiletryingtostophisUncleRalphtakingadvantageofhissisterKate,andlaterhissweetheart,MadelineBray,whosefatherisindebtorsprison.Ayoung,compassionatemanstrugglestosavehisfamilyandfriendsfromtheabusiveexploitationofhiscold-hearted,graspinguncle.AftermanyadventuresNicholasfinallytriumphsoverhisUncle,althoughhissuccessisalsotingedwithsadness.TheseriesofadventurousembarkedonbyNicholasandSmikeencounterswithanarrayofhumanity'sworstandbest—greedyfools,corruptlechers,cheeryinnocents,andselflessbenefactors.