GunDenhartandLauryHammelaretwoofthemostcreativeandcommittedentrepreneursinSocialVentureNetwork.Theirdedicationtoenrichingthelivesofthosewhoworkandlivearoundthem,theirflairforinnovation,andtheirbusinesssavvycomethroughclearlyinGrowingLocalValue.

Thisdeeplylyricalbookoffersperspectiveforthosestrugglingtohearthequietvoiceofthesouloverthedinofthecontemporaryworkplace...AlanBriskinexamineshoworganizationscanbetterreflectpersonalandhumanvaluesintheworkplace.

TheUncommercialTravellerisacollectionofliterarysketchesandreminiscenceswrittenbyCharlesDickens.MostlysetinLondon,CharlesDickenswroteaseriesofsketches,whichhecollectedasTheUncommercialTraveller.InthepersonaoftheUncommercial,DickenswandersthecitystreetsandbringsLondon,itsinhabitants,commerceandentertainmentvividlytolife.Sometimesautobiographical,aschildhoodexperiencesareinterwovenwithadultmemories,thesketchesincludevisitstotheParisMorgue,theLiverpooldocks,aworkhouse,aschoolforpoorchildren,andthetheatre.Theyalsodescribetheperilsoftravel,includingseasickness,shipwreck,thecomingoftherailways,andthewretchednessofdininginEnglishhotelsandrestaurants.TheworkisquintessentialDickens,witheachpieceshowcasinghisimaginativewritingstyle,hiskeenobservationalpowers,andhischaracteristicwit.Dickensoftensufferedfrominsomniaandusedhisnight-timewanderingstocollectimpressionsandideasgivinghimaninsightintosomeofthehiddenaspectsofVictorianLondon.Heincorporatedthesediscoveriesintomanysketchesandstoriesofthisbook.

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”。

ItwasDickens'firsthistoricalnovel.SetagainstthebackdropoftheGordonRiotsof1780,BarnabyRudgeisastoryofmysteryandsuspensewhichbeginswithanunsolveddoublemurderandgoesontoinvolveconspiracy,blackmail,abductionandretribution.Throughthecourseofthenovelfathersandsonsbecomeopposed,apprenticesplotagainsttheirmastersandProtestantsclashwithCatholicsonthestreets.And,asLondoneruptsintoriot,BarnabyRudgehimselfstrugglestoescapethecurseofhisownpast.Withitsdramaticdescriptionsofpublicviolenceandprivatehorror,itsstrangesecretsandghostlydoublings,BarnabyRudgeisapowerful,disturbingblendofhistoricalrealismandGothicmelodrama.

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

Winnerofthe2015silvermedalippyawardinbusiness/career/sales.BetsyPolkandMaggieChotashavelearnedsomethingpowerful:whenwomenworktogethertheydiscoveralevelofsupport,flexibility,confidence,andfreedomtobethemselvesthattheyrarelyfindinotherworkrelationships.

Theauthorsaddressthemostbasicconcernsofusers:howtohandletheequipment,howtoreducedistractions,howtoavoidmistakes,andhowtolookandsoundyourbestoncameraandgetthemostoutofvirtualmeetings.

Greatleaders,saints,andsageshavedevelopedthisskill.Sincemostofusarelessadvancedthanthoseparagons,thisbookcanserveasaguideforhowtobringoutthebestinourchildren.

WhatDoesTopTalentReallyWant?Morethanvision,strategy,creativity,marketing,finance,oreventechnology,itisultimatelypeoplethatdetermineorganizationalsuccess.That'swhyvirtuallyeveryorganizationwantsmoretoptalent.Butdoyouknowwhatthey'relookingfor?

WivesandDaughtersisanemotionalnovelbyElizabethGaskell,firstpublishedintheCornhillMagazineasaserialfromAugust1864toJanuary1866.WhenMrsGaskelldiedsuddenlyin1866,itwasnotquitecomplete,andthelastsectionwaswrittenbyFrederickGreenwood.TheheroineofthenovelisMolly,anattractiveandratherunworldlyyoungwoman.HerfathersendshertostaywiththeHamleysofHamleyHall,agentryfamily.MollyformsacloseattachmentwithMrs.Hamley,whoembracesheralmostasadaughter.Mollyalsobefriendstheyoungerson,Roger.MollyisawarethatshewouldnotbeconsideredasuitablematchforthesonsofSquireHamleybecauseofherstatus.However,shehasalwayspreferredRoger'sgoodsenseandhonourablecharacterandsoonfallsinlovewithhim.Unfortunately,Rogerfallsinlovewithothergirl.Mollyisheartbroken,andstruggleswithhersorrowandherknowledgethatthegirllacksaffectionforRoger.

Dumas'classicstory,firstserializedin1844,hasenthralledreaderswithitsfast-pacedplot,endearingcharacters,andromanticideals,immortalizedbythemotto"oneforall,allforone."Atimelesstaleofadventure,romance,intrigue,andrevenge,"TheThreeMusketeers"isthecaptivatingstory.Ahistoricalromance,thisnoveltellsoftheadventuresofthehot-headedyoungGascon,d'ArtagnanandhisthreecompanionsAthos,PorthosandAramisastheygallantlydefendtheQueenofFrance,usingtheirwitandtheirswords.TheymustfoilthenefariousplottingofCardinalRichelieuagainsttheKingandQueen,despitehisappearanceasanally.D'ArtagnanandthethreeMusketeersmustalsoovercomethevillainousmachinationsofMiladydeWinter,whoselethalcriminalitythreatensthoseinpoliticalpowerandtheloveofd'ArtgnanforConstanceBonacieux."

Inthisshort,easy-to-readfable,bestsellingauthorMarkMillerrevealsfivehabitsthatunderlieleadershipcharacterandthatdeterminealeader’ssuccess—andheteachesleadershowtodevelopthesehabits.

Youwantpeopletostretchtheirlimits,butyourconversationsmeanttohelpthemoftenfallflatorbackfire,creatingmoreresistancethangrowth.

WivesandDaughtersisanemotionalnovelbyElizabethGaskell,firstpublishedintheCornhillMagazineasaserialfromAugust1864toJanuary1866.WhenMrsGaskelldiedsuddenlyin1867,itwasnotquitecomplete,andthelastsectionwaswrittenbyFrederickGreenwood.TheheroineofthenovelisMolly,anattractiveandratherunworldlyyoungwoman.HerfathersendshertostaywiththeHamleysofHamleyHall,agentryfamily.MollyformsacloseattachmentwithMrs.Hamley,whoembracesheralmostasadaughter.Mollyalsobefriendstheyoungerson,Roger.MollyisawarethatshewouldnotbeconsideredasuitablematchforthesonsofSquireHamleybecauseofherstatus.However,shehasalwayspreferredRoger'sgoodsenseandhonourablecharacterandsoonfallsinlovewithhim.Unfortunately,Rogerfallsinlovewithothergirl.Mollyisheartbroken,andstruggleswithhersorrowandherknowledgethatthegirllacksaffectionforRoger.

ThestoryofDombeyandSonbyCharlesDickensconcernsPaulDombey,thewealthyowneroftheshippingcompanyofthebook'stitle,whosedreamistohaveasontocontinuehisbusiness.Thebookbeginswhenhissonisborn,andDombey'swifediesshortlyaftergivingbirth.ThecallousneglectoffamilybypowerfulDombeytriggershisprofessionalandpersonaldownfall,showcasestheauthor'sgiftforvividcharacterizationandunfailinglyrealisticdescription.AsJonathanLethemcontendsinhisIntroduction,Dickens's"genius…isatonewiththegeniusoftheformofthenovelitself:Dickenswilledintoexistencethemostcapaciousandelasticandversatilekindofnovelthatcouldbe,onebigenoughforhisvastsentimentalyearningsandforeveryimpulseandfearandhesitationinhimthatcountervailedthoseyearningstoo.Neverparsimoniousandfrequentlycontradictory,healwaysgivesuseverythinghecan,everythinghe'splannedtogive,andthenmore."

DombeyandSonbyCharlesDickens,publishedin1848.ItsfulltitleisDealingswiththeFirmofDombeyandSon:Wholesale,RetailandforExportation.Thestoryconcernsofapowerfulmanwhosecallousneglectofhisfamilytriggershisprofessionalandpersonaldownfall,showcasestheauthor'sgiftforvividcharacterizationandunfailinglyrealisticdescription.AsJonathanLethemcontendsinhisIntroduction,Dickens's"genius…isatonewiththegeniusoftheformofthenovelitself:Dickenswilledintoexistencethemostcapaciousandelasticandversatilekindofnovelthatcouldbe,onebigenoughforhisvastsentimentalyearningsandforeveryimpulseandfearandhesitationinhimthatcountervailedthoseyearningstoo.Neverparsimoniousandfrequentlycontradictory,healwaysgivesuseverythinghecan,everythinghe'splannedtogive,andthenmore."

ThereseRaquinisan1868novelbyFrenchwriterEmileZola,firstpublishedinserialformintheliterarymagazineL'Artistein1867.ItwasZola'sthirdnovel.In1873,ZolaturnedThereseRaquinintoaplay.ThereseRaquintellsthestoryofayoungwoman,unhappilymarriedtoherfirstcousinbyanoverbearingaunt,whomayseemtobewell-intentionedbutinmanywaysisdeeplyselfish.Theresehusband,Camille,issicklyandegocentricandwhentheopportunityarises,ThereseentersintoaturbulentandsordidlypassionateaffairwithoneofCamille'sfriends,Laurent.thoughthefirsttoearnwidefame.Thenovel'sadulteryandmurderwereconsideredscandalousandfamouslydescribedas"putrid"inareviewinthenewspaperLeFigaro.Inhispreface,Zolaexplainsthathisgoalinthisnovelwasto"studytemperamentsandnotcharacters".Becauseofthisdetachedandscientificapproach,ThereseRaquinisconsideredanexampleofnaturalism.

Atimelesstaleofadventure,romance,intrigue,andrevenge,"TheThreeMusketeers"isthecaptivatingstory.Ahistoricalromance,thisnoveltellsoftheadventuresofthehot-headedyoungGascon,d'ArtagnanandhisthreecompanionsAthos,PorthosandAramisastheygallantlydefendtheQueenofFrance,usingtheirwitandtheirswords.TheymustfoilthenefariousplottingofCardinalRichelieuagainsttheKingandQueen,despitehisappearanceasanally.D'ArtagnanandthethreeMusketeersmustalsoovercomethevillainousmachinationsofMiladydeWinter,whoselethalcriminalitythreatensthoseinpoliticalpowerandtheloveofd'ArtgnanforConstanceBonacieux.Dumas'classicstory,firstserializedin1844,hasenthralledreaderswithitsfast-pacedplot,endearingcharacters,andromanticideals,immortalizedbythemotto"oneforall,allforone."

In1859DickensfoundedanewjournalcalledAlltheYearRoundandtheUncommercialTravellerarticleswouldbeamonghismaincontributions.TheroleoftheexplorerandinvestigatorofinterestingthingswasexplainedbyDickensintheintroductiontothework.MostlysetinLondon,CharlesDickenswroteaseriesofsketches,whichhecollectedasTheUncommercialTraveller.InthepersonaoftheUncommercial,DickenswandersthecitystreetsandbringsLondon,itsinhabitants,commerceandentertainmentvividlytolife.Sometimesautobiographical,aschildhoodexperiencesareinterwovenwithadultmemories,thesketchesincludevisitstotheParisMorgue,theLiverpooldocks,aworkhouse,aschoolforpoorchildren,andthetheatre.Theyalsodescribetheperilsoftravel,includingseasickness,shipwreck,thecomingoftherailways,andthewretchednessofdininginEnglishhotelsandrestaurants.TheworkisquintessentialDickens,witheachpieceshowcasinghisimaginativewritingstyle,hiskeenobservationalpowers,andhischaracteristicwit.