Lifeisajourney,andaswithanyotherjourneyyouneedcleargoals,plans,andschedulestogetfromwhereyouarenowtowhereyouwanttobe.Likeanygoodpilot,youneedaflightplanthatyoufilebeforeyoubeginandthatyouusetoguideyouonyourway.

NorthandSouthisasocialnovelpublishedin1855byEnglishwriterElizabethGaskell.WithWivesandDaughters(1865)andCranford(1853),itisoneofherbest-knownnovels.Thelaterversionrenewedinterestinthenovelandattractedawiderreadership.Oneofliterature'sgreatestromances,NorthandSouthisbothanincisivesocialcommentaryandanelectricportrayalofall-conqueringlove.ThebooktriestoshowtheindustrialNorthanditsconflictsinthemid-19thcenturyasseenbyanoutsider,asociallysensitiveladyfromtheSouth.Theheroineofthestory,MargaretHale,isthedaughterofaNonconformistministerwhomovestothefictionalindustrialtownofMiltonafterleavingtheChurchofEngland.ThetownismodeledafterManchester,whereGaskelllivedasthewifeofaUnitarianminister.Gaskellherselfworkedamongthepoorandknewatfirsthandthemiseryoftheindustrialareas.

TheProfessorwaspublishedposthumouslyin1857.ItwasthefirstnovelwrittenbyCharlotteBront?andisuniqueamongherworksastheonlyonetofeatureamalenarrator.Rejectedbymultiplepublishersduringherlifetime.WrittentwoyearsbeforeJaneEyre,TheProfessorwasCharlotteBronte’sfirstnovelandwasbasedonherexperiencesinBrussels.Thestoryisoneofloveanddoubt,asthehero,WilliamCrimsworth,seekshisfortuneasateacherinBrusselsandfindshisloveforthegoodAnglo-Swissgirl,FrancesHenri,severelytestedbythesensuouslybeguilingandmanipulativeheadmistress,Zoroa?deReuter.Ontheotherhand,thesocialprotestsoundeddistinctlyinthisnovelthatistypicalformatureworksofCharlotteBronte.Inparticular,thisprotestisexpressedintheimageofasoulless,prudentbusinessman,thefactoryownerEdwardCrimsworthwhodevoidedofbasichumanityindealingwithworkersandtheirfamilies.

Thelessonsofthisbookcanhelpusallfindtheopportunitiesthatarejustwaitingtobediscoveredinthechallengeswefaceeveryday.Thisbookisaboutfailure,butfailureinawholenewlight.ItisabouthowtoFailToSucceed.

Inthisbrilliantandstronglyarguednewbook,SallyHelgesenandJulieJohnsondemonstratewhy“thefemalevision”—whatwomennotice,whattheyvalue,howtheyconnectthedots—constituteswomen’smostpowerfulassetintheworkplace.

Shirley,ItwasBronte'ssecondpublishednovelafterJaneEyre.Todayitisregardedasadistinctlyfemalenameandanuncommonmalename.SetinYorkshireduringthetimeoftheLudditeunrest—alabormovementthatbeganin1811-1812inanefforttoprotecttheinterestsoftheworkingclass—thenovelconsistsoftwonarrativestrandswoventogether,oneinvolvingthestrugglesofworkersagainstmillowners,andtheotherinvolvingtheromanticentanglementsofthetwoheroines.Thenovel'spopularityledtoShirley'sbecomingawoman'sname.Thetitlecharacterwasgiventhenamethatherfatherhadintendedtogiveason.Beforethepublicationofthenovel,Shirleywasanuncommon–butdistinctlymale–nameandwouldhavebeenanunusualnameforawoman.

Onspacewalksandthroughwindows,GaranwasstruckbythestunningbeautyoftheEarthfromspacebutsoberedbyknowinghowmuchneededtobedonetohelpthistroubledplanet.

Truepowerinthisworldcomesfromeconomicindependence,buttoomanypeoplehavetoomuchmonthleftattheendoftheirmoney.JohnHopeBryant,founderandCEOofOperationHOPE,illuminatesthepathtowardliberationthatishidinginplainsight.

Themanypowerfultechniquesandexercisesinthisbookwillhelpyouchangeyourmindsetsothatyoudiscoversomethingworthwhileineverypersonandexperience.You'lllearnhowtodevelopunshakableself-confidence,becomeyourbestself,andbeginlivinganextraordinarylife.

AsthefirstvolumeofLawrence'scollectedshortstories,theywerewrittenbetween1924and1928,setinbothEnglandandAmericawhichcontainthefollowingthirteenshortstories:TheWomanWhoRodeAway;TwoBlueBirds;Sun;Smile;TheBorder-Line;JimmyandtheDesperateWoman;TheLastLaugh;InLove;TheManWhoLovedIslands;GladGhosts;NoneofThat!;TheRocking-HorseWinner;TheLovelyLady.ElevenwerecollectedinTheWomanWhoRodeAway(1928),though'TheManWhoLovedIslands'appearedintheAmericaneditiononlyandtheothertwoinTheLovelyLady(1933).Anunpublishedfragment'APureWitch'isalsoincludedhere.ThesestoriesreflectLawrence'sexperiencesinthepost-warperiod.Manywereconsiderablyrevised,somewerecompletelyrewrittenbyLawrenceandsubsequentlypublishedindifferentversions.Theeditorsgivecompositionhistoriesandexplainpublicationdifficulties,Appendicesrecordmanuscriptrevisionsforthreestoriesandshowcomplete,unpublishedearlyversionsoffour.

Thisworkisacollectionofpreviously-publishedshortstoriesfromthedarkpenofEdgarAllanPoe,firstpublishedin1840.Poewrotethenow-famousquotedefendinghimselffromthecriticismthathistaleswerepartof"Germanism"Inprefaceofthisbook,"Ifinmanyofmyproductionsterrorhasbeenthethesis,ImaintainthatterrorisnotofGermanybutofthesoul".ThecollectionwasdedicatedtoColonelWilliamDrayton,anonymousauthorofTheSouthVindicatedfromtheTreasonandFanaticismoftheNorthernAbolitionists.The"arabesque"storiesfocusonasingleaspectofacharacter,oftenpsychological,suchas"TheFalloftheHouseofUsher".AdistantrelativeofPoe,modernscholarHarryLeePoe,wrotethat"grotesque"means"horror",whichisgoryandoftendisgusting,and"arabesque"means"terror",whichforsakesthebloodandgoreforthesakeoffrighteningthereader.[8]Evenso,accuratelydefiningPoe'sintentionsforthetermsisdifficultandsubdividinghistalesintoonecategoryoranotherisevenmoredifficult.Thisworkisacollectionofpreviously-publishedshortstoriesfromthedarkpenofEdgarAllanPoe,firstpublishedin1840.

MostcriticsnowconsidernovelbyAnneBrontetobeoneofthefirstfeministnovels.TheTenantofWildfellHall(1848)isframedasaseriesoflettersfromGilbertMarkhamtohisfriendandbrother-in-lawabouttheeventsconnectedwiththemeetingofhiswife.AmysteriousyoungwidowarrivesatWildfellHall,anElizabethanmansionwhichhasbeenemptyformanyyears,withheryoungsonandaservant.ShelivesthereinstrictseclusionundertheassumednameHelenGrahamandsoonfindsherselfthevictimoflocalslander.Refusingtobelieveanythingscandalousabouther,GilbertbefriendsHelenanddiscoversherpast.Inherdiary,Helendepictsherhusband'sphysicalandmoraldeclinethroughalcoholandherdesperateattemptstosavetheirsonfromhisinfluenceinthedissipatedaristocraticsocietyfromwhichsheultimatelyflees.Thedepictionofmaritalstrifeandwomen'sprofessionalidentificationhasalsoastrongmoralmessagemitigatedbytheauthors'sbeliefinuniversalsalvation.

ExpandingOurNowprovideshistoricalbackground,withcasestudiesanddelvesintothequestionsofwhyandhowOpenSpaceworks.

BasedonBillFisher'sthree-dayseminarsthatregularlyselloutallovertheworld,thisbookoffersthekindofcapital-raisingstreetsmartsnoentrepreneurcandowithout.

MollFlanders(acontractionof"TheFortunesandMisfortunesoftheFamousMollFlanders")isanovelbyDanielDefoe,firstpublishedin1722.ItpurportstobethetrueaccountofthelifeoftheeponymousMoll,detailingherexploitsfrombirthuntiloldage.thenoveldescribesMollontheoriginaltitlepageashavingbeen"BorninNewgate…TwelveYearaWhore,FivetimesaWife(whereofoncetoherownBrother),TwelveYearaThief,EightYearaTransportedFeloninVirginia,atlastgrewRich,anddiedaPenitent."ThenovelisbasedpartiallyonthelifeofMollKing,aLondoncriminalwhomDefoemetwhilevisitingNewgatePrison.OneoftheearliestpicaresquenovelsinEnglish,MollFlandershasbothcaptivatedandshockedcountlessreaderssinceitwasfirstpublishedin1722.Anexcellentcandidateforclassroomuse,thisclassicof18th-centuryfictionwillentertainandenlightengeneralreadersaswell.

Reflectingontheloveandsupportheexperiencedintheaftermath,histimeasayouthleaderintheArizonadesert,hismarriage,andevenastoryhisfatherreadtohimasachild,heshareshisdeepconvictionthattheonlywayyoucanfindyourlifeistogiveitawaytoothers.

Usingexamplesandcasestudies,WeisbordandJanoffdescribehowleaderscanshareresponsibility,defusegroupconflicts,showeveryonethebigpicture,andmore.Withthisapproach,leaderstrulygainmorecontrolbygivingitup.

Thetitlecharacterwasgiventhenamethatherfatherhadintendedtogiveason.Beforethepublicationofthenovel,Shirleywasanuncommon–butdistinctlymale–nameandwouldhavebeenanunusualnameforawoman.Todayitisregardedasadistinctlyfemalenameandanuncommonmalename.Shirley,ATaleisan1849socialnovelbytheEnglishnovelistCharlotteBront?.ItwasBront?'ssecondpublishednovelafterJaneEyre(originallypublishedunderBront?'spseudonymCurrerBell).SetinYorkshireduringthetimeoftheLudditeunrest—alabormovementthatbeganin1811-1812inanefforttoprotecttheinterestsoftheworkingclass—thenovelconsistsoftwonarrativestrandswoventogether,oneinvolvingthestrugglesofworkersagainstmillowners,andtheotherinvolvingtheromanticentanglementsofthetwoheroines.Thenovel'spopularityledtoShirley'sbecomingawoman'sname.

TheMysteryofEdwinDroodisthefinalnovelbyCharlesDickens.ThestoryissetinCloisterham,alightlydisguisedRochester.ItbeginsasJohnJasperleavesaLondonopiumden.Thenextevening,EdwinDroodvisitschoirmasterJasper,EdwinconfidesthathehasmisgivingsabouthisbetrothaltoRosaBud.Thenextday,EdwinvisitsRosaattheNuns'House,theboardingschoolwhereshelives.Theyquarrelgood-naturedly,whichtheyapparentlydofrequentlyduringhisvisits.Meanwhile,Jasper,havinganinterestinthecathedralcrypt,seeksthecompanyofDurdles,amanwhoknowsmoreaboutthecryptthananyoneelse.ThoughthenovelisnamedafterthecharacterEdwinDrood,thestoryfocusesonDrood'suncle,precentor,choirmasterandopiumaddict,JohnJasper,whoisinlovewithhispupil,RosaBud.MissBud,Drood'sfiancée,hasalsocaughttheeyeofthehigh-spiritedandhot-temperedNevilleLandless,whocomesfromCeylonwithhistwinsister,Helena.LandlessandDroodtakeaninstantdisliketooneanother.Droodlaterdisappearsundermysteriouscircumstances.ThenovelwasunfinishedatthetimeofDickens'sdeathandhisendingforitisunknown.

Asorganizationsgrowinvolumeandcomplexity,thedemandsonleadershipchange.Thesameoldmoveswon'tcutitanymore.InChessNotCheckers,MarkMillertellsthestoryofBlakeBrown,newlyappointedCEOofacompanytroubledbypoorperformanceandlowmorale.