MugbyJunctionisasetofshortstorieswrittenin1866byCharlesDickensandcollaboratorsCharlesCollins,AmeliaB.Edwards,AndrewHalliday,andHesbaStretton.ItwasfirstpublishedinaChristmaseditionofthemagazineAlltheYearRound.Dickenspennedamajorityoftheissue,includingthefollowingshortstories:BarboxBrothers;BarboxBrothers&Co;TheBoyatMugby(MainLine);TheSignalman(No.1BranchLine).Dickens'scollaboratorseachcontributedanindividualstorytothecollection.Theyareasfollows:TheEngineDriver(No.2BranchLine)isastorybyAndrewHalliday;TheCompensationHouse(No.3BranchLine)isonebyCharlesCollins;TheTravellingPost-OfficeisonebyHesbaStretton;thelastoneisfromAmeliaB.Edwards,namedTheEngineer.It'salistofstories,theframenarrativeisbasedon"theGentlemanforNowhere,"whohasspenthislifecloisteredinthefirmBarboxBrothers&Co.,makesuseofhisnew-foundfreedominretirementtoexploretheraillinesthatconnectwithMugbyJunction.

MugbyJunctionisasetofshortstoriesbyCharlesDickensandcollaboratorsCharlesCollins,AmeliaB.Edwards,AndrewHalliday,andHesbaStretton.ItwasfirstpublishedinaChristmaseditionofthemagazineAlltheYearRoundin1866.Dickenspennedamajorityoftheissue,includingthefollowingshortstories:BarboxBrothers;BarboxBrothers&Co;TheBoyatMugby(MainLine);TheSignalman(No.1BranchLine).Dickens'scollaboratorseachcontributedanindividualstorytothecollection.Theyareasfollows:TheEngineDriver(No.2BranchLine)isastorybyAndrewHalliday;TheCompensationHouse(No.3BranchLine)isonebyCharlesCollins;TheTravellingPost-OfficeisonebyHesbaStretton;thelastoneisfromAmeliaB.Edwards,namedTheEngineer.It'salistofstories,theframenarrativeisbasedon"theGentlemanforNowhere,"whohasspenthislifecloisteredinthefirmBarboxBrothers&Co.,makesuseofhisnew-foundfreedominretirementtoexploretheraillinesthatconnectwithMugbyJunction.

ThisbookisanovellabyCharlesDickensfirstpublishedin1848.Redlawisateacherofchemistrywhooftenbroodsoverwrongsdonehimandgrieffromhispast.Heishauntedbyaspirit,whoisnotsomuchaghostasRedlaw'sphantomtwinandisanawfullikenessofhimself...withhisfeatures,andhisbrighteyes,andhisgrizzledhair,anddressedinthegloomyshadowofhisdress…"ThisspectreappearsandproposestoRedlawthathecanallowhimto"forgetthesorrow,wrong,andtroubleyouhaveknown...tocanceltheirremembrance…"Redlawishesitantatfirst,butfinallyagrees.Asaconsequenceoftheghost'sintervention,Redlawiswithoutmemoriesofthepainfulincidentsfromhispast.Heexperiencesauniversalangerthathecannotexplain.HisbitternessspreadstotheSwidgers,theTetterbysandhisstudent.AllbecomeaswrathfulasRedlawhimself.TheonlyonewhoisabletoavoidthebitternessisMilly.FinallythenovelconcludeswitheveryonebacktonormalandRedlaw,likeEbenezerScrooge,achanged,morelovingman.Nowawholeperson,RedlawlearnstobehumbleatChristmas.

"Averylittlekeywillopenaveryheavydoor."HuntedDown,CharlesDickens.Catchydetectivetales.AfascinatingselectionofDickens'detectivestoriesaboutthelawofficersandthecircumstancesinwhichtheywork.In"HuntedDown,"masterstorytellerCharlesDickensmakesanuncharacteristicforayintoquasi-detectivefiction,andcreatinganidiosyncraticprotagonistwhosestrangeinterestsandpreoccupationsmakehimanaturalwhenitcomestotrackingdowncriminals.Thiscollectioncontainstwelvestories,somefeaturingwell-knowncharacterssuchasInspectorBucketandhiswife,fromBleakHouseandMr.Nadgett,fromMartinChuzzlewit.Dickens'sworkasalawclerkandreporterandhisattendanceattrials,executions,andnightlyroundswiththepoliceprovidedmaterialforthesemysteries.CharlesDickenswasoneofthegreatpioneersofdetectivefiction.Whilethelarger-than-lifecharactersinhisnovelshavesettledthemselvesinthepublicimagination,hisdetectiveshavehadaprofoundeffectonthedevelopmentofcrimefiction,andDickensisnowseenasthefirstmajorpublicistforthepolicedetective.

Theyshowthat,likethebutterflyinBrazilwhoseflappingwingscreateatyphooninTexas,youcancreateprofoundpositivechangeinyourorganizationthroughsimpleactionsandattitudeshifts.

Theghoststory"TheSignal-Man"iswrittenin1866,whichconcernsaspectreseenbesideatunnelentrance.Thesignal-manofthetitletellsthenarratorofaghostthathasbeenhauntinghim.Eachspectralappearanceprecedes,andisaharbingerof,atragiceventontherailwayonwhichthesignalmanworks.Thesignalman'sworkisatasignalboxinadeepcuttingnearatunnelentranceonalonelystretchoftheline,andhecontrolsthemovementsofpassingtrains.Whenthereisdanger,hisfellowsignalmenalerthimviatelegraphandalarms.Threetimes,hereceivesphantomwarningsofdangerwhenhisbellringsinafashionthatonlyhecanhear.Eachwarningisfollowedbytheappearanceofthespectre,andthenbyaterribleaccident.Thefirstaccidentinvolvesaterriblecollisionbetweentwotrainsinthetunnel.DickensmayhavebasedthisincidentontheClaytonTunnelrailcrashthatoccurredin1861.

这部小说是从“我”的角度来展开阐述的——尼克租住在长岛的一幢小房子里。有一天他在无意中结识了富豪邻居——盖茨比。尼克发现盖茨比家中几乎每天都举办大规模的宴会，但他自己却很少露面。在与盖茨比的接触中，尼克逐渐了解了盖茨比的故事。盖茨比在战争期间爱上了尼克的表妹黛西，但当时他很穷，娶不了黛西，而他离开后，黛西与富豪汤姆结婚了。战争结束后，盖茨比通过努力获得了巨额财富，他希望尼克能帮自己重新与黛西取得联系。尼克被盖茨比对黛西的深情感动，并终安排了盖茨比与黛西的见面。盖茨比在与黛西重逢后，虽然意识到她是一个崇尚物质享乐的女孩，但仍然不舍自己长期以来的梦想。但黛西并未真正爱上盖茨比，当她听到汤姆揭露的所谓真相之后，变得非常胆怯，并不自觉地远离盖茨比。随后，黛西在驾车时不慎轧死了汤姆的情妇玛特尔。盖茨比为了保护黛西，承担了此次车祸的责任。但当玛特尔的丈夫枪杀盖茨比后，黛西和其他人一样，甚至都不愿意参加盖茨比的葬礼。盖茨比逐梦以及梦想破碎的经过让尼克识透了有钱人的冷酷、无情和自私，他对汤姆和黛西完全不顾他人的行为感到愤慨，不愿意再同他们交往，于是离开纽约，返回了中西部老家。

TheHauntedManandtheGhost'sBargain,AFancyforChristmas-Time(betterknownasTheHauntedManandtheGhost'sBargainorsimplyasTheHauntedMan)isanovellabyCharlesDickensfirstpublishedin1848.ItisthefifthandlastofDickens'sChristmasnovellas.Thestoryismoreaboutthespiritoftheholidaysthanabouttheholidaysthemselves,harkingbacktothefirstintheseries,AChristmasCarol.ThetalecentresonaProfessorRedlawandthoseclosetohim.Redlawisateacherofchemistrywhooftenbroodsoverwrongsdonehimandgrieffromhispast.Heishauntedbyaspirit,andfinallyagreesittocancelhisremembrance.Heexperiencesauniversalangerthathecannotexplain.AllbecomeaswrathfulasRedlawhimself.TheonlyonewhoisabletoavoidthebitternessisMilly.FinallythenovelconcludeswitheveryonebacktonormalandRedlaw,likeEbenezerScrooge,achanged,morelovingman.Nowawholeperson,RedlawlearnstobehumbleatChristmas.

Sometimesyougetonlyonechance.Agoodintroductioncancreateconnectionsandopendoors.Abadonecanmakeconversationfizzleandopportunitiesfade.Whatyouneedisastorythattellswhoyouare—authentically,compellingly,andconcisely—andcanbeadaptedtofitanysituation.

Thisiscouchedasastorywithinastory,ataletoldatthesummitofamountainclimbinLofoten,Norway.Thestoryistoldbyanoldmanwhorevealsthatheonlyappearsold?"Yousupposemeaveryoldman,"hesays,"butIamnot.Ittooklessthanasingledaytochangethesehairsfromajettyblacktowhite,toweakenmylimbs,andtounstringmynerves."Thenarrator,convincedbythepowerofthewhirlpoolsheseesintheoceanbeyond,isthentoldofthe"old"man'sfishingtripwithhistwobrothersafewyearsago.Drivenby"themostterriblehurricanethatevercameoutoftheheavens",theirshipwascaughtinthevortex.

ThisnarrativetakesanuncompromisinglookatthecorporatevulturesthatpreyonAmerica'sworkingclass.Madeupofpawnshops,paydaylenders,checkcashers,creditcardcompaniesandthelike,thefringeeconomyenticesvulnerableconsumersintoaneconomicnetherworld.

ThePurloinedLetterisashortstorybyAmericanauthorEdgarAllanPoe.ItisthethirdofhisthreedetectivestoriesfeaturingthefictionalC.AugusteDupin,theothertwobeing"TheMurdersintheRueMorgue"and"TheMysteryofMarieRogêt".Thesestoriesareconsideredtobeimportantearlyforerunnersofthemoderndetectivestory.ItfirstappearedinTheGiftfor1845(1844)andwassoonreprintedinnumerousjournalsandnewspapers.TheunnamednarratorisdiscussingsomeofhismostcelebratedcaseswiththefamousParisianamateurdetectiveC.AugusteDupinwhentheyarejoinedbythePrefectofthePolice,amanknownasG—.ThePrefecthasacasehewouldliketodiscusswithDupin.AletterhasbeenstolenfromtheboudoirofanunnamedfemalebytheunscrupulousMinisterD—.Itissaidtocontaincompromisinginformation.Dantonwasintheroom,sawtheletter,andswitcheditforaletterofnoimportance.Hehasbeenblackmailinghisvictim.

Bestsellingandworld-renownedauthorFritjofCaprapresentsthefirstin-depthandfulldescriptionofLeonardodaVinci'samazingscientificworkanddiscoveriesingeology,anatomy,flight,mechanics,botany,andfluiddynamics.

TheNewSuperLeadershipisaradicallynewwayoflookingatleadership,offeringaleadershipparadigmideallysuitedtotherealitiesofthemodernworkplace.Itrevealsthattheonlywaytosucceedtodayistotapintotheinnateleadershippotentialthatlieswithineveryemployee.

CharlesDickensbeganworkonabooktohelpsupplementhisfamily'smeagerincomebecauseofheavilyindebtandobligatedtohispublisher.ThatvolumeInOctober1843,AChristmasCarol,haslongsincebecomeoneofthemostbelovedstoriesintheEnglishlanguage.Asmuchapartoftheholidayseasonasholly,mistletoe,andevergreenwreaths,thisperennialfavoritecontinuestodelightnewreadersandrekindlethoughtsofcharityandgoodwill.Withitscharactersexhibitingmanyqualities-aswellasfailures-oftenascribedtoDickenshimself,theimaginativeandentertainingtalerelatesEbenezerScrooge'seerieencounterswithaseriesofspectralvisitors.JourneyingwiththemthroughChristmasespast,present,andfuture,heisultimatelytransformedfromanarrogant,obstinate,andinsensitivemisertoagenerous,warmhearted,andcaringhumanbeing.WrittenbyoneofEngland'sgreatestandmostpopularnovelists,AChristmasCarolhascometoepitomizethetruemeaningofChristmas.

ThisbookisaChristmasnovellabyCharlesDickens.ItisperhapsbestdescribedasDickens's"other"Christmasstory,thisisanelderlynarrator'sreminiscenceofholidayspast,eachincidentinspiredbythegiftsandtoysthatdecoratethetraditionaltree.Thereisarangeofappealinthestoryitself,fromsnugmemoriesofbelovedtoystothepassingalongofeeriestoriessurroundingvariouschildhoodhaunts."Ibegintoconsider,whatdoweallrememberbestuponthebranchesoftheChristmasTreeofourownyoungChristmasdays,bywhichweclimbedtoreallife.""thewholeenlivenedbysmallbells,wasamightymarvelandagreatdelight."oftheladenhopelessnessofmorningeverdawning;andtheoppressionofaweightofremorse.""This,incommemorationofthelawofloveandkindness,mercyandcompassion.This,inremembranceofMe!"Thestoryisfullofrichandbrilliantimagination.

ThestoryisaboutthetormentsenduredbyaprisoneroftheSpanishInquisition,thoughPoeskewshistoricalfacts.Thenarratorofthestoryisdeemedguiltyforanunnamedcrimeandputintoacompletelydarkroom.Hepassesoutwhiletryingtodeterminethesizeoftheroom.Whenhewakesup,herealizesthereisalarge,deeppitinthemiddleoftheroom.Helosesconsciousnessagainandawakensstrappedonhisback,unabletomovemorethanhishead.Hesoonrealizesthereisalargeblade-likependulumhangingabovehim,slowlygettingclosertocuttingthroughhischest.Hefindsawaytoescapebutthewallsofhisprisonstarttomoveandcloseinonhim,pushinghimcloserandclosertofallingintothepit."ThePitandthePendulum"isashortstorywrittenbyEdgarAllanPoeandfirstpublishedin1842.

Theauthorsexposeanddispelthewidelyacceptedmythsandfalseassumptionsthatunderliecommonmanagementstrategiessurroundingthefivekeyfunctionsofappraisal--coaching,feedback,development,compensation,andlegaldocumentation.

Thecorporationhasbecomethecoreinstitutionofthemodernworld.Designedtoseekprofitandpower,ithaspursuedbothwithendlesstenacity,steadilybendingtheframeworkoflawandevenchallengingthesovereignstatusofthestate.

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