TheIdiotisanovelbythe19th-centuryRussianauthorFyodorDostoevsky.Thetitleisanironicreferencetotheleadingcharacterinthenovel,Prince(Knyaz)LevNikolayevichMyshkin,ayoungmanwhoisfullofgoodness,open-heartedsimplicityandguilelessness.InthecharacterofPrinceMyshkin,Dostoevskysethimselfthetaskofdepicting"thepositivelygoodandbeautifulman."Howerver,returningtoRussiafromasanitariuminSwitzerland,theChrist-likeepilepticPrinceMyshkinfindshimselfenmeshedinatangleoflove,tornbetweentwowomen—thenotoriouskeptwomanNastasyaandthepureAglaia—bothinvolved,inturn,withthecorrupt,money-hungryGanya.Intheend,Myshkin'shonesty,goodness,andintegrityareshowntobeunequaltothemoralemptinessofthosearoundhim.Thenovelexaminestheconsequencesofplacingsuchauniqueindividualatthecentreoftheconflicts,desires,passionsandegoismofworldlysociety,bothforthemanhimselfandforthosewithwhomhebecomesinvolved.

Theseessays,publishedtogetherinonevolumeforthefirsttime,containmanyofGreenleaf'sbestinsightsintothenatureandpracticeofservant-leadershipandshowhiscontinualrefinementoftheservant-as-leaderconcept.

Abeautifulblendofhistory,biography,andphilosophy,OnefromManynotonlychallengesthewaywethinkaboutorganizations,management,andourrelationshiptothenaturalworld,it'sarollickingfinestoryaswell.

Dublinersisacollectionof15shortstoriesbyJamesJoyce,firstpublishedin1914.TheyformanaturalisticdepictionofIrishmiddleclasslifeinandaroundDublinintheearlyyearsofthe20thcentury.ThestorieswerewrittenwhenIrishnationalismwasatitspeak,andasearchforanationalidentityandpurposewasraging;atacrossroadsofhistoryandculture,Irelandwasjoltedbyvariousconvergingideasandinfluences.TheycentreonJoyce'sideaofanepiphany:amomentwhereacharacterexperiencesself-understandingorillumination.

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TheGamblerisashortnovelbyFyodorDostoevskyaboutayoungtutor,AlexeiIvanovichwhoisworkingforaRussianfamilylivinginasuiteataGermanhotel.Thefirst-personnarrativeistoldfromthepointofviewofhim.Thepatriarchofthefamily,TheGeneral,isindebtedtotheFrenchmandeGriersandhasmortgagedhispropertyinRussiatopayonlyasmallamountofhisdebt.Uponlearningoftheillnessofhiswealthyaunt,"Grandmother",hesendsstreamsoftelegramstoMoscowandawaitsthenewsofherdemise.HisexpectedinheritancewillpayhisdebtsandgainMademoiselleBlanchedeCominges'shandinmarriage.Itisastunningpsychologicalportraitofayoungman'sexhilaratinganddestructiveaddiction,acompulsionthatDostoevsky–whooncegambledawayhisyoungwife'sweddingring–knewintimatelyfromhisownexperience.Inthedisastrousloveaffairsandgamblingadventuresofhischaracter,AlexeiIvanovich,DostoevskyexplorestheirresistibletemptationtolookintotheabyssofultimateriskthathebelievedwasanessentialpartoftheRussiannationalcharacter.Dostoevskycompletedthenovelunderastrictdeadlinetopayoffgamblingdebts.

ItwasthetimeoftheFrenchRevolution—atimeofgreatchangeandgreatdanger.Unjustlyimprisonedfor18yearsintheBastille,Dr.AlexandreManetteisreunitedwithhisdaughter,Lucie,andsafelytransportedfromFrancetoEngland.Itwouldseemthattheycouldtakeupthethreadsoftheirlivesinpeace.Asfatewouldhaveitthough,thepairaresummonedtotheOldBaileytotestifyagainstayoungFrenchman—CharlesDarnay—falselyaccusedoftreason.Strangelyenough,Darnaybearsanuncannyresemblancetoanothermaninthecourtroom,thedissolutelawyer'sclerkSydneyCarton.ItisacoincidencethatsavesDarnayfromcertaindoommorethanonce.Brilliantlyplotted,thenovelisrichindrama,romance,andheroicsthatculminateinadaringprisonescapeintheshadowoftheguillotine.

本书为第六册。据估计，在不到一个世纪的时间里，这套书的销量超过了1.2亿册。1961年以后，在西方每年销量仍达到3万册以上。可以说，没有哪一套个人主编的教材能超过这套书的发行量！这套书英文原版共7册，包括一册启蒙读本和1-6级教材。由于启蒙读本和第一级篇幅都很少，我们出版时合编成一册；其余2-6级则和英文原版相同。这套书的内容由浅入深，从基本单词、常用句型开始，延展到简单的诗歌，再进阶到中长篇的经典著作。从难易程度来看，前三部分内容单纯美好，文字朴素简洁，比较适合国内中低年级小学生阅读；后三部分的内容相对繁复深奥，开始有侧重性，有的笔法精密，描写细腻；有的文风犀利，寓意深刻，比较适合高年级小学生和中学生阅读。这套书的最大特色在于它所包含的内容更贴近生活。它没有童话的唯美和寓言的神奇，但其中的文章会让小朋友们觉得事情就发生在身边。而且，除了对真、善、美的颂扬，麦加菲也没有回避生活中的艰难与困苦，但其宗旨绝非消极愤世，而是突出困境之下个人的坚守与成长。这样的文章往往更容易引起心灵的共鸣，滋养心灵的成长，也将对小朋友的人生观起到积极正面的推动作用，堪称真正的“德育”教材。

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Dickens'careerasawriteroffictiontrulybeganwiththiscollectionin1833,whenhestartedwritinghumoroussketchesforTheMorningChronicle,usingthepen-name"Boz".SketchesbyBozisacollectionofshortpiecespublishedbyCharlesDickensin1836.ThefirsteditionwasaccompaniedbyillustrationsbyGeorgeCruikshank.The56sketchesconcernLondonscenesandpeopleandaredividedintofoursections:"OurParish","Scenes","Characters",and"Tales".Thematerialinthefirstthreeofthesesectionsisnon-fiction[citationneeded].Thelastsectioncomprisesfictionalstories.Throughpenportraitsthatoftenanticipatecharactersfromhisgreatnovels,weseethecondemnedmaninhisprisoncell,garrulousmatrons,vulgaryoungclerksandScrooge-likebachelors,whileDickens'spowersforsocialcritiqueareneverfarfromthesurface,inunflinchingdepictionsofthevastmetropolis'sforgottencitizens,fromchildworkerstoprostitutes.Astartlingmixtureofhumourandpathos,theseSketchesrevealLondonaswonderfulterrainforanextraordinaryyoungwriter.

TheIdiotisanovelbythe19th-centuryRussianauthorFyodorDostoevsky.ItwasfirstpublishedseriallyinthejournalTheRussianMessengerin1868–9.Thetitleisanironicreferencetotheleadingcharacterinthenovel,Prince(Knyaz)LevNikolayevichMyshkin,ayoungmanwhoisfullofgoodness,open-heartedsimplicityandguilelessness.InthecharacterofPrinceMyshkin,Dostoevskysethimselfthetaskofdepicting"thepositivelygoodandbeautifulman."Howerver,returningtoRussiafromasanitariuminSwitzerland,theChrist-likeepilepticPrinceMyshkinfindshimselfenmeshedinatangleoflove,tornbetweentwowomen—thenotoriouskeptwomanNastasyaandthepureAglaia—bothinvolved,inturn,withthecorrupt,money-hungryGanya.Intheend,Myshkin'shonesty,goodness,andintegrityareshowntobeunequaltothemoralemptinessofthosearoundhim.Thenovelexaminestheconsequencesofplacingsuchauniqueindividualatthecentreoftheconflicts,desires,passionsandegoismofworldlysociety,bothforthemanhimselfandforthosewithwhomhebecomesinvolved.

Thisbookopensanextraordinaryopportunityfornimbleentrepreneurs,investors,andcorporateexecutivesthatwillresultnotonlyinvibrant,growingbusinessesbutalsoabetterlifefortheworld'spoorestpeople.

Foraluckyfew,lightconversationatpartiesandsocialeventsisabreeze.Fortherestofus,thereisCarolFleming(bestsellingauthorofIt'stheWayYouSayIt),whobreakseventheshortestbitofsmalltalkintoanunderstandableprocessthatanyonecanmaster.

ActivistandjournalistMarisaHandlertakesusonafascinatingjourney—fromherchildhoodhomeinapartheidSouthAfricatoIsrael,India,Nepal,Ecuador,Peru,andallovertheUnitedStates—toofferarareandrevealingglimpseinsidetheglobaljusticemovement.

TheexpandedandrevisededitionofCommunitytacklesthehystericriseofisolationandfearinadigitallyinterconnectedworld.Blockdrawsonadecadeofputtingtheseideasintopracticetoemphasizewhathasworkedandextractthosethoughtsthatwerenicebuthadnodurability.

Theleadershipstyledescribedinthisbookissimpleanddirectanditworks.Thestraightforwardandeasy-to-understandlessonsprovideablueprintforanindividualorcompanytobuildonpastsuccessesandadapttofuturechallenges.

AComprehensiveandEasy-to-UseGuidetotheFederalProcurementEthicsRequirements!Revisedtoincluderecentchangesinprocurementethicsrules,suchasthesignificantadditionstotheFalseClaimsActmadebyCongressin2009,thisbookisacomplete,all-in-oneresource.

Imagineendingpovertyathomeandaroundtheglobeinourownlifetimes.Withcreativityandimaginationthisbookinvitesustolookatourveryordinarydays,fromwakingupinthemorningtogoingtobedintheevening,andtobegintothinkaboutcombatingpovertyinnew,inventiveways.

"England,MyEngland"isacollectionofshortstoriesbyD.H.Lawrence(11September1885–2March1930),anEnglishwriterandpoet.Individualitemswereoriginallywrittenbetween1913and1921,manyofthemagainstthebackgroundofWorldWarI.Mostoftheseversionswereplacedinmagazinesorperiodicals.TenwerelaterselectedandextensivelyrevisedbyLawrencefortheEngland,MyEnglandvolume.Thiswaspublishedon24October1922byThomasSeltzerintheUS.ThefirstUKeditionwaspublishedbyMartinSeckerin1924.generallyspeaking,volumesofshortstoriesfrequentlysharethetitleofoneofthetalesinthecollection.Oftenthefirststoryisdignifiedinthisway,andoftenthat'sbecauseitannouncesathemeortopicthatrunsthroughoutthevolume.Inthe"EnglandandOtherStories,"thetitlestoryappearsso.Thestoriesincludedinthecollectionare:England,MyEngland;Tickets,Please;TheBlindMan;MonkeyNuts;WintryPeacock;YouTouchedMe;SamsonandDelilah;ThePrimrosePath;TheHorseDealer'sDaughter;FannyAndAnnie.

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