InCrunchherespondstodozensofquestionshehasfieldedfromworkingAmericans,questionsthatdirectlyrelatetothebottom-line,dollars-and-centsconcernsofrealpeople.Chancesareifthere’sastumperyou’vealwayswantedtoaskaneconomist,it’ssolvedinthisbook.

In1987,aposthumouscollectionofErnestHemingway'sshortfiction:TheFincaVigíaEdition-theCompleteShortStoriesofErnestHemingway,waspublished.ItcontainstheclassicFirstForty-NineStoriesandanumberofotherworksandaforewordbyhissons.InthisdefinitivecollectionofErnestHemingway'sshortstories,readerswillAppreciatetheauthor'smostbelovedclassicssuchas"TheSnowsofKilimanjaro,""HillsLikeWhiteElephants,"and"AClean,Well-LightedPlace,"andwilldiscoversevennewtalespublishedforthefirsttimeinthiscollection.ThesevenunpublishedstoriesincludedinTheCompleteShortStoriesofErnestHemingway:TheFincaVigíaEditionare"ATrainTrip","ThePorter","BlackAssattheCrossRoads","LandscapewithFigures","IGuessEverythingRemindsYouofSomething","GreatNewsfromtheMainland",and"TheStrangeCountry".ForHemingwayfansTheCompleteShortStoriesisaninvaluabletreasury.

TheexpandedandrevisededitionofCommunitytacklesthehystericriseofisolationandfearinadigitallyinterconnectedworld.Blockdrawsonadecadeofputtingtheseideasintopracticetoemphasizewhathasworkedandextractthosethoughtsthatwerenicebuthadnodurability.

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

AChristmasCarolinProse,BeingaGhost-StoryofChristmas,commonlyknownasAChristmasCarol,isanovellabyCharlesDickens,firstpublishedinLondonbyChapman&Hallin1843;thefirsteditionwasillustratedbyJohnLeech.AChristmasCaroltellsthestoryofEbenezerScrooge,anoldmiserwhoisvisitedbytheghostofhisformerbusinesspartnerJacobMarleyandtheGhostsofChristmasPast,PresentandYettoCome.AftertheirvisitsScroogeistransformedintoakinder,gentlerman.Inhis"Ghostlylittlebook,"CharlesDickensinventsthemodernconceptofChristmasSpiritandoffersoneoftheworld'smostadaptedandimitatedstories.WeknowEbenezerScrooge,TinyTim,andtheGhostsofChristmasPast,Present,andFuture,notonlyasfictionalcharacters,butalsoasiconsofthetruemeaningofChristmasinaworldstillplaguedwithavariceandcynicism.

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

Sylvia'sLovers(1863)isanovelwrittenbyElizabethGaskell,whichshecalled"thesaddeststoryIeverwrote".Theheroine,SylviaRobsonliveshappilywithherparentsonafarm,andispassionatelylovedbyherratherdullQuakercousinPhilip.She,however,fallsinlovewithCharlieKinraid,adashingsailoronawhalingvessel,andtheybecomesecretlyengaged.ButKinraidisforciblyenlistedintheRoyalNavybyapressgangascenewitnessedbyPhilip.Outofkindness,hedoesnottellSylviaoftheincidentnorgiveherCharlie'spartingmessage.Believingherloverisdead,SylviaeventuallymarriesPhilip.Later,Kinraidreappears,WhenSylviaisinformedbyKinraidthatPhilipkneweverything,sheisfurious.Philipleavesherindespairandjoinsthearmyunderapseudonym,andendsupfightingintheNapoleonicwars.Atlast,whenSylviarealizessheisactuallyinlovewithPhilip,hehorriblydisfiguredbyashipboardexplosion,thenfatallyinjuredwhilesavingtheirdaughter.

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

Thebookpromotesproductiverelationshipsbyfocusingonfiveabilities:assumingpersonalresponsibilityforproductiverelationships;creatingpowerfulpartnerships;aligningindividualsaroundasharedpurpose;trustingwhensomethingis''justright'';anddevelopingacollaborativemindset.

Thisisthebestsellingandleadingintroductiontothenewfieldofpositiveleadership,whichhelpsleadersinalltypesoforganizationsreachbeyondordinarysuccesstoachieveextraordinaryeffectiveness,spectacularresults,andpositivelydeviantperformance.

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

Hissupportersfollowedhimbecausetheywantedto,notbecausetheywerecompelledto.Over2,000yearsafterCaesar'sdeath,thisisstillthekindofloyaltyeveryleaderwantstoinspire.BarlagshowshowanyonecanlearntoleadlikeCaesar.

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

《绿山墙的安妮》是一部最甜蜜的描写儿童生活的小说，也是一本可以让家长、老师和孩子都能从中获得感悟的心灵读物。作者的语言清新自然，笔触生动幽默，以细腻的笔触来描写主人公内心深处的情感变化，故事情节一波三折，引人入胜。马修和玛丽拉兄妹俩在绿山墙过着平淡从容的生活。为了给患有心脏病的马修找个帮手，他们打算从孤儿院收养一个男孩，不料阴差阳错，孤儿院送来的竟是一个满头红发、整天喋喋不休的十一岁女孩安妮·雪莉。小安妮天真热情，满脑子都是浪漫的想象。在她的想象中，有古怪的名字，顽皮的小溪在冰雪覆盖下欢笑；玫瑰会说话，会给她讲很多有趣的故事；自己的影子和回声是自己的两个知心朋友，可以诉说心事……然而，由于酷爱想象以及“爱美之心”，安妮给自己惹来了一连串的麻烦，她不断地闯祸，也不断改正错误。在朋友、家人和老师的关爱中，小孤女安妮渐渐变成了绿山墙里快乐成长的小主人。她个性鲜明，富于幻想，而且自尊自强，凭借自己的刻苦勤奋，不但得到领养人的喜爱，也赢得老师和同学的关心和友谊。

LeadingwithCharacterandCompetenceMovingbeyondTitle,Position,andAuthorityLeadershipisanapplieddiscipline,notafoamyconcepttomuseabout,saysthree-timeCEO,Oxford-trainedscholar,andconsultantTimothyR.Clark.Infact,it'sthemostimportantapplieddisciplineintheworld.

本书为英国推理作家安东尼·伯克莱代表作。在本书中，罗杰·谢灵汉要调查他职业生涯中最不寻常的案件——广受欢迎的男子埃里克神秘死亡。在这本讲述谋杀案而非侦破谋杀案的故事中，农场发生的致命枪击事件原来并非如人们最初所猜测的那样，是意外事故。警方的调查揭开埃里克的新丑闻——他与当地的一位“荡妇”私情。最后，凶手承认自己的身份和动机……

乡村牧师家庭出身的黑兹尔从小就希望长大后成为一名牧师，然而，在当兵参加战争的几年里，他的信仰发生了动摇——他发现自己的灵魂已然不复存在。复员后他离开家乡，到了一座名叫托金汉姆的城市，试图创立一个“没有耶稣的新教”，然而沉溺于物质生活中的公众对他有关罪恶信仰的谈论漠不关心，而他所宣传的这种新教竞被人利用——假冒先知以行骗……

Youhaveagreatidea.Itissoobviouslygreatthatyou’rehardlygoingtohavetoexplainittopeople.Thisdelightfullittlebookwillteachyoutobecomeabettercommunicatorofideasandaninspiredmotivatorofpeople,bothpersonallyandprofessionally.

TheIdiotisanovelbythe19th-centuryRussianauthorFyodorDostoevsky.ItwasfirstpublishedseriallyinthejournalTheRussianMessengerin1868–1869.Thetitleisanironicreferencetothecentralcharacterofthenovel,PrinceLevNikolayevichMyshkin,ayoungmanfilledwithgoodness,open-heartedsimplicityandguilelessness,butmanyofthemoreworldlycharactersheencountersassumethathelacksintelligenceandinsight.InthecharacterofPrinceMyshkin,Dostoevskysethimselfthetaskofdepicting"thepositivelygoodandbeautifulman."Howerver,returningtoRussiafromasanitariuminSwitzerland,theChrist-likeepilepticPrinceMyshkinfindshimselfenmeshedinatangleoflove,tornbetweentwowomen—thenotoriouskeptwomanNastasyaandthepureAglaia—bothinvolved,inturn,withthecorrupt,money-hungryGanya.Intheend,Myshkin'shonesty,goodness,andintegrityareshowntobeunequaltothemoralemptinessofthosearoundhim.Thenovelexaminestheconsequencesofplacingsuchauniqueindividualatthecentreoftheconflicts,desires,passionsandegoismofworldlysociety.

ThomasHardy'sfinalnovel"JudetheObscure"beganasaserialpublicationonDecember1894beforebeingpublishedinbookformthefollowingyear.ItisthestoryofitstitularcharacterJudeFawley,ayounglower-classmanwithdreamsofbeingascholar,andhisrelationshipswithhiswife,Arabella,andhisfree-spiritedcousin,SueBridehead.ThenovelfollowsthelifeofJudefromhisyouthlivinginavillageinsouthernEnglandwhereheworksinabakeryandstudiesClassicalGreekandLatininhissparetimewithhopesofonedaybecomingascholaratChristminster,afictionalcitymodeledafterOxford.HisdreamsaredashedhoweverwhenhebecomesensnaredbydeceitintomarriagewithArabellaDonn,acoarseandsuperficialgirl.Whatfollowsisaclassicandtragictalethatplaysuponmanythemes,principallyofwhichistheideathatone'sruinousdownfallistheproductofhavinglivedasinfullife.Havingbeenharshlycriticizedinitsdayforitsscandalousportrayals,"JudetheObscure"hassincebeenrecognizedasoneofHardy'sfinestandmostintricateworks.