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The Devil in the Belfry 鐘樓里的魔鬼/鐘樓魔影（英文版）

TheDevilintheBelfryisasatiricalshortstorybyEdgarAllanPoe.Itwasfirstpublishedin1839.InanisolatedtownVondervotteimittiss(wonder-what-time-it-is),thepunctiliousinhabitantsseemtobeconcernedwithnothingbutclocksandcabbage.Thismethodical,boringandquietlittleboroughisdevastatedbythearrivalofadevilishfigureplayingabigfiddlewhocomesstraightdownfromahill,goesintothebelltower,brutallyattacksthebelfry-manandringsthirteeno'clock,tothehorrorofthetown'sinhabitants.Thedevilcharactercanbeseenasthebringerofchaostoanorderedsystem.Inthecontextofthestory,thedevilisatroublemakerwhodestroystheserenityoftradition.However,inthatPoemocksthetown'sridiculoustraditions,itcanbeinterpretedthatthedevilisaviolentforceofchange,originalityandcreativityinanotherwisestagnantenvironment.Somehaveclaimedthestorytobepoliticalsatire,butPoe'sliteraryplay,hispleasureatcreatingconnections,seemsmoreimportantthananysingle'target'ofsatire."

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Villette（IV）維萊特（英文版）

Villette(1853)isnovelwrittenbyEnglishauthorCharlotteBront?.Villettebeginswithitsfamouslypassiveprotagonist,LucySnowe,age14,stayingatthehomeofhergodmotherMrs.Brettonin"thecleanandancienttownofBretton",inEngland.Afteranunspecifiedfamilydisaster,theprotagonistLucySnowetravelsfromhernativeEnglandtothefictionalFrench-speakingcityofVillettetoteachatagirls'school,wheresheisdrawnintoadventureandromance.Duringthecourseofthenovel,Lucyhasthreeencounterswiththefigureofanun—whichmaybetheghostofanunwhowasburiedaliveontheschool'sgroundsaspunishmentforbreakinghervowofchastity.Inahighlysymbolicsceneneartheendofthenovel,shediscoversthe"nun's"habitinherbedanddestroysit.ShelaterfindsoutthatitwasadisguisewornbyGinevra'samour,AlfreddeHamal.Theepisodeswiththenunnodoubtcontributedsubstantiallytothenovel'sreputationasagothicnovel.

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Shirley（II）雪莉（英文版）

ShirleybytheEnglishnovelistCharlotteBronteisan1849socialnovel.ItwasBronte'ssecondpublishednovelafterJaneEyre(originallypublishedunderBronte'spseudonymCurrerBell).SetinYorkshireduringthetimeoftheLudditeunrest—alabormovementthatbeganin1811-1812inanefforttoprotecttheinterestsoftheworkingclass—thenovelconsistsoftwonarrativestrandswoventogether,oneinvolvingthestrugglesofworkersagainstmillowners,andtheotherinvolvingtheromanticentanglementsofthetwoheroines.Thenovel'spopularityledtoShirley'sbecomingawoman'sname.Thetitlecharacterwasgiventhenamethatherfatherhadintendedtogiveason.Beforethepublicationofthenovel,Shirleywasanuncommon–butdistinctlymale–nameandwouldhavebeenanunusualnameforawoman.Todayitisregardedasadistinctlyfemalenameandanuncommonmalename.

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The Signal-Man 信號員（英文版）

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

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Know Can Do!

BybestsellingauthorKenBlanchard(whose40+bookshavesoldover18millioncopies),KnowCanDo!Tellsthestoryofhowawellknownauthorlearnstobridgethegapbetweenwhatweallknow-alltheadvicewe'vetakeninfrombooks,seminars,etc.-andhowweactuallyusethatknowledge.

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The Gambler（III）賭徒（英文版）

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

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The Greater Goal

Inthisvividbusinessstory,KenJenningsandHeatherHydeprovidearoadmaptoguideleadersthroughtheprocessofengagingemployeesatalllevelsoftheorganizationtofindthedeepermeaningandhigherpurposesoftheirwork.

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Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque（II）怪誕蔓藤花紋的傳說怪異故事集（英文版）

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.

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What If Boomers Can't Retire?

Thisbookshowsthatthereisabrightside.Ifenoughboomersworkintheirlateryearsandpreservetheircapital,andifthecountryimprovesthewayitusescapital,theresultscanleadtofullerlivesformillionsofpeople,healthiercommunities,andmoresustainableeconomiesworldwide.

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Leapfrogging

Today'sbusinessenvironmentdemandsleapfroggers--thosewhocreaterapid,disruptiveinnovation,notsmallimprovements.Aleadinginnovationpioneershowsthatbusinessesoftenignoretheverythingthatcouldleadthemtogame-changingproducts--thepowerofsurprise.

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The Body Is Not an Apology

Thisbookmovesusbeyondourall-too-oftenhiddenlives,whereweareeasilyencouragedtoforgetthatwearewholehumanshavingwholehumanexperiencesinourbodiesalongsideothers.

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Little Dorrit（I）小杜麗（英文版）

LittleDorritisanovelbyCharlesDickenswhichsatirisestheshortcomingsofbothgovernmentandsociety,includingtheinstitutionofdebtors'prisons,wheredebtorswereimprisoned,unabletowork,untiltheyrepaidtheirdebts.TheprisoninthiscaseistheMarshalsea,whereDickens'sownfatherhadbeenimprisoned.Dickensisalsocriticalofthelackofasocialsafetynet,thetreatmentandsafetyofindustrialworkers,aswellthebureaucracyoftheBritishTreasury,intheformofhisfictional"CircumlocutionOffice".InadditionhesatirisesthestratificationofsocietythatresultsfromtheBritishclasssystem.InhisIntroduction,DavidGatesarguesthat"intensityofimaginationisthegiftfromwhichDickens'sothergreatattributesderive:hiseyeandear,hisnear-universalempathy,hisabilitytoentertainbothasenseoftheridiculousandasenseofultimatesignificance."Dickenscriticizesthehierarchicalsocietywhichwoulddemandsuchanimpossiblethingofaman,andalsoquestionswhichclassoftheiracquaintancearegoodpeopleandtruefriends.

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Putting Our Differences to Work

DebbeKennedyshowshowtoturnallkindsofdifferencesintocompetitiveadvantages,fromdifferencesinrace,gender,age,nationalorigin,andsexualorientationtodifferencesinexperience,position,goals,competencies,workinghabits,andmanagementstyle.

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The Fox in the Henhouse

Privatizationhasbeenontheright-wingagendaforyears.Theymakeapowerfulcasethatthemarketisnotthemeasureofallthings,andthatavitalpublicsectorisanindispensablecomponentofahealthydemocracy.

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When Money Talks

Special-interestmoneyisdestroyingourdemocraticprocess.Americanswanttoknowwhattheycandoaboutit.DerekCressmangivesusthetools,bothintellectualandtactical,tofightback.

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

TheAdventuresofSherlockHolmescontains12storiesfirstpublishedinTheStrandmagazinebetween1891and1892andthenpublishedasacollectioninOctober1892.

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Why Motivating People Doesn't Work...

Inthisbook,Fowlerbuildsuponthelatestscientificresearchonthenatureofhumanmotivationtolayoutatestedmodelandcourseofactionthatwillhelpleadersguidetheirpeopletowardthekindofmotivation…

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How to Get Ideas

Thisexpandededitionoftheinspiringandenlighteningclassicfeaturesnewinformationonhowtoturnfailurestoyouradvantageandhowtocreatearich,idea-inducingenvironment.Dozensofnewexamplesandreallifestoriesshowthatanyonecanlearntogetmoreandbetterideas.

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Mesmeric Revelation 催眠啟示錄（英文版）

EdgarAllanPoewasanAmericanauthor,poet,editor,andliterarycritic,consideredpartoftheAmericanRomanticMovement.MesmericRevelationisashortstorythatwidelyconsideredasoneofthetop100greatestbooksofalltime.Thisgreatnovelwillsurelyattractawholenewgenerationofreaders.Formany,MesmericRevelationisrequiredreadingforvariouscoursesandcurriculums.Andforotherswhosimplyenjoyreadingtimelesspiecesofclassicliterature,thisgembyEdgarAllanPoeishighlyrecommended.PublishedbyQuillPenClassicsandbeautifullyproduced,MesmericRevelationwouldmakeanidealgiftanditshouldbeapartofeveryone'spersonallibrary.EdgarAllanPoe'spsychologicalshortstoryaboutamanreferredtoas"P"whoconvincesadyingman,Mr.Vankirk,tobehypnotizedinordertoseeifhecanfindthetrueanswersaboutGod,thespiritualworldandtheuniverse.

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Notes From The Underground（III）地下室手記（英文版）

NotesfromUnderground(alsotranslatedinEnglishasNotesfromtheUndergroundorLettersfromtheUnderworldwhileNotesfromUndergroundisthemostliteraltranslation)isan1864novelbyFyodorDostoevsky,whoisaRussiannovelist,shortstorywriter,essayist,journalistandphilosopher.Itisconsideredbymanytobeoneoftheworld'sfirstexistentialistnovels.Itpresentsitselfasanexcerptfromtheramblingmemoirsofabitter,isolated,unnamednarrator(generallyreferredtobycriticsastheUndergroundMan)whoisaretiredcivilservantlivinginSt.Petersburg.Thefirstpartofthestoryistoldinmonologueform,ortheundergroundman'sdiary,andattacksemergingWesternphilosophy.Thesecondpartofthebookiscalled"AproposoftheWetSnow"anddescribescertaineventsthatappeartobedestroyingandsometimesrenewingtheundergroundman,whoactsasafirstperson,unreliablenarratorandanti-hero.

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The Devil in the Belfry 鐘樓里的魔鬼/鐘樓魔影（英文版）

Villette（IV）維萊特（英文版）

Shirley（II）雪莉（英文版）

The Signal-Man 信號員（英文版）

Know Can Do!

The Gambler（III）賭徒（英文版）

The Greater Goal

Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque（II）怪誕蔓藤花紋的傳說怪異故事集（英文版）

What If Boomers Can't Retire?

Leapfrogging

The Body Is Not an Apology

Little Dorrit（I）小杜麗（英文版）

Putting Our Differences to Work

The Fox in the Henhouse

When Money Talks

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Why Motivating People Doesn't Work...

How to Get Ideas

Mesmeric Revelation 催眠啟示錄（英文版）

Notes From The Underground（III）地下室手記（英文版）

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The Devil in the Belfry 鐘樓里的魔鬼/鐘樓魔影（英文版）

Villette（IV） 維萊特（英文版）

Shirley（II） 雪莉（英文版）

The Signal-Man 信號員（英文版）

Know Can Do!

The Gambler（III）賭徒（英文版）

The Greater Goal

Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque（II） 怪誕蔓藤花紋的傳說怪異故事集（英文版）

What If Boomers Can't Retire?

Leapfrogging

The Body Is Not an Apology

Little Dorrit（I） 小杜麗（英文版）

Putting Our Differences to Work

The Fox in the Henhouse

When Money Talks

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Why Motivating People Doesn't Work...

How to Get Ideas

Mesmeric Revelation 催眠啟示錄（英文版）

Notes From The Underground（III） 地下室手記（英文版）

Villette（IV）維萊特（英文版）

Shirley（II）雪莉（英文版）

Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque（II）怪誕蔓藤花紋的傳說怪異故事集（英文版）

Little Dorrit（I）小杜麗（英文版）

Notes From The Underground（III）地下室手記（英文版）