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Ask Outrageously!

StopHoldingYourselfBack—It’sTimetoGoAsk!Thestrongestrelationships,topsalesgroups,andmostsuccessfulorganizationshaveonethingincommon:peoplewhohavethecouragetoaskoutrageously.Thisdoesn’tmeanbeingobnoxiousortakingadvantageofpeople.

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Who Kidnapped Excellence?

Inthisentertainingparable,bestsellingauthorsHarryPaul,JohnBritt,andEdJenttellhowtogiveandbeyourbestinfivecriticalworkdimensions—passion,flexibility,communication,competency,andownership—andfosterexcellenceinyourorganization.

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Appreciative Intelligence

ThatchenkeryandMetzkershowhowthemostsuccessfulleadersareabletospreadappreciativeintelligencethroughoutanorganization,andtheyoffertoolsandexercisesyoucanusetoincreaseyourownlevelofappreciativeintelligence.

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Never in My Wildest Dreams

BelvaDaviscoveredmanyofthemostexplosivestoriesofthelasthalf-century,includingtheBlackPanthers,theJonestownmassacre,theMoscone/Milkmurders,theonsetoftheAIDSepidemic,andOsamabinLaden’sactivitiesinAfrica.

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The Mystery of Edwin Drood（I） 艾德溫·德魯?shù)轮i/德魯?shù)乱砂福ㄓ⑽陌妫?/h4>

TheMysteryofEdwinDroodisthefinalnovelbyCharlesDickens.setinCloisterham,alightlydisguisedRochester,thenovelbeginsasJohnJasperleavesaLondonopiumden.Thenextevening,EdwinDroodvisitsJasper,whoisthechoirmaster.EdwinconfidesthathehasmisgivingsabouthisbetrothaltoRosaBud.Thenextday,EdwinvisitsRosaattheNuns'House.Theyquarrelgood-naturedly.ThoughthenovelisnamedafterthecharacterEdwinDrood,thestoryfocusesonDrood'suncle,precentor,choirmasterandopiumaddict,JohnJasper,whoisinlovewithhispupil,RosaBud.MissBud,Drood'sfiancée,hasalsocaughttheeyeofthehigh-spiritedandhot-temperedNevilleLandless,whocomesfromCeylonwithhistwinsister,Helena.LandlessandDroodtakeaninstantdisliketooneanother.Droodlaterdisappearsundermysteriouscircumstances.ThenovelwasunfinishedatthetimeofDickens'sdeath(9June1870)andhisendingforitisunknown.

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Essential People Skills for Project Managers

EssentialPeopleSkillsforProjectManagersbringsthekeyconceptsofpeopleskillsintosharpfocus,offeringspecific,practicalskillsthatyoucangraspquickly,applyimmediately,andusetoresolvetheseoftendifficultpeopleissues.

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Smart Videoconferencing

Theauthorsaddressthemostbasicconcernsofusers:howtohandletheequipment,howtoreducedistractions,howtoavoidmistakes,andhowtolookandsoundyourbestoncameraandgetthemostoutofvirtualmeetings.

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Mary Barton（I） 瑪麗·巴頓（英文版）

MaryBartonisthefirstnovelpublishedin1848byEnglishauthorElizabethGaskell.ThestoryissetinManchester,anddealswiththedifficultiesfacedbytheVictorianlowerclass.Itissubtitled'ATaleofManchesterLife'.Gaskell'sdesiretoaccuratelyrepresentthepovertyofindustrialManchesterisevidentinarecordofavisitshemadetothehomeofalocallabourer.ItisasubjectofsomedebatewhetherthefirstpersonnarratorinMaryBartonissynonymouswithGaskell.ThestorybeginsinManchester,whereweareintroducedtotheBartonsandtheWilsons,twoworking-classfamilies.JohnBartonisaquestionerofthedistributionofwealthandtherelationsbetweenrichandpoor.Soonhiswifedies—heblamesitonhergriefoverthedisappearanceofhersisterEsther.HavingalreadylosthissonTomatayoungage,Bartonislefttoraisehisdaughter,Mary,aloneandnowfallsintodepressionandbeginstoinvolvehimselfintheChartist,trade-unionmovement.

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Martin Chuzzlewit（IV）馬丁·翟述偉（英文版）

TheLifeandAdventuresofMartinChuzzlewit(commonlyknownasMartinChuzzlewit)isanovelbyCharlesDickens,consideredthelastofhispicaresquenovels.WhilewritingitDickenstoldafriendthathethoughtithisbestwork,butitwasoneofhisleastpopularnovels.LikenearlyallofDickens'novels,MartinChuzzlewitwasreleasedtothepublicinmonthlyinstalments.Earlysalesofthemonthlypartsweredisappointing,comparedtopreviousworks,soDickenschangedtheplottosendthetitlecharactertoAmerica.ThisallowedtheauthortoportraytheUnitedStates(whichhehadvisitedin1842)satiricallyasanearwildernesswithpocketsofcivilisationfilledwithdeceptiveandself-promotinghucksters.Themainthemeofthenovel,accordingtoaprefacebyDickens,isselfishness,portrayedinasatiricalfashionusingallthemembersoftheChuzzlewitfamily.ThenovelisalsonotablefortwoofDickens'greatvillains,SethPecksniffandJonasChuzzlewit.ItisdedicatedtoAngelaGeorginaBurdett-Coutts,afriendofDickens.

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Quiet Influence

JeniferKahnweilerdemonstrateshowintroverts,whogettheirenergyfromwithin,canbethemosteffectiveinfluencersofallbyplayingtotheirnaturalstrengthsratherthanbytryingtousetraditional,extrovert-basedinfluencingmethods.

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The End of Diversity As We Know It

Ultimatelythisisabookaboutleadership.Aswithanyotherstrategicimperative,leadersneedtotakeanactiverole—driveratherthanjustdelegate.Successfullyleveragingdifferencecanbewhatdistinguishesanordinaryorganizationfromanextraordinaryone.

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Essentials for Government Contract Negotiators

EssentialsforGovernmentContractNegotiatorsfocusesonthedistinctiveaspectsofgovernmentnegotiations,helpingyouholdyourowninanactual,sit-downnegotiationsessionwithaskilledcounterpart.

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Zenobia

PartAliceinWonderlandandpartbusinessfable,thiscreativelyillustratedworkabouttheadventuresofanewhire'sintroductiontothefantasticalcompanyofZenobia(anditselusiveRoom133A)helpsbusinessleadersandentrepreneursfindenergyinrisk.

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The Cricket on the Hearth 爐邊蟋蟀（III）（英文版）

TheCricketontheHearthbyCharlesDickensisaFairyTaleofHome.ThisnovellapublishedbyBradburyandEvans,andreleased20December1845withillustrationsbyDanielMaclise,JohnLeech,RichardDoyle,ClarksonStanfieldandEdwinHenryLandseer.Dickensbeganwritingthebookaround17October1845andfinisheditby1December.LikeallofDickens'sChristmasbooks,itwaspublishedinbookform,notasaserial.JohnPeerybingle,acarrier,liveswithhisyoungwifeDot,theirbabyboyandtheirnannyTillySlowboy.Acricketchirpsonthehearthandactsasaguardianangeltothefamily.ThetitlecreatureisasortofbarometeroflifeatthehomeofJohnPeerybingleandhismuchyoungerwifeDot.Whenthingsgowell,thecricketonthehearthchirps;itissilentwhenthereissorrow.OnedayamysteriouselderlystrangercomestovisitandtakesuplodgingatPeerybingle'shouseforafewdays.Thejealousoldman,Tackleton,poisonsJohn'smindaboutDot,butthecricketthroughitssupernaturalpowersrestoresJohn'sconfidenceandallendshappily.

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The Murders in the Rue Morgue 莫爾格街兇殺案（英文版）

TheMurdersintheRueMorgueisashortstorybyEdgarAllanPoepublishedinGraham'sMagazinein1841.IthasbeenclaimedasthefirstdetectivestoryandalsoasthemodelforSherlockHolmesandHerculePoirot;Poereferredtoitasoneofhis"talesofratiocination".SimilarworkspredatePoe'sstories,includingDasFrauleinvonScuderi(1819)byE.T.A.HoffmannandZadig(1748)byVoltaire.DetectiveC.AugusteDupinisfacedwiththemostpuzzlingcaseofhiscareeraswitnessaccountscontradicteachotherandkeyevidencefromtheperpetratordoesnotappeartobehumanwhenthemutilatedbodiesofMadameL'EspanayeandherdaughterarefoundintherueMorgue.InthestoryallofParisisinshockfollowingtheghastlymurderoftwowomen-butwithallwitnessesclaimingtohaveheardthesuspectspeakadifferentlanguage,thepolicearestumped.WhenDupinfindsasuspicioushairatthecrimescene,andplacesanadvertinthenewspaperaskingifanyonehaslostan'Ourang-Outang',thingstakeanunexpectedturn…

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約翰·克里斯朵夫：第二卷（英文版）

我們已經(jīng)在“最經(jīng)典英語文庫”的上一輯（第四輯）里，出版了《約翰克里斯朵夫》第一卷?，F(xiàn)在，在第五輯里，出版羅曼羅蘭（1866-1944）的《約翰克里斯朵夫》第二卷，并將在下一輯里（“最經(jīng)典英語文庫”的第六輯）出版《約翰克里斯朵夫》的最后一卷，第三卷。按傅雷先生的分卷形式，我們將《約翰克里斯朵夫》分成了三卷。

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The Pickwick Papers（V） 匹克威克外傳（英文版）

Publishedseriallyin1836–1837,ThePickwickPaperswasDickens'firstnovelanditsrousingsuccesslaunchedhislastingfame.Thisnarrativeofcoachtravelprovidesavividportraitofaworldthatwassoontovanishwiththecomingoftherailroads.FromthegrimdepictionofFleetPrisontotheexuberantaccountofthecricketmatchatDingleyDell,thetalesoftheimmortalPickwickCluboffermemorablescenesofnineteenth-centuryEngland.ReaderswerecaptivatedbytheadventuresofthepoetSnodgrass,theloverTupman,thesportsmanWinkleampersand,aboveall,bythatquintessentiallyEnglishQuixote,MrPickwick,&hiscockneySanchoPanza,SamWeller.FromthehallowedturfofDingleyDellCricketClubtotheunholyfracasoftheEatanswillelection,viatheFleetdebtor'sprison,charactersampersandincidentssprangtolifefromDickens'spen,toformanenduringlypopularworkofebullienthumourandliteraryinvention.

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The Small-Mart Revolution

THESMALL-MARTREVOLUTIONprovesthatlocalbusinessesactuallyout-performtheircompetition,bothinoutrightprofitabilityandthevaluetheybringtoconsumers,workers,andcommunities.

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North and South（II） 北與南（英文版）

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

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The Fortune of the Rougons（III） 盧貢家的發(fā)跡（英文版）

TheFortuneoftheRougons,originallypublishedin1871,isthefirstnovelin?mileZola'smonumentaltwenty-volumeseriesLesRougon-Macquart.SetinthefictitiousProven?altownofPlassans,TheFortuneoftheRougonstellsthestoryofSilvèreandMiette,twoidealisticyoungsupportersoftherepublicanresistancetoLouis-NapoleonBonaparte'scoupd'étatinDecember1851.Meanwhile,thefoundationsoftheRougonfamilyanditsillegitimateMacquartbrancharebeinglaidinthebrutalbeginningsoftheImperialregime.Thetitlerefersnotonlytothe"fortune"chasedbyprotagonistsPierreandFelicitéRougon,butalsotothefortunesofthevariousdisparatefamilymembersZolaintroduces,whoselivesareofcentralimportancetolaterbooksintheseries.Initwelearnhowthetwobranchesofthefamilycameabout,andtheoriginsofthehereditaryweaknessespasseddownthegenerations.Murder,treachery,andgreedarethekeynotes,andjustastheEmpirewasestablishedthroughviolence.

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