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Be the Hero

AuthorNoahBlumenthalshowsthatweareallmasterstorytellers.Thesearen’tthestorieswetellaroundthewatercoolerorthecampfire.Theyarethestorieswetellourselves—theonesthatrattlearoundinourheadsandmoveustoemotionsandactions.

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Sylvia's Lovers（I） 希爾維亞的情人（英文版）

Sylvia'sLovers(1863)isasadnovelwrittenbyElizabethGaskell.Theheroine,SylviaRobsonliveshappilywithherparentsonafarm,andispassionatelylovedbyherratherdullQuakercousinPhilip.She,however,meetsandfallsinlovewithCharlieKinraid,adashingsailoronawhalingvessel,andtheybecomesecretlyengaged.ButKinraidisforciblyenlistedintheRoyalNavybyapressgang.Philipknowseverything,butoutofkindness,hedoesnottellSylviaoftheincidentnorpassherCharlie'spartingmessage.Believingherloverisdead,SylviaeventuallymarriesPhilip.Later,Kinraidreappears,WhenSylviaisinformedbyKinraidthatPhilipkneweverything,sheisfurious.Philipleavesherindespairandjoinsthearmyunderapseudonym,andendsupfightingintheNapoleonicwars,wherehesavesKinraid'slife.Atlast,whenSylviarealizessheisactuallyinlovewithPhilip,hehorriblydisfiguredbyashipboardexplosion,thenfatallyinjuredwhilesavingtheirdaughter.Theyreconciledonhisdeathbed.

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Thinking Big

Insteadofobsessingaboutwhatthey'reagainst,progressiveshavebeguntothinkaboutwhatthey'refortoprepareonceagaintoplaytheirroleasagentsofboldideasandpoliticalandsocialtransformation.Findingconfidenceandimagination,theyhavebeguntorenewtheirpoliticalcapital.

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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall（II） 威爾德菲爾莊園的房客（英文版）

TheTenantofWildfellHall(1848)isframedasaseriesoflettersfromGilbertMarkhamtohisfriendandbrother-in-lawabouttheeventsconnectedwiththemeetingofhiswife.MostcriticsnowconsidernovelbyAnneBront?tobeoneofthefirstfeministnovels.AmysteriousyoungwidowarrivesatWildfellHall,anElizabethanmansionwhichhasbeenemptyformanyyears,withheryoungsonandaservant.ShelivesthereinstrictseclusionundertheassumednameHelenGrahamandsoonfindsherselfthevictimoflocalslander.Refusingtobelieveanythingscandalousabouther,GilbertbefriendsHelenanddiscoversherpast.Inherdiary,Helendepictsherhusband'sphysicalandmoraldeclinethroughalcoholandherdesperateattemptstosavetheirsonfromhisinfluenceinthedissipatedaristocraticsocietyfromwhichsheultimatelyflees.Thedepictionofmaritalstrifeandwomen'sprofessionalidentificationhasalsoastrongmoralmessagemitigatedbytheauthors'sbeliefinuniversalsalvation.

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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall（VI） 威爾德菲爾莊園的房客（英文版）

ThisworkisthesecondandfinalnovelbytheEnglishauthorAnneBront?.Itwasfirstpublishedin1848underthepseudonymActonBell.ProbablythemostshockingoftheBront?s'novels,ithadaninstantandphenomenalsuccess,butafterAnne'sdeathhersisterCharlottepreventeditsre-publication.ThenovelisframedasaseriesoflettersfromGilbertMarkhamtohisfriendandbrother-in-lawabouttheeventsconnectedwiththemeetingofhiswife.AmysteriousyoungwidowarrivesatWildfellHall,anElizabethanmansionwhichhasbeenemptyformanyyears,withheryoungsonandaservant.ShelivesthereinstrictseclusionundertheassumednameHelenGrahamandsoonfindsherselfthevictimoflocalslander.Refusingtobelieveanythingscandalousabouther,GilbertbefriendsHelenanddiscoversherpast.Inherdiary,Helendepictsherhusband'sphysicalandmoraldeclinethroughalcoholandherdesperateattemptstosavetheirsonfromhisinfluenceinthedissipatedaristocraticsocietyfromwhichsheultimatelyflees.Thedepictionofmaritalstrifeandwomen'sprofessionalidentificationhasalsoastrongmoralmessagemitigatedbytheauthors'sbeliefinuniversalsalvation.MostcriticsnowconsiderTheTenantofWildfellHalltobeoneofthefirstfeministnovels.

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The Rise of the American Corporate Security State

IntheUnitedStatestodaywehavegoodreasonstobeafraid.OurBillofRightsisnomore.Ithasbeenrenderedpointlessbyheavysurveillanceofaveragecitizens,politicalpersecutionofdissenters,andthepotentialofindefinitedetentionnowcodifiedintolaw.

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Poor Folk（III）窮人（英文版）

PoorFolkisthefirstnovelbyFyodorDostoyevsky,writtenoverthespanofninemonthsbetween1844and1845.InspiredbytheworksofGogol,Pushkin,andKaramzin,aswellasEnglishandFrenchauthors,PoorFolkiswrittenintheformoflettersbetweenthetwomaincharacters,MakarDevushkinandVarvaraDobroselova,whoarepoorsecondcousins.Thenovelshowcasesthelifeofpoorpeople,theirrelationshipwithrichpeople,andpovertyingeneral,allcommonthemesofliterarynaturalism.AdeepbutoddfriendshipdevelopsbetweenthemuntilDobroselovalosesherinterestinliterature,andlaterincommunicatingwithDevushkinafterarichwidowerMr.Bykovproposestoher.WhileVissarionBelinskydubbedthenovelRussia'sfirst"socialnovel"andAlexanderHerzencalleditamajorsocialistwork,othercriticsdetectedparodyandsatire.

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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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Dombey and Son（I）董貝父子（英文版 下冊(cè)）

DickensstartedwritingthebookinLausanne,Switzerland,beforereturningtoEngland,viaParis,tocompleteit.Thestoryfollowsapowerfulman'scallousneglectofhisfamilytriggershisprofessionalandpersonaldownfall,showcasestheauthor'sgiftforvividcharacterizationandunfailinglyrealisticdescription.AsJonathanLethemcontendsinhisIntroduction,Dickens's"genius…isatonewiththegeniusoftheformofthenovelitself:Dickenswilledintoexistencethemostcapaciousandelasticandversatilekindofnovelthatcouldbe,onebigenoughforhisvastsentimentalyearningsandforeveryimpulseandfearandhesitationinhimthatcountervailedthoseyearningstoo.Neverparsimoniousandfrequentlycontradictory,healwaysgivesuseverythinghecan,everythinghe'splannedtogive,andthenmore."

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The Professor（II） 教師（英文版）

TheProfessorisuniqueinthatitwasthefirstbookBrontewrote,andtheonlyonenarratedbyamalecharacter,thescholarlyWilliamCrimsworth.PublishedafterCharlotteBronte'sdeathin1855.Thebookisthestoryofayoungman,WilliamCrimsworth,andisafirst-personnarrativefromhisperspective.Itdescribeshismaturation,hiscareerasateacherinBrussels,andhispersonalrelationships.William,orphanedatayoungage,rejectsthelifeofaclergymanhisuncleschooseforhimandsetsoutonhisown,eventuallybecomingateacheratanall-girlsschoolinBelgium.Onceestablishedthere,hefindshimselffallingforatalentedstudent,Frances,buttheirbuddingromanceisthreatenedbypettyjealousies.ThefinalnovelpublishedbyanyofthefamousBrontesisters,TheProfessorwasbasedpartlyonCharlotte'sownexperiencesteachinginBelgiumwhereshestudiedasalanguagestudentin1842.

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

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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Therese Raquin（II） 紅杏出墻（英文版）

ThereseRaquinisan1868novelbyFrenchwriter?mileZola,firstpublishedinserialformintheliterarymagazineL'Artistein1867.ItwasZola'sthirdnovel.ThérèseRaquintellsthestoryofayoungwoman,unhappilymarriedtoherfirstcousinbyanoverbearingaunt,whomayseemtobekindheartedbutinmanywaysisdeeplyselfish.Thérèse'shusband,Camille,issicklyandegocentricandwhentheopportunityarises,ThérèseentersintoaturbulentandsordidlypassionateaffairwithoneofCamille'sfriends,Laurent.Despitethewidespreadfameitgainsatherdebut,adulteryandmurderinthenovelwereconsideredscandalousandfamouslydescribedas"putrid"inareviewinthenewspaperLeFigaro.Inhispreface,Zolaexplainsthathisgoalinthisnovelwasto"studytemperamentsandnotcharacters".Becauseofthisdetachedandscientificapproach,ThérèseRaquinisconsideredanexampleofnaturalism.

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England, My England and Other Stories（II） 英格蘭，我的英格蘭和其它故事集（英文版）

"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.

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Sketches by Boz（VII） 博茲札記（英文版）

It'sthefirstpublishedbookofCharlesDickens,itisaremarkableachievement,andlookstowardsDickens'sgiantnovelsinitsprofusionofcharacters,itsglimpsesofsurrealmodernityanditslimitlessfundofpathosandcomicinvention.Thisrichlyvariedcollectionofobservation,fancyandfictionshowstheLondonheknewsointimatelyatitsbestandworst-itsstreets,theatres,inns,pawnshops,lawcourts,prisons,omnibusesandtheriverThames-inhonestandvisionarydescriptionsofeverydaylifeandpeople.Throughpenportraitsthatoftenanticipatecharactersfromhisgreatnovels,weseethecondemnedmaninhisprisoncell,garrulousmatrons,vulgaryoungclerksandScrooge-likebachelors,whileDickens'spowersforsocialcritiqueareneverfarfromthesurface,inunflinchingdepictionsofthevastmetropolis'sforgottencitizens,fromchildworkerstoprostitutes.Astartlingmixtureofhumourandpathos,theseSketchesrevealLondonaswonderfulterrainforanextraordinaryyoungwriter.

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Mother Teresa, CEO

Modern,well-timed,andhumane,MotherTeresa,CEOhelpsyoudiscoverhowyoudon'thavetobeasainttobeagreatleader!

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Mary Barton（III） 瑪麗·巴頓（英文版）

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

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

TheMysteryofEdwinDroodisthefinalnovelbyCharlesDickens.ThestoryissetinCloisterham,alightlydisguisedRochester.ThenovelbeginsasJohnJasperleavesaLondonopiumden.oneevening,EdwinDroodvisitsJasper,whoisthechoirmasteratCloisterhamCathedral.EdwinconfidesthathehasmisgivingsabouthisbetrothaltoRosaBud.Thenextday,EdwinvisitsRosaattheNuns'House,theboardingschoolwhereshelives.Theyquarrelgood-naturedlyasusual.Meanwhile,Jasper,havinganinterestinthecathedralcrypt,seeksthecompanyofDurdles,amanwhoknowsmoreaboutthecryptthananyoneelse.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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Poor Folk（II）窮人（英文版）

PoorFolkisthefirstnovelbyFyodorDostoyevsky,writtenoverthespanofninemonthsbetween1844and1845.InspiredbytheworksofGogol,Pushkin,andKaramzin,aswellasEnglishandFrenchauthors,PoorFolkiswrittenintheformoflettersbetweenthetwomaincharacters,MakarDevushkinandVarvaraDobroselova,whoarepoorsecondcousins.Thenovelshowcasesthelifeofpoorpeople,theirrelationshipwithrichpeople,andpovertyingeneral,allcommonthemesofliterarynaturalism.AdeepbutoddfriendshipdevelopsbetweenthemuntilDobroselovalosesherinterestinliterature,andlaterincommunicatingwithDevushkinafterarichwidowerMr.Bykovproposestoher.Devushkin,aprototypeoftheclerkfoundinmanyworksofnaturalisticliteratureatthattime,retainshissentimentalcharacteristics;Dobroselovaabandonsart,whileDevushkincannotlivewithoutliterature.

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The Peon Book: How to Manage Us

Funny,irreverent,andfast-paced,"ThePeonBook"isabreathoffreshairandastrongdoseofrealitythatmanagersmayormaynotwanttoswallow.Itpromotesthecrucialviewpointthatisoftenoverlookedbybusinessbooks:thatoftheaverageworker,herecalled"thePeon."

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The Orbital Perspective

Onspacewalksandthroughwindows,GaranwasstruckbythestunningbeautyoftheEarthfromspacebutsoberedbyknowinghowmuchneededtobedonetohelpthistroubledplanet.

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