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The Highest Goal

Forover25years,MichaelRaytaughtthecelebratedPersonalCreativityinBusinesscourse,mainlyatStanfordUniversitybutalsoinnon-academicsettings.Overtheyears,Raybegantorealizethatthecoursewashavingamoreprofoundimpactongraduatesthanhe'deverintended.

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The Double（I）雙重人格（英文版）

TheDoubleisanovellawrittenbyFyodorDostoevsky.ItwasfirstpublishedonJanuary30,1846intheFatherlandNotes.ItwassubsequentlyrevisedandrepublishedbyDostoevskyin1866.TheDoublecentersonagovernmentclerkwhogoesmad.Itdealswiththeinternalpsychologicalstruggleofitsmaincharacter,YakovPetrovichGolyadkin,whorepeatedlyencounterssomeonewhoishisexactdoubleinappearancebutconfident,aggressive,andextroverted,characteristicsthatarethepolaroppositestothoseofthetoadying"pushover"protagonist.Themotifofthenovellaisadoppelg?nger(dvoynik).Golyadkinisatitularcouncillor.Thisisrank9intheTableofRanksestablishedbyPetertheGreat.Asrankeightledtohereditarynobility,[3]beingatitularcouncillorissymbolicofalow-levelbureaucratstillstrugglingtosucceed.GolyadkinhasaformativediscussionwithhisDoctorRutenspitz,whofearsforhissanityandtellshimthathisbehaviorisdangerouslyantisocial.Heprescribes"cheerfulcompany"astheremedy.Golyadkinresolvestotrythis,andleavestheoffice.HeproceedstoabirthdaypartyforKlaraOlsufyevna,thedaughterofhisofficemanager.Hewasuninvited,andaseriesoffauxpasleadtohisexpulsionfromtheparty.Onhiswayhomethroughasnowstorm,heencountershisdouble,wholooksexactlylikehim.Thefollowingtwothirdsofthenovelthendealswiththeirevolvingrelationship.Atfirst,GolyadkinSr.(theoriginalmaincharacter)andGolyadkinJr.(hisdouble)arefriends,butGolyadkinJr.proceedstoattempttotakeoverSr.'slife,andtheybecomebitterenemies.BecauseGolyadkinJr.hasallthecharm,unctuousnessandsocialskillsthatGolyadkinSr.lacks,heisverywell-likedamongtheofficecolleagues.Atthestory'sconclusion,GolyadkinSr.beginstoseemanyreplicasofhimself,hasapsychoticbreak,andisdraggedofftoanasylumbyDoctorRutenspitz.

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The Gold-Bug 金甲蟲（英文版）

EdgarAllanisapioneeroftheshortstorygenre.Hisstoriestypicallycapturedthemesofthemacabreandincludedelementsofthemysterious."TheGold-Bug"isashortstorybyEdgarAllanPoepublishedin1843.Thestory,setonSullivan'sIsland,SouthCarolina,isoftencomparedwithPoe's"talesofratiocination"asanearlyformofdetectivefiction.Poebecameawareofthepublic'sinterestinsecretwritingin1840andaskedreaderstochallengehisskillsasacode-breaker.Hetookadvantageofthepopularityofcryptographyashewaswriting"TheGold-Bug",andthesuccessofthestorycentersononesuchcryptogram.TheplotfollowsWilliamLegrandwhowasbittenbyagold-coloredbug.HisservantJupiterfearsthatLegrandisgoinginsaneandgoestoLegrand'sfriend,anunnamednarrator,whoagreestovisithisoldfriend.Legrandpullstheothertwointoanadventureafterdecipheringasecretmessagethatwillleadtoaburiedtreasure.

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Martin Chuzzlewit（VI） 馬丁·翟述偉（英文版）

MartinChuzzlewitisconsideredthelastpicaresquenovelsbyCharlesDickens.Itwasoriginallyserialisedbetween1842and1844.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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Dombey and Son（I）董貝父子（英文版 上冊）

DombeyandSonbyCharlesDickens,publishedinmonthlypartsfrom1October1846to1April1848andinonevolumein1848.ItsfulltitleisDealingswiththeFirmofDombeyandSon:Wholesale,RetailandforExportation.Thestoryconcernsofapowerfulmanwhosecallousneglectofhisfamilytriggershisprofessionalandpersonaldownfall,showcasestheauthor'sgiftforvividcharacterizationandunfailinglyrealisticdescription.AsJonathanLethemcontendsinhisIntroduction,Dickens's"genius…isatonewiththegeniusoftheformofthenovelitself:Dickenswilledintoexistencethemostcapaciousandelasticandversatilekindofnovelthatcouldbe,onebigenoughforhisvastsentimentalyearningsandforeveryimpulseandfearandhesitationinhimthatcountervailedthoseyearningstoo.Neverparsimoniousandfrequentlycontradictory,healwaysgivesuseverythinghecan,everythinghe'splannedtogive,andthenmore."

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A Christmas Carol（I） 圣誕故事集：圣誕頌歌/小氣財神（英文版）

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

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A Tale of Two Cities（雙城記）（I）（英文版）

ATaleofTwoCitiesisanovelbyCharlesDickens,setinParisandLondonofthe1780sand1790s.Dr.ManetteisincarceratedintheBastilleforeighteenyearswithouttrial.HisdaughterLuciegrowsupinLondon,thinkingthatsheisanorphan.Butherlifechangeswhenherfatherisreleasedfromprison.CharlesDarnayisanemigrantwhohasleftFrancebecauseofhishatredforhisfamily.CharlesandLuciefallinloveandmarry.ButthereisanotherpersonwholovesLuciewithallhisheartandwilldoanythingforhersake.ThestoryissetagainsttheconditionsthatleduptotheFrenchRevolutionandtheReignofTerror.It'sastoryoflove,warandtragicheroism.

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

TheMysteryofEdwinDroodisthefinalnovelbyCharlesDickens.ThestoryissetinCloisterham,alightlydisguisedRochester.ItbeginsasJohnJasperleavesaLondonopiumden.Thenextevening,EdwinDroodvisitschoirmasterJasper,EdwinconfidesthathehasmisgivingsabouthisbetrothaltoRosaBud.Thenextday,EdwinvisitsRosaattheNuns'House,theboardingschoolwhereshelives.Theyquarrelgood-naturedly,whichtheyapparentlydofrequentlyduringhisvisits.Meanwhile,Jasper,havinganinterestinthecathedralcrypt,seeksthecompanyofDurdles,amanwhoknowsmoreaboutthecryptthananyoneelse.ThoughthenovelisnamedafterthecharacterEdwinDrood,thestoryfocusesonDrood'suncle,precentor,choirmasterandopiumaddict,JohnJasper,whoisinlovewithhispupil,RosaBud.MissBud,Drood'sfiancée,hasalsocaughttheeyeofthehigh-spiritedandhot-temperedNevilleLandless,whocomesfromCeylonwithhistwinsister,Helena.LandlessandDroodtakeaninstantdisliketooneanother.Droodlaterdisappearsundermysteriouscircumstances.ThenovelwasunfinishedatthetimeofDickens'sdeathandhisendingforitisunknown.

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Embrace the Chaos

BobMiglaniwasstressedout,burntout,andstuckuntilherediscoveredtheenduringlessonsofhischildhood:celebrateimpermanence,serveothers,andmoveforwardnomatterwhat.Bob'smessage:chaosisn'tgoingaway--embraceit!

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The Second Shot=第二槍（英文版）

本書為英國推理作家安東尼·伯克萊代表作。在本書中，羅杰·謝靈漢要調(diào)查他職業(yè)生涯中最不尋常的案件——廣受歡迎的男子埃里克神秘死亡。在這本講述謀殺案而非偵破謀殺案的故事中，農(nóng)場發(fā)生的致命槍擊事件原來并非如人們最初所猜測的那樣，是意外事故。警方的調(diào)查揭開埃里克的新丑聞——他與當(dāng)?shù)氐囊晃弧笆帇D”私情。最后，兇手承認(rèn)自己的身份和動機(jī)……

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Mary Barton（IV） 瑪麗·巴頓（英文版）

MaryBartonisthefirstnovelbyEnglishauthorElizabethGaskell,publishedin1848.ThestoryissetintheEnglishcityofManchesterbetween1839and1842,anddealswiththedifficultiesfacedbytheVictorianlowerclass.Itissubtitled'ATaleofManchesterLife'.ThenovelbeginsinManchester,whereweareintroducedtotheBartonsandtheWilsons,twoworking-classfamilies.JohnBartonisaquestionerofthedistributionofwealthandtherelationsbetweenrichandpoor.Soonhiswifedies—heblamesitonhergriefoverthedisappearanceofhersisterEsther.HavingalreadylosthissonTomatayoungage,Bartonislefttoraisehisdaughter,Mary,aloneandnowfallsintodepressionandbeginstoinvolvehimselfintheChartist,trade-unionmovement.Gaskell'sdesiretoaccuratelyrepresentthepovertyofindustrialManchesterisevidentinarecordofavisitshemadetothehomeofalocallabourer.ItisasubjectofsomedebatewhetherthefirstpersonnarratorinMaryBartonissynonymouswithGaskell.

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Wives and Daughters（II） 妻子與女兒/錦繡佳人（英文版）

WivesandDaughtersisanemotionalnovelbyElizabethGaskell,firstpublishedintheCornhillMagazineasaserialfromAugust1864toJanuary1866.WhenMrsGaskelldiedsuddenlyin1865,itwasnotquitecomplete,andthelastsectionwaswrittenbyFrederickGreenwood.TheheroineofthenovelisMolly,anattractiveandratherunworldlyyoungwoman.HerfathersendshertostaywiththeHamleysofHamleyHall,agentryfamily.MollyformsacloseattachmentwithMrs.Hamley,whoembracesheralmostasadaughter.Mollyalsobefriendstheyoungerson,Roger.MollyisawarethatshewouldnotbeconsideredasuitablematchforthesonsofSquireHamleybecauseofherstatus.However,shehasalwayspreferredRoger'sgoodsenseandhonourablecharacterandsoonfallsinlovewithhim.Unfortunately,Rogerfallsinlovewithothergirl.Mollyisheartbroken,andstruggleswithhersorrowandherknowledgethatthegirllacksaffectionforRoger.

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The Three Musketeers 三個火槍手（IV）（英文版）

Ahistoricalromance.Swashbuckling,romanticandoftenhumourous,Dumas'novelisatimelesstaleoffriendshipandintrigue.Atimelesstaleofadventure,romance,intrigue,andrevenge,"TheThreeMusketeers"isthecaptivatingstory.Ahistoricalromance,thisnoveltellsoftheadventuresofthehot-headedyoungGascon,d'ArtagnanandhisthreecompanionsAthos,PorthosandAramisastheygallantlydefendtheQueenofFrance,usingtheirwitandtheirswords.TheymustfoilthenefariousplottingofCardinalRichelieuagainsttheKingandQueen,despitehisappearanceasanally.D'ArtagnanandthethreeMusketeersmustalsoovercomethevillainousmachinationsofMiladydeWinter,whoselethalcriminalitythreatensthoseinpoliticalpowerandtheloveofd'ArtgnanforConstanceBonacieux."

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The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain（III） 圣誕故事集5：著魔的人（英文版）

ThisbookisanovellabyCharlesDickensfirstpublishedin1848.Redlawisateacherofchemistrywhooftenbroodsoverwrongsdonehimandgrieffromhispast.Heishauntedbyaspirit,whoisnotsomuchaghostasRedlaw'sphantomtwinandisanawfullikenessofhimself...withhisfeatures,andhisbrighteyes,andhisgrizzledhair,anddressedinthegloomyshadowofhisdress…"ThisspectreappearsandproposestoRedlawthathecanallowhimto"forgetthesorrow,wrong,andtroubleyouhaveknown...tocanceltheirremembrance…"Redlawishesitantatfirst,butfinallyagrees.Asaconsequenceoftheghost'sintervention,Redlawiswithoutmemoriesofthepainfulincidentsfromhispast.Heexperiencesauniversalangerthathecannotexplain.HisbitternessspreadstotheSwidgers,theTetterbysandhisstudent.AllbecomeaswrathfulasRedlawhimself.TheonlyonewhoisabletoavoidthebitternessisMilly.FinallythenovelconcludeswitheveryonebacktonormalandRedlaw,likeEbenezerScrooge,achanged,morelovingman.Nowawholeperson,RedlawlearnstobehumbleatChristmas.

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Locked Down, Locked Out

Throughthestoriesofprisonersandtheirfamilies,includingherownfamily'sexperiences,MayaSchenwarshowshowtheinstitutionthatlocksup2.3millionAmericansanddecimatespoorcommunitiesofcolorisshreddingthetiesthat,ifnurtured,couldfosterrealcollectivesafety.

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How to Make Collaboration Work

Everydayweworkwithotherstosolveproblemsandmakedecisions,buttheexperienceisoftenstressful,frustrating,andinefficient.HowtoMakeCollaborationWorkshowshowcollaborationcanbecomeajoyratherthanachore-akindofchemicalreactionthatreleasesenergythanitconsumes.

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The Professor（III） 教師（英文版）

TheProfessorwaspublishedposthumouslyin1857.ItwasthefirstnovelwrittenbyCharlotteBront?andisuniqueamongherworksastheonlyonetofeatureamalenarrator.Rejectedbymultiplepublishersduringherlifetime.WrittentwoyearsbeforeJaneEyre,TheProfessorwasCharlotteBronte’sfirstnovelandwasbasedonherexperiencesinBrussels.Thestoryisoneofloveanddoubt,asthehero,WilliamCrimsworth,seekshisfortuneasateacherinBrusselsandfindshisloveforthegoodAnglo-Swissgirl,FrancesHenri,severelytestedbythesensuouslybeguilingandmanipulativeheadmistress,Zoroa?deReuter.Ontheotherhand,thesocialprotestsoundeddistinctlyinthisnovelthatistypicalformatureworksofCharlotteBronte.Inparticular,thisprotestisexpressedintheimageofasoulless,prudentbusinessman,thefactoryownerEdwardCrimsworthwhodevoidedofbasichumanityindealingwithworkersandtheirfamilies.

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The Resilient Investor

Ifyouwanttobuildabetterlifeandabetterworldandreallybepreparedforanypossiblefutureintheseturbulenttimesyouneedtobecomearesilientinvestor!ThistrailblazingguidewillexpandyourideasofinvestingwaybeyondWallStreet.

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The Reciprocity Advantage

Theirrecommendationsarebasedonpracticalexperienceinmanagingtheproblemsofnewbusinesscreationandmanyyearsofhelpingothersseethefuturemoreclearly.Distilledfromhands-onwork,thisbookgetsyoustartedtodayoncreatingyourownreciprocityadvantage.

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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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