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MariustheEpicureanisaphilosophicalnovelwrittenbyWalterPater,publishedin1885.InitPaterdisplays,withfullnessandelaboration,hisidealoftheaestheticlife,hiscultofbeautyasopposedtobareasceticism,andhistheoryofthestimulatingeffectofthepursuitofbeautyasanidealofitsown.TheprinciplesofwhatwouldbeknownastheAestheticmovementwerepartlytraceabletothisbook;anditsimpactwasparticularlyfeltononeofthemovement'sleadingproponents,OscarWilde,aformerstudentofPateratOxford.

concerninganexpeditiontoaplateau(nativenameisTepuyes)inSouthAmerica(Venezuela)whereprehistoricanimals(dinosaursandotherextinctcreatures)stillsurvive.ThecharacterofProfessorChallengerwasintroducedinthisbook.Interestingly,foraseminalworkofdinosaur-relatedfiction,thereptilesonlyoccupyasmallportionofthenarrative.Muchmoretimeisdevotedtoawarbetweenearlyhumanhominidsandavicioustribeofape-likecreatures.

BrunoandWaldoGillespieareorphanedbrotherslivingwiththeextremelyeccentricProfessorPhaetonFeatherwit.Onedaytheysetoffinoneoftheprofessor'smachinestoinvestigateatornadoatcloserangeandaccidentallygetsuckedintoit!Theyarethentransportedbythetornadoandfindthemselvesinabarren,unchartedwastelandwhereinliesacity--alonglostAzteccity!Findoutwhathappensnexttothebrothersandtheprofessorinthisharrowingandexhilaratingadventure!

“Ifanybodycarestoreadasimpletaletoldsimply”…thusopensLornaDoone,oneofthebestlovestorieseverwritten.Thenovelhasinspiredatleasttenmoviesandmini-series. “John(inWestCountrydialectthisispronouncedJan)RiddisthesonofarespectablefarmerwhowasmurderedincoldbloodbyamemberofthenotoriousDooneclan,aonce-noblefamilynowlivingintheisolatedDooneValley.Battlinghisdesireforrevenge,Johnalsogrowsintoarespectablefarmerandcontinuestotakegoodcareofhismotherandtwosisters.HefallshopelesslyinlovewithLorna,agirlhemeetsquitebyaccident,whoturnsouttobenotonlythegranddaughterofSirEnsorDoone(lordoftheDoones),butdestinedtomarry(againstherwill)theimpetuous,menacing,andnowjealousheiroftheDooneValley,CarverDoone.CarverwillletnothinggetinthewayofhismarriagetoLorna,whichheplanstoforceuponheronceSirEnsordiesandhecomesintohisinheritance”.

“Theparadoxofallthispartofhislifeliesinthis–that,destinedashewastobethegreatestenemyofMahomedanism,hewasquiteexceptionallyafriendofMahomedans.”

BuckDuane,sonofafamousgunfighter,fallspreytotheoldproblem-calledoutbyacowboywhowantstomaketrouble,DuanekillshimandthenmustrideofftothelawlesscountryneartheNeucesRivertoescapebeingarrestedandperhaps,hanged.Hisbriefencounterwithdeadlygunplayhasignitedadeepurgingtorepeattheadrenalinerushbutistemperedbyghoststhathaunthissleep.Heonlydarestoreleasehisinnerdemonwhenheistakingdownanoutlawwhoisparticularlyknownforhisbrutality. HedevelopsareputationforkillingthemostnotoriousTexasoutlaws,whichdrawsanunexpectedinterest:acaptainoftheTexasRangersoffershimapardonandaranger'sbadgeifhewillinfiltratethegangoftheshadowyfigureknownas"Cheseldine"whowieldsvastpowerinWestTexas,andmakeitpossiblefortheRangerstobreakthegang'sholdontheregion'stowns.Duaneaccepts,neverguessinginhiswildestnightmaresthathewouldsniffoutthisCheseldine,hishideouts,hislieutenants...andfallinlovewithhisdaughter!

SirThomasHenryHallCaine,CH,KBE(14May1853–31August1931),usuallyknownasHallCaine,wasaBritishauthor.HeisbestknownasanovelistandplayrightofthelateVictorianandtheEdwardianeras.Inhistimehewasexceedinglypopularandatthepeakofhissuccessandhisnovelsoutsoldthoseofhiscontemporaries.Manyofhisnovelswerealsomadeintofilms.Hisnovelswereprimarilyromanticinnature,involvingthelovetriangle,buttheydidalsoaddresssomeofthemoreseriouspoliticalandsocialissuesoftheday. HewasaloveroftheIsleofManandManxcultureandpurchasedalargehouse,GreebaCastle,ontheisland.ForatimehewasaMemberoftheHouseofKeys. In1916TheManxman,whichwasproducedbytheLondonFilmCompany,wasfilmedontheIsleofManandwhenitwasreleasedin1917itdrewhugecrowdsinBritainandAmerica. TheManxmantellsthestoryoftwochildhoodfriends,apoorfisherman,PeteQuilliam,andalawyer,PhilipChristian.PeteisinlovewithKatebutwhenherfather,OldCaesarrefusestoconsenttotheirmarriage,PetesetsoffforAfricatomakehisfortune,askingPhiliptotakecareofKateuntilhereturns.

MansfieldParkfeaturesAusten’sfrailestandperhapsmostscrupulousheroine,FanniePrice.Astheeldestdaughterinapoorfamily,Fannieissenttorichrelativeswhenshe’sjustoldenoughtofullyappreciatetheshameofhercircumstances.Withoutprideorprejudice,Fannystickstoprinciplesinallmatters.Andmatterscertainlyputhertothetest.

'TheForsyteSaga'isthestoryofawealthyLondonfamilystretchingfromtheeighteen-eightiesuntilthenineteen-twenties. TheManofPropertyisthefirstbookinthesaga.The'manofproperty'ofthetitleisSoamesForsyte,apartnerinthefamilylawfirm.HeismarriedtoIrenebutthemarriageisnothappyandduringthebookshefallsinlovewithanotherman. Anotherbranchofthefamilyisheadedby'OldJolyon,'estrangedfromhisbohemianartistson'YoungJolyon'andthestorytellsoftheirrapprochementandofYoungJolyon'sdaughterJunewhoisengagedtoanarchitectPhilipBosinney. ForthosefamiliarwiththeForsytes,thisbooktakesusuptothenightwhenSoamesexerciseshis'rights'andtothedeathofBosinney.

AManofMeansisacollectionofsixshortstorieswrittenincollaborationbyP.G.WodehouseandC.H.Bovill.ThestoriesallstarRolandBleke,anondescriptyoungmantowhomfinancialsuccesscomesthroughaseriesof"lucky"chances,thefirstfromawininasweepstakehehadforgottenentering.Roland,likemanyatimidyoungmanseeksloveandmarriage.Inthispursuithiswealthisregularlyamixedblessing.Theplotofeachstoryfollowsitspredecessor,sometimesdirectly,andoccasionallyreferbacktopasteventsinBleke'smeteoriccareer.Thewritingstyleiscrispanddroll,andshowsmuchoftheskillandpolishofthelaterWodehouse.ThedisastersthatbefallthehaplessBlekeareentertaininglyrecountedandhisunforeseenrescuessurpriseanddelight.Inthecharacterofthebutler,MrTeal,wemeetanearlydraftoftheingeniousJeeves.ThestoriesfirstappearedintheUnitedKingdominTheStrandin1914,andintheUnitedStatesinPictorialReviewin1916.TheywerelaterpublishedinbookformintheUKbyPorpoiseBooksin1991;thecollectionwasreleasedonProjectGutenbergin2003.

Inaworldwhereagentleman’slifeisdefinedmore“bybeing,ratherthanbydoing,”afamily’sreputationcanbecompromisedifitisnotguardedcarefully,andthesoleheiroftheAmbersonfamilyisprovinghimselftobeadifficultperson.Expectedbythefamilytocarryonitsproudtraditions,GeorgeAmbersonMinaferistrustedimplicitly.Butthoughrichrelativesprovidetheelegantsuits,thehandsomeyoungmanwhowearsthemisfilledwithlittlebutappearances.Andthishappensinspiteof,orperhaps,becauseof,hismother’sselflesslovethatplaceshimaboveherownhappiness. AsGeorge’suncleperceptivelyremarks,“lifeandmoneybothbehavelikeloosequicksilverinanestofcracks.”Withthenewautomobileindustrytransformingfortunesandcoalheattransformingcityairintosootyclouds,anythingthatstandsstillisapttoberunover,oratleastbegrimed. WhatismagnificentabouttheAmbersonsistheirfaithfulrelianceonoldmoneyandoldwaysinaworldchangingrapidlyaroundthem.Orperhapsitisthemagnificenceofthetrain-wreckcreatedwhenGeorge’srelatives,withthebestintentions,shieldhimfromthenewrealitiesanddefertoallhiswishes. BoothTarkington’smostpopularnovel,“TheMagnificentAmbersons”,willcontinuetodrawreadersforitswell-craftedportraitsofwhatexistedforjustashortwhile–theMid-Westernaristocracy.

《常识》，托马斯佩恩在独立战争前于1776年1月10日匿名发表，迅速在殖民地传播开来。三个月内，据称此书已发行十二万册，而在北美十三殖民地当时总共只有四百万自由居民，这使之成为18世纪美洲最畅销的图书。它在北美和欧洲的总销量达到五十万册。它说服了包括华盛顿和约翰•亚当斯在内的许多殖民地居民，为寻求脱离大英帝国政治独立而努力，同时驳斥一切折中方案。

PhilipandLucydiscoverthatthecityPhiliphasbuiltusingtoys,booksandhouseholdobjects,hascomealive.Thisistheaccountoftheirincredibleadventuresinthosemagicallands,wheretheymeetcharactersfrombooksandhistory,mythicalbeasts,andmanyothernice(andnotsonice)peopleandcreatures. AswithallEdithNesbit’stales,TheMagicCityhasgeneroushelpingsofhumour,imaginationandinterestingideas,aswellastheover-archingstoryofhowaboyandgirlwhohaveunwillinglybecomestep-brotherandsistereventuallylearntolikeeachother. Astorythatworksonmanylevelsandwillbeequallyenjoyedbyadultsandchildren.

TheMachineStopsisashortsciencefictionstory.ItdescribesaworldinwhichalmostallhumanshavelosttheabilitytoliveonthesurfaceoftheEarth.Eachindividuallivesinisolationina‘cell’,withallbodilyandspiritualneedsmetbytheomnipotent,globalMachine.Mosthumanswelcomethisdevelopment,astheyareskepticalandfearfuloffirst-handexperience.PeopleforgetthathumanscreatedtheMachine,andtreatitasamysticalentitywhoseneedssupersedetheirown.ThosewhodonotacceptthedeityoftheMachineareviewedas‘unmechanical’andarethreatenedwith“Homelessness”.Eventually,theMachineapocalypticallycollapses,andthecivilizationoftheMachinecomestoanend.

RobertBenchley,1889-1945,wasawriter,humoristandactorofnoteduringthe1920sthroughtheearly1940s.BorninMassachusetts,hespenthisearlyliterarycareerinNewYorkCityasaneditor,criticandcolumnistformanyofthemajormagazinesoftheday. AlongwithGeorgeKaufman,DorothyParkerandHarpoMarx,hewasanoriginal“member”oftheAlgonquinRoundTable.Hispopularityledhimtoasidecareerinradioandfilm,whichtookhimtoCaliforniainhislateryears.WritersasdiverseasJamesThurber,WoodyAllenandDaveBarryhavecreditedBenchleyasaninfluence. LoveConquersAll,originallypublishedin1922isthesecondcollection(offifteen)gatheringtogetherBenchley’shumorousessaysandreviews.Somereferencesaredated,ofcourse,butthesurrealandmundanetargetsofBenchley’switwillbefamiliartoeveryone.Thisvolumecollects63excellentgemsfromhisearlyprofessionalwork,whenBenchley’senthusiasmandstylewereapproachingtheirpeak.

Thisbookcontainsverseforyoungandold.Itisfulloffantasticstories,breathtakingimages,andbrilliantrhymes.Includingclassicsfrom"TheDuel"to"TheDelectableBalladofWalterLot,"theauthor,adevoutChristian,keepshisreligiousovertonestoaminimum.Whenlistening,pleasekeepinmindthatthetextwasoriginallywritteninthe1800s.

LoveandFreindship[sic]isajuvenilestorybyJaneAusten,dated1790,whenAustenwas14yearsold.LoveandFreindship(themisspellingisoneofmanyinthestory)isclearlyaparodyofromanticnovelsAustenreadasachild.Thisisclearevenfromthesubtitle,"DeceivedinFreindshipandBetrayedinLove,"whichneatlyundercutsthetitle. Writteninepistolaryform,itresemblesafairytaleasmuchasanythingelse,featuringwildcoincidencesandturnsoffortune,butAustenisdeterminedtolampoontheconventionsofromanticstories,rightdowntotheutterfailureofromanticfaintingspells,whichalwaysturnoutdreadfullyforthefemalecharacters. InthisstoryonecanseethedevelopmentofAusten'ssharpwitanddisdainforromanticsensibility,socharacteristicofherlaternovels.

JeremyGarnet,asecond-ratenovelist,getstalkedintojoininghisoldpalStanleyFeatheringstonehaughUkridgeinaninsaneplantostartachickenranch.Garnetshouldbailoutonhiscrazyfriend,buthefallsinlovewithoneofUkridge'sneighbors,Phyllis.Soonheisuptohisneckinsickchickens,baddebts,ahostilefuturefather-in-law,asinisterplot,anddirtygolf.Itallgetsabitthick,what·

JonathanSwiftalmostdefinessatireinthisbitingandbrutalpamphletinwhichhesuggeststhatpoor(Catholic)Irishfamiliesshouldfattenuptheirchildrenandsellthemtotherich(Protestant)landowners,thussolvingthetwinproblemsofstarvingchildrenandpovertyinoneblow.Whenthe“Proposal”waspublishedin1729,Swiftwasquicklyattacked,andevenaccusedofbarbarity–theexactstatethe“Proposal”waswrittentoexpose.

MissCivilization,aoneactcomedy,tellsthestoryofayoungwomanwhomatcheswitswiththreeburglarsattemptingtorobherhouse.ThisrecordingwasmadeinChicagoattheLibriVoxWorldGatheringinMay2007.

GilbertKeithChestertonwasamongtheworld'smostprolificwriterswhoincorporatedrelentlesslogic,wonderfulhumor,andaclearviewoftruthintoanamazingtoolforexposingthefoolishnessofthepoliciesoftheworldaroundhimthroughthedeviceofparadox. Itisalwaysgreatfun,andcertainlyalwaysalearningexperiencetoreadChesterton.AMiscellanyofMenmaybehishardestworktodefine,asitdealswithahugearrayofissues,using"personaltypes"asillustration.Itwouldonlybebewildering,iftherewasnotthesecommonthreads:Firstthatthesetypesstillexist,andthesamefaultyreasoningappliestoissuesofourday,andsecond,thatunderlyingallofthisisafirmandreasoneddefenseofdemocracyinasenseveryclosetothatoftheAmericanFoundingFathers.

TheMirroroftheSeaisacollectionofautobiographicalessaysfirstpublishedinvariousmagazines1904-6(SummarybyWikipedia).ConradearlyinhislifeearnedhisbreadasaMasterMarinerinsailingships.InhisAuthor'sNotetothiswork,Conradstates,"Beyondthelineoftheseahorizontheworldformedidnotexist....WithinthesepagesImakeafullconfessionnotofmysinsbutofmyemotions.Itisthebesttributemypietycanoffertotheultimateshapersofmycharacter,convictions,and,inasense,destiny---totheimperishablesea,totheshipsthatarenomore,andtothesimplemenwhohavehadtheirday."

《世界上最神奇的24堂课》这本书阐述了生命以及创造性人生的基本原理，是迄今为止关于自我提高和深层自省的最经典作品。《世界上最神奇的24堂课》从如何致富写到怎样保健，可谓包罗万象。它传授了为一切成就奠定基础的终极原则、理念、因果和法则。如果你希望有所成就，世界上最神奇的24堂课体系会告诉你怎样去做。利用这一体系，结果会令你大吃一惊，不敢置信。

“Acompleteexposéofthemodusoperandioffireeaters,heatresisters,poisoneaters,venomousreptiledefiers,swordswallowers,humanostriches,strongmen,etc.”,[byHarryHoudini,fromthesubtitle].

ThisistheaccountoftheperilousmissionofMichaelStrogoff,courierforCzarAlexanderII,whoissentfromMoscowtothebesiegedcityofIrkutsk,wherethegovernor,brotheroftheCzar,hastakenhislaststandagainstaTartarrebellionledbythefearsomeFeofar-Khan.WhentelegraphlinesarecutbetweentheRussianFarEastandthemainland,StrogoffmustmakehiswaythroughhostileterritorytowarnthegovernorofthereturnofthetraitorIvanOgareff,adisgracedformerofficerwhoseeksvengeanceagainsttheTsar’sfamilybythedestructionofIrkutsk.

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"TheMemoirofmyAunt,JaneAusten,hasbeenreceivedwithmorefavourthanIhadventuredtoexpect.Thenoticestakenofitintheperiodicalpress,aswellaslettersaddressedtomebymanywithwhomIamnotpersonallyacquainted,showthatanunabatedinterestisstilltakenineveryparticularthatcanbetoldabouther.IamthusencouragednotonlytoofferaSecondEditionoftheMemoir,butalsotoenlargeitwithsomeadditionalmatterwhichImighthavescrupledtointrudeonthepubliciftheyhadnotthusseemedtocallforit.InthepresentEdition,thenarrativeissomewhatenlarged,andafewmorelettersareadded;withashortspecimenofherchildishstories.Thecancelledchapterof‘Persuasion’isgiven,incompliancewithwishesbothpubliclyandprivatelyexpressed.Afragmentofastoryentitled‘TheWatsons’isprinted;p.iiiandextractsaregivenfromanovelwhichshehadbegunafewmonthsbeforeherdeath;butthechiefadditionisashorttaleneverbeforepublished,called‘LadySusan.’{0a}IregretthatthelittlewhichIhavebeenabletoaddcouldnotappearinmyFirstEdition;asmuchofitwaseitherunknowntome,ornotatmycommand,whenIfirstpublished;andIhopethatImayclaimsomeindulgentallowanceforthedifficultyofrecoveringlittlefactsandfeelingswhichhadbeenmergedhalfacenturydeepinoblivion."-JamesEdwardAusten-LeighinthePrefacetoMemoirofJaneAusten

TheMayorofCasterbridge(1886)isatragicnovelbyEnglishauthorThomasHardy(1840–1928)subtitled,“TheLifeandDeathofaManofCharacter”.ItissetinthefictionaltownofCasterbridge(basedonthetownofDorchesterinDorset).ThebookisoneofHardy’sWessexnovels,allsetinafictionalrusticEngland.

ChiefInspectorStrockgetsthetoughcases.WhenavolcanosuddenlyappearstothreatenmountaintownsofNorthCarolinaamidthenon-volcanicBlueRidgeMountains,Strockispostedtodeterminethedanger.WhenanautomobileraceinWisconsinisinterruptedbytheunexpectedappearanceofavehicletravelingatmultiplesofthetopspeedoftheentrants,Strockisconsulted.Whenanodd-shapedboatissightedmovingatimpossiblespeedsofftheNewEnglandcoast,Stockandhisbossbegintowonderiftheincidentsarerelated.AndwhenStrockgetsahand-letterednotewarninghimtoabandonhisinvestigation,onpainofdeath,heisintriguedratherthandeterred.

戴维·艾伦开出的处方救了我的命！一直以来，我几乎淹没在需要跟踪处理的邮件和工作的海洋里，透不过气来。是戴维提供的自我管理模式，让我的心平静下来，并且工作效率也奇迹般地提高了！没有一位e时代的领袖和先锋能忽略这本书的存在！ 戴维·艾伦曾说：“始终如一地坚持做一些看似琐碎的小事，长此以往，将会产生重大的影响。”他的见识和具有实用价值的经验令人叹为观止。如果你希望继续保持懒散低效的作风，别碰这本书，如果你希望你的生活变得轻松有序，那就多读上几遍吧。