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Selected Works of Somerset Maugham (All Five Volumes)
"The Moon and Sixpence" A broker on the stock exchange has a stable job and a happy family, but he is obsessed with painting. He feels like he is "possessed by the devil". He suddenly abandons his home and goes to Paris to pursue his artistic ideals. After some bizarre encounters, he finally left the civilized world and escaped to the isolated island of Tahiti in the South Pacific, where he injected all the value of life into the gorgeous canvas. "The Veil" Kitty, a beautiful but vain British wo
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The Great Gatsby
"The Great Gatsby" is set in the upper-middle class society living in New York City and Long Island in the 1920s. From the perspective of a poor boy Nick, it tells the story of Gatsby's unscrupulous efforts to acquire wealth and his transformation from a pauper to a "great" rich man, as well as his emotional entanglement with Daisy, the lover he lost due to poverty in his first love. Gatsby had a fanatical love for luxury cars, mansions, and extravagant parties. His crazy hedonism and unscrupulo
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Veil
Kitty, a beautiful but vain British woman, hastily entered into marriage with Walter, a withdrawn bacteriologist, in order to prevent herself from becoming an unwanted spinster. However, after marriage, Walter's muteness and rigidity made Kitty feel lonely and lost. Desire for love, she fell madly in love with the superficially romantic Assistant Chief Secretary Charlie Townsend. With the revelation of this relationship, Walter is filled with shame and resentment. Out of revenge, he takes Kitty
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World Literary Masterpiece-The Moon and Sixpence
The human world is so long that it passes quickly. Some people see dust, while others see stars. There is only one real choice in life. Should you be illuminated by dreams or money?
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The Moon and Sixpence
A broker of the British Stock Exchange, he became crazy about painting at the age of forty. In order to pursue his dream, he gave up a wealthy life. In a foreign country, he not only suffered from poverty and hunger physically, but also endured mental pain. After some bizarre encounters, he finally escaped to the isolated island of Tahiti and became a unique painter. He finally found the tranquility of his soul and an atmosphere suitable for his artistic temperament. Maugham weaves the legendary
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Inferiority and Transcendence
"Inferiority and Transcendence" is the general outline of Adler's ideological system and a classic book that allows smart people to understand themselves and the world. Adler believes that inferiority complex is universal; human beings are born with inferiority complex; inferiority complex and the compensatory nature of inferiority complex are the source of motivation for human individuals and the entire civilization; people can pursue excellence, transcend inferiority complex, and create anothe
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Of Mice and Men
"Of Mice and Men" is a novella written by Steinbeck. It tells the tragic story of George and Lennie, two impoverished but dependent American migrant agricultural workers during the Great Depression in the United States in the 1930s, from having dreams, chasing dreams, getting close to dreams, to having their dreams shattered. The story reveals that in the United States, where the rich and the poor are divided and money is paramount, the loneliness of workers is eternal, the friendship between wo
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Robinson Crusoe
Robinson, who was born in a middle-class family, was unwilling to live a comfortable life and decided to go to sea to seek excitement. He was unfortunately in danger during a voyage and drifted to an uninhabited island, where he survived tenaciously for 28 years. During these 28 years, he experienced despair and regained hope and faith, making use of existing resources to invent and survive in difficult situations. He built a "country house" for himself, drank delicious mutton soup, and ate the
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Robinson, who was born in a middle-class family, was unwilling to live a comfortable life and decided to go to sea to seek excitement. He was unfortunately in danger during a voyage and drifted to an uninhabited island, where he survived tenaciously for 28 years. During these 28 years, he experienced despair and regained hope and faith, making use of existing resources to invent and survive in difficult situations. He built a "country house" for himself, drank delicious mutton soup, and ate the
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Robinson Crusoe
"Robinson Crusoe" is the masterpiece of the famous British novelist Daniel Defoe in the 18th century. It is the first realistic novel in the history of British literature. This work tells the story of Robinson Crusoe, a businessman who ventured out to sea and landed on a deserted island. From loss to overcoming pessimism, he used the knowledge he learned to build residences, make utensils, tame wild animals, cultivate land, etc. To continuously improve the living environment. He spent twenty-eig
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A Masterpiece of Psychology That You Must Read (All 4 Volumes)
"The Crowd" Le Pen may be the world's most contemptuous person for groups, but also one who understands them. "The Crowd", which he completed in 1895, with prophetic insight, almost succeeded in describing all the major events that shook the world in the next hundred years or so. Including two world wars and numerous democratic revolutions or mass movements. Some people accuse Le Pen of having his theories on groups and leaders used by dictatorial regimes such as Hitler and Mussolini. But de Gau
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