Empires of the Mind

图书标准信息

• 作者 Denis Waitley 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 1996-08
• ISBN 9780688147631
• 定价 136.60元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 288页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

EmpiresoftheMindisarevolutionarybookthatoffersanswerstomenandwomeninterestedin"reengineering"theirjobsaswellastheircorporations.Providingdozensofspecifictechniquesandtoolsformaximizingpersonalpotential,DenisWaitleyuncoversthekeyfoundationsofauthenticself-leadershipanddeliverscareer-enhancingstrategiesonhowtothriveonriskandadversity,inspireyourselfandotherstomaximumperformance,becomemorepowerfulbysharingpower,andmuchmore.WithEmpiresoftheMind,youlearnhowtogetaheadandstayaheadinafast-pacedworldwheretheonlyruleischange.

【作者简介】

DebbieMacomberWhenDebbieMacomberstartedout,shewasayoung,dyslexicmotheroffourwhowroteinherkitchenonarentedtypewriter.Yearslater,she'stheblockbusterbestsellingauthorofdozensofheartwarmingnovelsthatcelebratelove,laughter,andthebondsoffamilyandfriendship.BiographyPublishingdidnotcomeeasytoself-described"creativespeller"DebbieMacomber.WhenMacomberdecidedtofollowherdreamsofbecomingabestsellingnovelist,shehadalotofobstaclesinherpath.Forstarters,Macomberisdyslexic.Ontopofthis,shehadonlyahighschooldegree,fouryoungchildrenathome,andabsolutelynoconnectionsinthepublishingworld.Ifthere'sonethingyoucansayaboutDebbieMacomber,however,itisthatshedoesnotgiveup.Sherentedatypewriterandstartedwriting,determinedtobreakintotheworldofromancefiction.Theyearswentonandtherejectionletterspiledup.Herfamilywaslivingonashoestringbudget,andDebbiewasbeginningtothinkthatherdreamsofbeinganovelistmightneverbefulfilled.Shebeganwritingformagazinestoearnsomeextramoney,andsheeventuallysavedupenoughtoattendaromancewriter'sconferencewiththreehundredotheraspiringnovelists.Theorganizersoftheconferencepickedtenmanuscriptstoreviewinagroupcritiquesession.Debbiewasthrilledtolearnthathermanuscriptwouldbeoneofthenovelsdiscussed.HerexcitementquicklyfadedwhenaneditorfromHarlequintorehermanuscripttopiecesinfrontofthecrowdedroom,evokingpealsoflaughterfromtheassembledwriters.Afterwards,Macomberapproachedtheeditorandaskedherwhatshecoulddotoimprovehernovel."Throwitaway,"theeditorsuggested.Manywriterswouldhavegivenuprightthenandthere,butnotMacomber.ThedeeplyreligiousMacombertookalessonfromJobandgatheredstrengthfromadversity.ShereturnedhomeandmailedonelastmanuscripttoSilhouette,apublisherofromancenovels."Itcost$10tomailitoff,"MacombertoldtheMilwaukeeJournalSentinelin2000."Myhusbandwasoutofworkatthistime,inAlaska,tryingtofindajob.ThechildrenandIwerelivingonhis$250-a-weekunemployment,andIcan'ttellyouwhat$10wastousatthattime."Itturnedouttobethebest$10Macombereverspent.In1984,Silhouettepublishedhernovel,Heartsong.(Incidentally,althoughHeartsongwasMacomber'sfirstsale,sheactuallypublishedanotherbook,Starlight,beforeHeartsongwenttoprint.)HeartsongwentontobecomethefirstromancenoveltoeverbereviewedinPublishersWeekly,andMacomberwasfinallyonherway.Today,MacomberisoneofthemostwidelyreadauthorsinAmerica.AregularontheNewYorkTimesbestsellercharts,sheisbestknownforherCedarCovenovels,aheartwarmingstorysequencesetinasmalltowninWashingtonstate,andforherKnittingBooksseries,featuringagroupofwomenwhopatronizeaSeattleyarnstore.Inaddition,herbacklistofearlyromances,includingseveralcontemporaryWesterns,hasbeenreissuedwithgreatsuccess.Macomberhasmadeasuccessfultransitionfromconventionalromancetothesomewhatmoreflexiblegenreknownas"women'sfiction.""IwasatapointinmylifewhereIfounditdifficulttoidentifywitha25-year-oldheroine,"MacombersaidinaninterviewwithContemporaryRomanceWriters.com."IfoundthatIwantedtowritemoreaboutthefriendshipswomensharewitheachother."Tojudgefromheravid,ever-increasingfanbase,Debbie'sreadersheartilyapprove.GoodToKnowSomeouttakesfromourinterviewwithMacomber:"I'mdyslexic,althoughtheydidn'thaveawordforitwhenIwasingradeschool.TheteacherssaidIhad'wordblindness.'I'vealwaysbeenacreativespellerandneverachievedgoodgradesinschool.Igraduatedfromhighschoolbutdidn'thavetheopportunitytoattendcollege,soIdidwhatyoungwomenmyagedidatthetime--Imarried.Iwasateenager,andWayneandI(nowmarriednearly37years)hadfourchildreninfiveyears.""I'mayarnaholic.ThatmeansIhavemoreyarnstashedawaythananyonepersoncouldpossiblyuseinthreeorfourlifetimes.There'ssomethinginspiringaboutyarnthatmakesmefeelIcouldneverhaveenough.OftenI'llgointomyyarnroom(yes,room!)andjustholdskeinsofyarnanddreamaboutprojects.It'sacomfortingthingtodo.""Myofficewallsarecoveredwithautographsoffamouswriters--it'swhatmychildrencallmy‘deadauthorwall.'IhavesignaturesfromMarkTwain,EarnestHemingway,JackLondon,HarriettBeecherStowe,PearlBuck,CharlesDickens,RudyardKipling,Alfred,LordTennyson,tonameafew.""I'mmorningperson,andripintothedaywithahalf-mileswim(FYI:ahalfmileisawholelotfartherinthewaterthanitisonland)atthelocalpoolbeforeIheadintotheoffice,arrivingbeforeeight.IttakesmeuntilnineortentoreadthroughalloftheguestbookentriesfrommywebsiteandthemailbeforeIgoupstairstotheturretwhereIdomywriting.Yes,Iwriteinaturret--isthatromantic,orwhat?IstartedblogginglastSeptemberandreallyenjoysharingbitsandpiecesofmylifewithmyreaders.OnceI'mhomefortheday,Icookdinner,tryingoutnewrecipes.Alongwithcooking,Ialsoenjoyeating,especiallywhenthemealisaccompaniedbyaglassofgoodwine.WayneandItakeparticularpleasureinsamplingeasternWashingtonStatewines(sincewewerebothbornandraisedinthatpartofthestate).Hometown:PortOrchard,WashingtonDateofBirth:十月22,1948PlaceofBirth:Yakima,WashingtonEducation:Graduatedfromhighschoolin1966;attendedcommunitycollegeWebsite:http://www.debbiemacomber.com