美国女权运动健将，也是最具影响力和开创性的作家与行动主义者，斯 坦能以自己长久以来对“自尊”的探询，揭示了什么是自尊、缺乏自尊人性将有 怎样的缺憾、扭曲；以及恢复自尊将如何惊人地改变你的生活。她坚信每个人的 过去都只是当时的“内在”的产物，任何受损伤的自尊都可治愈。全书无一说教 ，斯坦能创造了特有的对话方式，通过收集众多人的“自我实现”的动人故事， 帮助读者认真倾听自己所拥有的内在声音，为自己培育自由的心灵。虽然有人更 感兴趣于斯坦能当花花公子俱乐部“兔女郎”的经历和在半百之年龄身穿迷你裙 面对记者的洒脱举动，把本书作为斯坦能的“爱情生活秘密”来阅读，但我以为 斯坦能在本书中是亲切而又认真地讲述她自身超越岁月、外貌及性别而拥有内在 自由的历程，着重强调女性应保持内在的自尊。

美国女权运动健将，也是最具影响力和开创性的作家与行动主义者，斯 坦能以自己长久以来对“自尊”的探询，揭示了什么是自尊、缺乏自尊人性将有 怎样的缺憾、扭曲；以及恢复自尊将如何惊人地改变你的生活。她坚信每个人的 过去都只是当时的“内在”的产物，任何受损伤的自尊都可治愈。全书无一说教 ，斯坦能创造了特有的对话方式，通过收集众多人的“自我实现”的动人故事， 帮助读者认真倾听自己所拥有的内在声音，为自己培育自由的心灵。虽然有人更 感兴趣于斯坦能当花花公子俱乐部“兔女郎”的经历和在半百之年龄身穿迷你裙 面对记者的洒脱举动，把本书作为斯坦能的“爱情生活秘密”来阅读，但我以为 斯坦能在本书中是亲切而又认真地讲述她自身超越岁月、外貌及性别而拥有内在 自由的历程，着重强调女性应保持内在的自尊。

Amos, Mississippi, is a quiet town. Silas Jones is its sole law enforcement officer. The last excitement here was nearly twenty years ago, when a teenage girl disappeared on a date with Larry Ott, Silas' one-time boyhood friend. The law couldn't prove Larry guilty, but the whole town has shunned him ever since. Then the town's peace is shattered when someone tries to kill the r...(展开全部)

Amos, Mississippi, is a quiet town. Silas Jones is its sole law enforcement officer. The last excitement here was nearly twenty years ago, when a teenage girl disappeared on a date with Larry Ott, Silas' one-time boyhood friend. The law couldn't prove Larry guilty, but the whole town has shunned him ever since. Then the town's peace is shattered when someone tries to kill the r...(展开全部)

Amos, Mississippi, is a quiet town. Silas Jones is its sole law enforcement officer. The last excitement here was nearly twenty years ago, when a teenage girl disappeared on a date with Larry Ott, Silas' one-time boyhood friend. The law couldn't prove Larry guilty, but the whole town has shunned him ever since. Then the town's peace is shattered when someone tries to kill the r...(展开全部)

Introduction by Kathryn Harrison Commentary by Nathaniel Hawthorne, W. D. Howells, and Carl Van Doren A stark tale of adultery, guilt, and social repression in Puritan New England, The Scarlet Letter is a foundational work of American literature. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s exploration of the dichotomy between the public and private self, internal passion and external conven...(展开全部)

Introduction by Kathryn Harrison Commentary by Nathaniel Hawthorne, W. D. Howells, and Carl Van Doren A stark tale of adultery, guilt, and social repression in Puritan New England, The Scarlet Letter is a foundational work of American literature. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s exploration of the dichotomy between the public and private self, internal passion and external conven...(展开全部)

Gr 8 Up-Actress Elizabeth McGovern reads this acceptable abridgement with precise, clear diction. Her expressive voice is pleasant, effectively using breath sounds and pauses to recreate dramatic moods. Her usually quick tempo keeps the text from being ponderous, but it can be slower when necessary. Given the time period of the original work, her formal tone is appropriate. Her...(展开全部)

Gr 8 Up-Actress Elizabeth McGovern reads this acceptable abridgement with precise, clear diction. Her expressive voice is pleasant, effectively using breath sounds and pauses to recreate dramatic moods. Her usually quick tempo keeps the text from being ponderous, but it can be slower when necessary. Given the time period of the original work, her formal tone is appropriate. Her...(展开全部)