Ready for Anything

作者 David Allen著
出版社 Penguin
出版时间 2004年12月第1版
ISBN 9780143034544
定价 118.20

内容简介

HailedbyNPR'sFreshAiraspartTestamentofYouth,partDorothySayers,andpartUpstairs,Downstairs,thisastonishingdebuthasalreadywonfansfromcoasttocoastandispoisedtoaddMaisieDobbstotheranksofliterature'sfavoritesleuths.MaisieDobbsisn'tjustanyyounghousemaid.Throughherownnaturalintelligence—andthepatronageofherbenevolentemployers—sheworksherwayintocollegeatCambridge.WhenWorldWarIbreaksout,Maisiegoestothefrontasanurse.Itistherethatshelearnsthatcoincidencesaremeaningfulandthetruthelusive.AftertheWar,Maisiesetsuponherownasaprivateinvestigator.Butherveryfirstassignment,seeminglyanordinaryinfidelitycase,soonrevealsamuchdeeper,darkerwebofsecrets,whichwillforceMaisietorevisitthehorrorsoftheGreatWarandthelovesheleftbehind.

作者简介

DavidAllenispresidentofTheDavidAllenCompanyandhasmorethantwentyyearsexperienceasaconsultantandexecutivecoachforsuchorganizationsasMicrosoft,theFordFoundation,L.L.Bean,andtheWorldBank.HisworkhasbeenfeaturedinFastCompany,Fortune,AtlanticMonthly,O,andmanyotherpublications.

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