The House of the Spirits, which introduced Isabel Allende as one of the world’s most gifted storytellers, brings to life the triumphs and tragedies of three generations of the Trueba family. The patriarch Esteban is a volatile, proud man whose voracious pursuit of political power is tempered only by his love for his delicate wife Clara, a woman with a mystical connection to the spirit world. …
Texas, 1921. A time of abundance. The Great War is over, the bounty of the land is plentiful, and America is on the brink of a new and optimistic era. But for Elsa Wolcott, deemed too old to marry in a time when marriage is a woman’s only option, the future seems bleak. Until the night she meets Rafe Martinelli and decides to change the direction of her life. With her reputation in ruin, ther…
Ada asumsi mendasar bahwa pertumbuhan adalah hal yang selalu positif, tidak terbatas, dan dibutuhkan demi mencapai kesuksesan. Karena itu, ketika sebuah perusahaan mulai berhasil, biasanya mereka akan mempekerjakan lebih banyak orang, membangun lebih banyak infrastruktur, dan mengeluarkan lebih banyak uang. Tetapi banyak penelitian, seperti yang dikutip dalam buku ini, mengindikasikan bahwa per…