<br >Preface<br >The plan of this book is to narrate the most significant events in<br >the history of Ethyl Corporation and to describe those individu-<br >als who were central in its development. The emphasis is on<br >people. Although the purpose is to tell of decisive circumstances,<br >the following narrative makes no claim to being a complete his-<br >tory. To retain a manageable length, the author was forced to be<br >highly selective in presenting both facts and people. It has been<br >especially painful to abbreviate biographical facts extracted in in-<br >terviews with many personable characters who contributed to<br >corporate success. And the author does not expect all readers to<br >agree with hi~ choice of material to be included.<br > Furthermo~, the author is well aware of that entrapment which<br >may be entitl~ "the accident of evidence," for surely any histo-<br >rian in using what is at hand--as indeed he must--is tempted<br >to identify the available as the important. And this equation is<br >not always true. Thus<br >acknowledges that he<br >in reporting what he<br >leaves many heroes<br >has found, the author<br >unsung because they<br >have been recorded only fractionally or not at all.<br > This has been a cooperative venture; so numerous have been<br >the people assisting that the book might well be defined as a joint<br >enterprise. Choice bits of the narrative are drawn from the rec-<br >ollections of persons associated with Albemarle Paper Manufac-<br >turing Gompany and with Ethyl Corporation years ago. After<br >checking memories against records of the times, the author has<br >developed a new respect for the validity of mankind s ability to<br >recall past events. As noted in the essay on sources, which fol-<br >lows the text, large segments of the narrative may be classified as<br >"oral history." There were over 12 5 taped interviews that recorded<br >the recollections of approximately 9~ people, and there were nu-<br >merous brief conversations and inquiries resulting in many doz-<br >ens of memorandums. The narrative has especially benefited from<br >the reminiscences of the late F. D. Gottwald as given in 27 taped<br >interviews and a number of brief question-and-answer sessions.<br ><br >
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评分这本书的构思简直是天马行空,我花了整整一个周末才把这本厚厚的精装书啃完,实在爱不释手。作者对于叙事节奏的把控达到了炉火纯青的地步,每一个章节的结尾都设置了恰到好处的悬念,让人忍不住立刻翻到下一页。我尤其欣赏作者在人物刻画上的细腻,主角的内心挣扎和成长轨迹描绘得淋漓尽致,你甚至能感受到他呼吸的急促和心跳的加速。这本书不仅仅是一个故事,更像是一次对人性的深刻剖析,探讨了在极端环境下,个体所能爆发出的潜能与局限。我记得其中有一段关于记忆碎片重组的描写,那种迷离又清晰的质感,读起来简直像是在看一部高清晰度的心理纪录片,让我对“真实”这个概念产生了全新的思考。装帧设计也十分考究,那种略带磨砂质感的封面,拿在手里就有一种沉甸甸的仪式感,完全配得上其内容的厚重。总而言之,这是一部值得反复品读的佳作,每次重读都会有新的感悟。
评分说实话,一开始我对这本书的期望并不高,毕竟市面上类似的题材太多了,总感觉会落入俗套。然而,读了前三章后,我完全被它的叙事风格给吸引住了。作者用了一种非常冷静、近乎冷酷的笔调来描绘那些宏大的场景,但字里行间又透着一股压抑不住的情感张力。特别是关于空间几何学的那些章节,虽然涉及了一些比较晦涩的理论,但作者巧妙地将其融入到情节推进中,使得那些复杂的概念不再枯燥,反而成了推动剧情的关键齿轮。我最喜欢的是作者对环境氛围的营造,那种潮湿、幽闭又带着一丝腐朽气息的感觉,仿佛能透过纸面扑面而来,让人屏息凝神。我不得不佩服作者的知识储备,能够在这样广阔的背景下,还能保证每一个细节都经得起推敲,这绝非一朝一夕之功。这书的后劲很足,合上书本后,我一个人在房间里坐了很久,脑海里还在不断地回放那些震撼的画面。
评分这本书的阅读体验是极其复杂且多层次的。它不像很多流行的畅销书那样追求快速的阅读满足感,反而更像是一块需要耐心雕琢的璞玉。在某些段落,语言的密度高得惊人,充满了各种隐喻和双关,我需要时不时地停下来,查阅一些背景资料才能完全领会作者的深意。但这正是它的魅力所在,它拒绝被轻易消费,要求读者投入心力去“破解”。我尤其欣赏作者在处理时间线上那种非线性的手法,过去、现在、未来交织在一起,制造出一种宿命般的悲剧感。书中引入的哲学思辨也引人深思,它没有给出明确的答案,而是抛出了一系列尖锐的问题,促使读者自己去寻找立足点。对于那些追求深度阅读体验的读者来说,这本书绝对是一次酣畅淋漓的精神洗礼,尽管过程可能会有些“烧脑”,但最终的回报是无可估量的。
评分我很少能找到一本能让我完全沉浸其中,忘记了时间流逝的书籍。这本书做到了。它的结构设计得像一个精密的机械装置,每一个角色、每一个事件、甚至每一句看似不经意的对话,都与最终的结局有着丝丝缕缕的联系。我特别欣赏作者在处理冲突时所展现出的成熟度,没有简单的善恶二元对立,更多的是灰色地带的挣扎与妥协,这使得整个故事充满了现实的重量感。读到高潮部分时,我的心跳速度明显加快,我甚至紧张到不敢呼吸,生怕错过任何一个微小的提示。而且,作者在描写人物的肢体语言和潜意识活动时,非常具有画面感,简直像是在看一出舞台剧的特写镜头。这本书不仅仅是娱乐,它更像是一种邀请,邀请我们进入一个逻辑自洽但又充满荒谬感的平行世界,体验一种极致的情感冲击。
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