now go through text h quickly and answer question 54.
douglas coupland coined not only the term for a generation with novel "generation x" but others like "mcjob" and "veal-fattening pen". all of them describe demoralizing prospects facing twenty-somethings. but he is growing up. at 38, 10 years after he penned his culture-defining novel, coupland now has an agent and a new book, "missing wyoming", with the new publishers knopf/pantheon in the united states and random house in canada. but even though he is hurtling toward his 40s and has several books under his belt, he is still identified as the spokesman for careless twenty —— and thirty —— somethings drowning in consumerism. "generation x" is a field guide to and for the vast generation born in the 1970s and the 1980s —— a generation that has been incorrectly labeled "postponed" and "indifferent". its a fiction about a wildly speeding subculture with no place to go. "its a calling card. it was written when the economy was really in the toilet, so a lot of the dialogue about identity got clumsily smashed together with financial futures and expectations", he said. but coupland has not turned his back on directionless souls. the craving for spirituality and human connection live on in his latest novel. a smart, funny and fast-paced mystery with a heartfelt american romance at its core. "missing wyoming" is a tale of a has-been movie producer, john johnson, and a former tv star and child beauty queen winner, susan colgate. susan refuses to spend on more day peddling herself for cheesy tv sitcom parts and takes advantage of a very weird situation to disappear. john turns his back on a pleasure-seeking life making blockbuster action films. at a point in their lives when glamour and fame seem to be a thing of the past, both decide to disappear. assisting susan and john are a former beauty pageant mom, a pair of suburban intellects, a refugee, a variety of other 20th century americans who all share the dream of one day taking center stage. in the novel they are lost souls looking for love in the celebrity-obsessed landscape of los angeles when they fatefully connect. born on a canadian nato base in badensollingen, germany, the soft-spoken coupland spends much of his time in relative solitude at his home in vancouver, where he has lived most his life. coupland says he is pleased the generation x fame lives on in younger audiences because people have little guidance when it comes to steering through their terrible 20s. "your 20s suck. i wish someone would have told me that. we prepare people in this culture how to do an algebraic equation but no one ever teaches you how to deal with loneliness and worrying", he said. "id like to tell people in their 20s not to worry so much." which is what he does through his novel that increasingly are reaching a younger readership —— as evidence by those who came to his reading at torontos glen gould theatre. "there are these kids who really identify with this stuff, which is so specific to my own life, and vancouver. the fact that anyone can relate to it outside of my own group of friends really surprises me," coupland said. "there again, i always assume that whatever book i am doing is going to be the one that no one understand".
54. the novel "generation x" was written mainly for ____.
a) card games.
b) economy.
c) finance.
d) younger generation.
text i
first read the following questions.
555. which is not one of the 6 principles discussed in the book?
a. living with integrity.
b. building a great management team.
c. inspiring employees to greatness.
d. being married to their original spouse.
56. thomas j. neff and james m. citrin are ____.
a. persons whose job is to recruit staff.
b. sociologists.
c. ceo.
d. leaders.
now go through text i quickly and answer questions 55 and 56.
what males a leader? thats the question star headhunter thomas j. neff and james m. citrin try to answer in their recent book, "lessons from the top: the search for americas best business leaders." the six principles shared by top business leaders and discussed in the book are: living with integrity, developing a winning strategy or "big idea", building a great management team, inspiring employees to greatness, creating a flexible and responsible organization and using reinforcing management systems. citrin and neff elaborated on the six principles in a recent business week interview. the most important one for business leaders is passion about what they are doing." the leaders we interviewed for the book loved to talk about their jobs." "also, the high-level jobs today are so enormously demanding that successful executives mu;xt have a high energy level. they work an average of 65 hours per week. when the passion and drive ebb, thats when you know its time for that person to move on," said neff. top leaders are clear thinkers. they are focused, know where they are heading, and are able to communicate with a wide audience. todays successful leaders know more about the team approach than did their predecessors. "it wasnt too many years ago that the dictatorial approach, the command-and-control management style, was accepted. today, its more about working through people, being more of a leader and empowering other executives on the team to carry out the mission," said neff. citrin and neff are not pretending to be sociologists, but it is clear that the dynamics of the labor market have given more power to talented employees. people in an organization often have the exact same information at about the same time as a person at the top. so no more can one tale for granted that information is power. people often say it is difficult to create a good balance between work and family. some feel you can be successful in work or with your family, but not both. but the reality seems to be that a strong family life and success on the home front actually contribute to professional success. many of the ceos interviewed by citrin talk about the role their spouses play in their success. of the 50 interviewed in the work, 42 are still married to their original spouse —— a sharp contract with the national divorce rate in the united states.
55. which is not one of the 6 principles discussed in the book?
a) living with integrity.
b) building a great management team.
c) inspiring employees to greatness.
d) being married to their original spouse.
56. thomas j. neff and james m. citrin are ____.
a) persons whose job is to recruit staff.
b) sociologists.
c) ceo.
d) leaders.
douglas coupland coined not only the term for a generation with novel "generation x" but others like "mcjob" and "veal-fattening pen". all of them describe demoralizing prospects facing twenty-somethings. but he is growing up. at 38, 10 years after he penned his culture-defining novel, coupland now has an agent and a new book, "missing wyoming", with the new publishers knopf/pantheon in the united states and random house in canada. but even though he is hurtling toward his 40s and has several books under his belt, he is still identified as the spokesman for careless twenty —— and thirty —— somethings drowning in consumerism. "generation x" is a field guide to and for the vast generation born in the 1970s and the 1980s —— a generation that has been incorrectly labeled "postponed" and "indifferent". its a fiction about a wildly speeding subculture with no place to go. "its a calling card. it was written when the economy was really in the toilet, so a lot of the dialogue about identity got clumsily smashed together with financial futures and expectations", he said. but coupland has not turned his back on directionless souls. the craving for spirituality and human connection live on in his latest novel. a smart, funny and fast-paced mystery with a heartfelt american romance at its core. "missing wyoming" is a tale of a has-been movie producer, john johnson, and a former tv star and child beauty queen winner, susan colgate. susan refuses to spend on more day peddling herself for cheesy tv sitcom parts and takes advantage of a very weird situation to disappear. john turns his back on a pleasure-seeking life making blockbuster action films. at a point in their lives when glamour and fame seem to be a thing of the past, both decide to disappear. assisting susan and john are a former beauty pageant mom, a pair of suburban intellects, a refugee, a variety of other 20th century americans who all share the dream of one day taking center stage. in the novel they are lost souls looking for love in the celebrity-obsessed landscape of los angeles when they fatefully connect. born on a canadian nato base in badensollingen, germany, the soft-spoken coupland spends much of his time in relative solitude at his home in vancouver, where he has lived most his life. coupland says he is pleased the generation x fame lives on in younger audiences because people have little guidance when it comes to steering through their terrible 20s. "your 20s suck. i wish someone would have told me that. we prepare people in this culture how to do an algebraic equation but no one ever teaches you how to deal with loneliness and worrying", he said. "id like to tell people in their 20s not to worry so much." which is what he does through his novel that increasingly are reaching a younger readership —— as evidence by those who came to his reading at torontos glen gould theatre. "there are these kids who really identify with this stuff, which is so specific to my own life, and vancouver. the fact that anyone can relate to it outside of my own group of friends really surprises me," coupland said. "there again, i always assume that whatever book i am doing is going to be the one that no one understand".
54. the novel "generation x" was written mainly for ____.
a) card games.
b) economy.
c) finance.
d) younger generation.
text i
first read the following questions.
555. which is not one of the 6 principles discussed in the book?
a. living with integrity.
b. building a great management team.
c. inspiring employees to greatness.
d. being married to their original spouse.
56. thomas j. neff and james m. citrin are ____.
a. persons whose job is to recruit staff.
b. sociologists.
c. ceo.
d. leaders.
now go through text i quickly and answer questions 55 and 56.
what males a leader? thats the question star headhunter thomas j. neff and james m. citrin try to answer in their recent book, "lessons from the top: the search for americas best business leaders." the six principles shared by top business leaders and discussed in the book are: living with integrity, developing a winning strategy or "big idea", building a great management team, inspiring employees to greatness, creating a flexible and responsible organization and using reinforcing management systems. citrin and neff elaborated on the six principles in a recent business week interview. the most important one for business leaders is passion about what they are doing." the leaders we interviewed for the book loved to talk about their jobs." "also, the high-level jobs today are so enormously demanding that successful executives mu;xt have a high energy level. they work an average of 65 hours per week. when the passion and drive ebb, thats when you know its time for that person to move on," said neff. top leaders are clear thinkers. they are focused, know where they are heading, and are able to communicate with a wide audience. todays successful leaders know more about the team approach than did their predecessors. "it wasnt too many years ago that the dictatorial approach, the command-and-control management style, was accepted. today, its more about working through people, being more of a leader and empowering other executives on the team to carry out the mission," said neff. citrin and neff are not pretending to be sociologists, but it is clear that the dynamics of the labor market have given more power to talented employees. people in an organization often have the exact same information at about the same time as a person at the top. so no more can one tale for granted that information is power. people often say it is difficult to create a good balance between work and family. some feel you can be successful in work or with your family, but not both. but the reality seems to be that a strong family life and success on the home front actually contribute to professional success. many of the ceos interviewed by citrin talk about the role their spouses play in their success. of the 50 interviewed in the work, 42 are still married to their original spouse —— a sharp contract with the national divorce rate in the united states.
55. which is not one of the 6 principles discussed in the book?
a) living with integrity.
b) building a great management team.
c) inspiring employees to greatness.
d) being married to their original spouse.
56. thomas j. neff and james m. citrin are ____.
a) persons whose job is to recruit staff.
b) sociologists.
c) ceo.
d) leaders.