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爱德华·博克:爱德华·博克自传·补录 157

爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导

The Scribners had the foremost theological list of all the publishing houses; its educational list was exceptionally strong; its musical list excelled; its fiction represented the leading writers of the day; its general list was particularly noteworthy; and its foreign department, importing the leading books brought out in Great Britain and Europe, was an outstanding feature of the business. The correspondence dictated to Bok covered, naturally, all these fields, and a more remarkable opportunity for self-education was never offered a stenographer.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3538
定位:Additional excerpt 157 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

爱德华·博克在斯克里布纳出版社做速记员时,发现这家出版社的出版门类极其齐全:神学书单首屈一指,教育类特别强,音乐类出众,小说囊括当时名家,综合类也很有分量,还有专门进口英欧好书的海外部门。他每天为各编辑部门记录口述信件,内容自然覆盖所有这些领域。这意味着他一边工作一边免费学习出版业的全貌,接触各种知识。对速记员来说,这是极难得的自我教育机会。关键是他没有只把自己当速记工具,而是把每封信都当成学习材料,主动吸收。

上下文

博克是荷兰移民,少年辍学,在纽约斯克里布纳出版社从速记员做起,后来成为《妇女家庭杂志》主编。这段回忆录讲述他早年的自学经历。

今日一问

你目前的工作中,有哪些看似重复的任务其实藏着免费学习行业全貌的机会?

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