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"""For Gold or Soul?: The Story of a Great Department Store"" by Lurana Sheldon is a compelling drama that delves into the world of business, entrepreneurship, and society's moral fabric. Set within the bustling environment of a department store, Sheldon's narrative explores the complexities of ambition, wealth, and consumerism. As the story unfolds, readers are drawn into the competitive landscape of the business world, where success often comes at a cost. Amidst the struggle for power and dominance, characters grapple with questions of morality and integrity, facing ethical dilemmas that test the very essence of their being. Against this backdrop of ambition and competition, relationships are forged and tested, revealing the intricate dynamics of human interaction within the context of a larger societal framework. Sheldon skillfully navigates the complexities of power and society, offering readers a thought-provoking exploration of the human condition. Through vivid storytelling and poignant character development, ""For Gold or Soul?: The Story of a Great Department Store"" provides readers with a captivating glimpse into the inner workings of the business world and the moral dilemmas faced by those who inhabit it."

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"Lurana W. Sheldon was an American novelist, poet, and short story writer who also served as a newspaper editor. Her published work totaled almost one million words. She claimed to have made a living in fifteen distinct and completely unrelated businesses, including bookkeeping, company management, journalism, working in a chemical laboratory, purchasing dry goods, and composing stories. She was a suffrage campaigner who opposed prohibition. Sheldon was the first poet in the United States to utilize her abilities to promote birth control. Sheldon's poetry appeared on the editorial page of The New York Times so frequently that her name became synonymous with the publication. Sheldon gained sociological information through his medical education and extensive study of the underprivileged. One of her accomplishments was a sociological lecture in verse called ""The Alien,"" which was given in New York and internationally in 1915. One poem from this lecture, ""The Night Court,"" was widely read and reproduced. Sheldon wrote many novels and serial stories, as well as many short stories and special pieces, and over a thousand poems, which appeared in practically every major magazine and newspaper in the United States. For many years, she also composed a great quantity of unsigned verses."

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