Milwaukee 1932, the Great Depression going full blast, repeal of Prohibition just around the corner, Al Capone in the federal pen, the private investigation business shifting from labor-management relations to the more domestic kind. Hicks McTaggart, a one-time strikebreaker turned private eye, thinks he’s found job security until he gets sent out on what should be a routine ca...(展开全部)

Milwaukee 1932, the Great Depression going full blast, repeal of Prohibition just around the corner, Al Capone in the federal pen, the private investigation business shifting from labor-management relations to the more domestic kind. Hicks McTaggart, a one-time strikebreaker turned private eye, thinks he’s found job security until he gets sent out on what should be a routine ca...(展开全部)

“六月里摸彩，庄家长得快” 六月晴朗的一天，在某个田园牧歌一般的村庄里，村民们聚集到一起，举行一年一度的摸彩活动。 孩子们四处寻找光滑圆润的石头，装进口袋里……

A story of the lively adventures of four young Russians whose unconventional ideas are matched only by their off-beat behavior. When this novel by a twenty-eight-year-old Moscow doctor appeared in Russia, it caused a storm of literary excitement. Some critics attacked it for its "hateful" slang, its effervescent irreverence, its frivolity. Still other Russian critics--represent...(展开全部)

One of the most terrifying stories of the twentieth century, Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker in 1948. "Power and haunting," and "nights of unrest" were typical reader responses. Today it is considered a classic work of short fiction, a story remarkable for its combination of subtle suspense and pitch-perfect desc...(展开全部)

雪莉•杰克逊（1916-1965），美国小说家。在其所处的年代，她被认为是一个流行文学作家。近年来，她受到批评界越来越多的关注，作品被归入美国经典文学之列。她影响了尼尔•盖曼、斯蒂芬•金等后辈作家。作品《邪屋》（The Haunting of Hill House）是兰登书屋“现代文库”读者票选20世纪百大英文长篇小说之一。她还创作了童书多部。雪莉•杰克逊文字清新优美，美国中学课本中，至今仍有她的文章。 2007年，“雪莉•杰克逊奖”成立，奖掖心理悬疑、恐怖和黑色幻想类小说。 2010年，由乔伊斯•卡罗尔•欧茨编选的《雪莉•杰克逊长篇小说和故事选》由美国文库出版。

In recent years, scientists like Kathryn Paige Harden have shown that DNA makes us different, in our personalities and in our health―and in ways that matter for educational and economic success in our current society. In The Genetic Lottery, Harden introduces readers to the latest genetic science, dismantling dangerous ideas about racial superiority and challenging us to grappl...(展开全部)

In recent years, scientists like Kathryn Paige Harden have shown that DNA makes us different, in our personalities and in our health—and in ways that matter for educational and economic success in our current society. In The Genetic Lottery, Harden introduces readers to the latest genetic science, dismantling dangerous ideas about racial superiority and challenging us to grappl...(展开全部)

In recent years, scientists like Kathryn Paige Harden have shown that DNA makes us different, in our personalities and in our health—and in ways that matter for educational and economic success in our current society. In The Genetic Lottery, Harden introduces readers to the latest genetic science, dismantling dangerous ideas about racial superiority and challenging us to grappl...(展开全部)

Twelve years ago, Matthew Scudder lied to a jury to put James Leo Motley behind bars. Now the ingenious psychopath is free. And the alcoholic ex-cop-turned-p.i. must pay dearly for his sins. Friends and former lovers -- even strangers unfortunate enough to share Scudder's name -- are turning up dead. Because a vengeful maniac is determined not to rest until he's driven his neme...(展开全部)