Money isnat the same as treasure, and IQ isnat the same as smartsa]An uplifting and joyous new novel hailed by Jacqueline Mitchard as asolid gold.a Perry L. Crandall knows what itas like to be an outsider. With an IQ of 76, heas an easy mark. Before his grandmother died, she armed Perry well with what head need to know: the importance of words and writing things down, and how ...(展开全部)

Perry's IQ is only 76, but he's not stupid. His grandmother taught him everything he needs to know to survive: She taught him to write things down so he won't forget them. She taught him to play the lottery every week. And, most important, she taught him whom to trust. When Gram dies, Perry is left orphaned and bereft at the age of thirty-one. Then his weekly Washington State L...(展开全部)

In "Solar Lottery" anyone can become the ruler of the solar system. There are no elections, no interviews, not even any prerequisites--it all comes down to the random turns of a giant wheel. But when a new Quizmaster takes over, the old one still keeps some rights, namely the right to hire an unending stream of assassins to attempt to kill the new leader. And in the meantime, a...(展开全部)

The operating principle was random selection: positions of public power were decided by a sophisticated lottery. Everyone had a chance, everyone could live in hope that they would be chosen to be the boss, the Quizmaster. But with the power came the game - the assassination game - which everyone could watch on TV. Would the new man be good enough to avoid his chosen killer? Whi...(展开全部)

The year is 2203, and the ruler of the Universe is chosen according to the random laws of a strange game under the control of Quizmaster Verrick. But when Ted Bentley, a research technician recently dismissed from his job, signs on to work for Verrick, he has no idea that Leon Cartwright is about to become the new Quizmaster. Nor does he know that he’s about to play an integral...(展开全部)

菲利普·迪克出生于美国芝加哥，之后在加利福尼亚州度过了大半生。1952年，他开始专职写作，终其一生，除四十四部长篇小说外，迪克还创作了一百二十一篇中短篇故事。 迪克只得过一次雨果奖、一次坎贝尔纪念奖，却被誉为“科幻作家中的科幻作家”。他一生中大多数时间都挣扎在贫困的边缘，但去世之后，他的十部作品包括《银翼杀手》《全面回忆》《少数派报告》等被好莱坞搬上大银幕，深受大众欢迎。 2007年，迪克的作品被收入“美国文库”系列，这一系列专门收录美国经典文学，而迪克是第一位入选该系列的科幻作家。

“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……

“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……

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。