This collection features one of Maugham's most famous tales, "Rain," concerning the clash between a missionary and a prostitute. It also includes "Macintosh," a psychological study of the competition between two officials; "The Fall of Edward Barnard," a tale of social rebellion that foreshadows "The Razor's Edge"; "The Pool," and other compelling stories of life in the tropics...(展开全部)

米歇尔•法柏（Michel Faber） 英国文坛备受瞩目的小说家，被誉为“狄更斯的接班人”、“能像康拉德那样写出完美句子的人”。 1960年生于荷兰，成长于澳洲，目前定居于苏格兰高地。读书期间主修英语文学，毕业后做过护士、腌菜包装工人、清洁工、医学研究实验对象等。这些经历为法柏以后的作品提供了丰富的素材。 1998年，处女作《雨必将落下》赢得多项大奖，被《泰晤士报》赞誉为“炙手可热的天才，短篇小说的大师”。2000年，《皮肤之下》的出版更是让法柏声名鹊起，奠定了他在英国文坛的地位。 其他代表作品有：《199级阶梯，玻璃瓶里的秘密》、《勇气伴侣》、《华氏双胞胎》、《腥红色的花瓣和白色》等。

米歇尔•法柏（Michel Faber） 英国文坛备受瞩目的小说家，被誉为“狄更斯的接班人”、“能像康拉德那样写出完美句子的人”。 1960年生于荷兰，成长于澳洲，目前定居于苏格兰高地。读书期间主修英语文学，毕业后做过护士、腌菜包装工人、清洁工、医学研究实验对象等。这些经历为法柏以后的作品提供了丰富的素材。 1998年，处女作《雨必将落下》赢得多项大奖，被《泰晤士报》赞誉为“炙手可热的天才，短篇小说的大师”。2000年，《皮肤之下》的出版更是让法柏声名鹊起，奠定了他在英国文坛的地位。 其他代表作品有：《199级阶梯，玻璃瓶里的秘密》、《勇气伴侣》、《华氏双胞胎》、《腥红色的花瓣和白色》等。

Michel Faber's short stories are markedly diverse-the voice of each is so distinct that the book reads like an anthology of different writers. But Faber's radically inventive style fastens all fifteen stories into a compelling collection deserving of the high praise it garnered in the United Kingdom. One surreal story, "Fish," projects a futuristic world populated with fish swi...(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)

伊莱娜·内米洛夫斯基，1903年出生于俄国基辅的一个乌克兰犹太银行家家庭，“十月革命”后，她随家人移居巴黎，入读索邦大学。1929年，她凭借处女作小说《大卫·格德尔》迎来了文学上的成功。内米洛夫斯基活跃于二十世纪三十年代的巴黎文坛。然而，由于她的犹太身份，尽管她于1939年皈依天主教，仍无法获得法国国籍。第二次世界大战的巴黎大逃亡之后，她躲在法国东部一个小镇里，后遭法国宪兵逮捕，于1942年8月17日被杀害于奥维辛集中营。 2004年，内米洛夫斯基的长女德尼斯将母亲遗物中找到的未完成小说《法兰西组曲》整理出版，获得当年度法国雷诺多文学奖，这是该奖历史上第一次颁给一位去世作家。内米洛夫斯基和她的作品重新受到世界的关注。 《星期天》是内米洛夫斯基出版的唯一一部短篇小说集。这些创作于1934年至1942年间的短篇小说，像《法兰西组曲》一样，探究法国各阶层的...(展开全部)

Written between 1934 and 1942, these 10 stories by the author of "Suite Francaise" mine the same terrain as her bestselling novels. Nemirovsky achieves her penetrating insights with Flaubertian objectivity.--"The Washington Post Book World."

Most textbooks on regression focus on theory and the simplest of examples. Real statistical problems, however, are complex and subtle. This is not a book about the theory of regression. It is about using regression to solve real problems of comparison, estimation, prediction, and causal inference. Unlike other books, it focuses on practical issues such as sample size and missin...(展开全部)

Most textbooks on regression focus on theory and the simplest of examples. Real statistical problems, however, are complex and subtle. This is not a book about the theory of regression. It is about using regression to solve real problems of comparison, estimation, prediction, and causal inference. Unlike other books, it focuses on practical issues such as sample size and missin...(展开全部)

Most textbooks on regression focus on theory and the simplest of examples. Real statistical problems, however, are complex and subtle. This is not a book about the theory of regression. It is about using regression to solve real problems of comparison, estimation, prediction, and causal inference. Unlike other books, it focuses on practical issues such as sample size and missin...(展开全部)