Now reissued - William March's 1954 classic thriller that's as chilling, intelligent and timely as ever before. This paperback reissue includes a new P.S. section with author interviews, insights, features, suggested reading and more. What happens to ordinary families into whose midst a child serial killer is born? This is the question at the center of William march's classic ...(展开全部)

<p>What happens to ordinary families into whose midst a child serial killer is born? This is the question at the center of William March's classic thriller. After its initial publication in 1954， the book went on to become a million-copy bestseller， a wildly successful Broadway show， and a Warner Brothers film. The spine-tingling tale of little Rhoda Penmark had a tremendous im...(展开全部)

威廉·马奇(William March)，原名威廉·爱德华·坎贝尔，1893年生于美国阿拉巴马州的莫比尔市。1916年因第一次世界大战应征入海军，军旅生涯结束时，他获得了优异服务十字勋章、海军十字勋章和法国十字军功章。 战后，马奇为沃特曼船运公司工作，凡18年之久。1933年，他出版了第一部长篇小说《K连》，此书很大程度上基于他的战时经历。他在德国工作时精神崩溃，返回纽约后在接下来的11年内写了五本小说。这些书销量并不特别好，然而，到1946年的时候，马奇积累了足够的信心，辞去工作，专心全职写作。 没过多久，马奇又遭遇了一次更加严重的精神崩溃，在南方的疗养院里休整了六个月。1950年，他迁至新奥尔良居住，过上了比纽约那种纷乱环境要静谧和安宁许多的生活。1954年4月，《坏种》这部公认为他最佳作品的小说出版时，马奇已经病重。1954年5月15日，他死于...(展开全部)

A little boy just knows that a carrot will grow from the seed that he plants--whatever his family may believe--in this brief (101 words) classic story of childhood faith rewarded. Two- and four-color illustrations.

In autumn, a strong wind blows flower seeds high in the air and carries them far across the land. One by one, many of the seeds are lost -- burned by the sun, fallen into the ocean, eaten by a bird. But some survive the long winter and, come spring, sprout into plants, facing new dangers -- trampled by playing children, picked as a gift for a friend. Soon only the tiniest seed ...(展开全部)

Join the tiny seed on an adventure as it becomes a giant flower!

Join the tiny seed on an adventure as it becomes a giant flower!

劳伦斯·凡·德·普司特（Laurens Van Der Post，1906-1996），20世纪著名作家、探险家、人类学家。劳伦斯生于南非，足迹遍布非洲、欧洲、亚洲。第二次世界大战期间，他曾受困于日军的战俘营三年之久，这段经历对他产生了深远影响，也是其代表作《种子与播种人》的灵感来源。因在军事和文化领域的杰出成就，他于1981年被英国授予爵士头衔；他亦备受撒切尔夫人、查尔斯王子尊重推崇。

Nicholas Harberd's narrative of the changing seasons has as its focus one tiny thale-cress plant in an East Anglian churchyard. He describes both what can be seen with the naked eye and the hidden molecular mechanisms that underlie it. He also tells the story of the last ten years of discovery in his own laboratory, as the team works to understand the genetic control of the gro...(展开全部)

In autumn, a strong wind blows flower seeds high in the air and carries them far across the land. One by one, many of the seeds are lost -- burned by the sun, fallen into the ocean, eaten by a bird. But some survive the long winter and, come spring, sprout into plants, facing new dangers -- trampled by playing children, picked as a gift for a friend. Soon only the tiniest seed ...(展开全部)