（本书）敏感、均衡、权威，作者执著于事实，皓首穷经，乃成就了这部传记。 New York Times 弗吉尼亚·斯潘塞·卡尔撰写的这部传记全面、坦率、感同身受，她完全了解卡森·麦卡勒斯生平和作品的每一面。 Newsweek

（本书）敏感、均衡、权威，作者执著于事实，皓首穷经，乃成就了这部传记。 New York Times 弗吉尼亚·斯潘塞·卡尔撰写的这部传记全面、坦率、感同身受，她完全了解卡森·麦卡勒斯生平和作品的每一面。 Newsweek

弗吉尼亚·斯潘塞·卡尔，美国著名传记作家。 1929年7月21日生于佛罗里达，从12岁起就立志成为作家。北卡罗莱纳大学文学硕士，后被弗吉尼亚的林奇伯格学院授予名誉人文博士学位。从1985年到2003年退休，一直执教于亚特兰大的佐治亚州立大学英语系。 出生于美国南方的卡尔博士，一生都在探访研究南方作家的生平。她是研究卡森·麦卡勒斯的权威，除了本传记外，还出版了《解读卡森·麦卡勒斯》。她还为作家约翰·多斯·帕索斯、作家和作曲家保罗·鲍勒斯著书立传。目前她正在创作两部传记：一部关于女作家尤多拉·威尔蒂，另一部关于剧作家田纳西·威廉姆斯。

在线阅读本书 Set in the American South, this is the story of a group of people who appear to have little in common except they are all hopelessly lonely. A young girl, a drunken socialist and a black doctor are drawn to a gentle, sympathetic deaf mute, John Singer, whose presence changes their lives. 点击链接进入中文版： 心是孤独的猎手

在线阅读本书 Set in the American South, this is the story of a group of people who appear to have little in common except they are all hopelessly lonely. A young girl, a drunken socialist and a black doctor are drawn to a gentle, sympathetic deaf mute, John Singer, whose presence changes their lives. 点击链接进入中文版： 心是孤独的猎手

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Most people in the West know very little about the prophet Muhammad. The acclaimed religious writer Karen Armstrong has written a biography which will give us a more accurate and profound understanding of Islam and the people who adhere to it so strongly. Muhammad also offers challenging comparisons with the two religions most closely related to it - Judaism and Christianity. '...(展开全部)

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Exodus is the second book of the Hebrew Bible, but it may rank first in lasting cultural importance. It is here that the classic biblical themes of oppression and redemption, of human enslavement and divine salvation, are most dramatically expressed. Joel Baden tells the story of this influential and enduring book, tracing how its famous account of the Israelites’ journey to th...(展开全部)