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A foolproof guide both to lying and to detecting deception,Lying and Lie Detection: A CIA Insider's Guide will teach you how the pros can tell if and when somebody is lying. People lie all the time. Studies show that the average American lies between six and twenty times a day. Most lies are of...

Beneath the surface of the apparently untutored and deceptively frank Abraham Lincoln ran private tunnels of self-taught study, a restless philosophical curiosity, and a profound grasp of the fundamentals of democracy. Now, in Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction, the award-winning Lincoln...

Hercule Poirot solves his first case in the Agatha Christie novel that started it all, now in a fully restored edition that features a “missing chapter” along with commentary from Christie expert John Curran. Who poisoned the wealthy Emily Inglethorp and how did the murderer penetrate and...

仏教といえば、「悟りをめざす清らかな教え」というイメージを持っている人が多いと思います。ところが、仏教のはじまりは、そんなイメージとは正反対。あまりに人間臭く危険なドラマに満ちていました。

「日本が戦争に巻き込まれる日」は果たして来るのか―――。ニュースやワイドショーでおなじみ、我が国きっての安全保障の第一人者、防衛研究所室長・高橋杉雄が語り尽くす！

徳川家康研究の第一人者による決定版。覇権への命運を賭けて、天下分け目の合戦、関ヶ原の戦いに臨んだ徳川家康。

仕事ができる人に共通しているのは、「数字力」。「数字力」が身につくと、仕事の質、説得力、伝える力、問題解決力が劇的に変わる!

維新研究の第一人者が熱い思いで描く龍馬伝。寺田屋・京都御所・二条城など京都の〝龍馬〟史跡巡りを豊かにするファン必携の書。

激動の時代をたくましく、意思を持って生き抜いたお姫様たち 幕末から明治にかけての激動の時代。戊辰戦争で勝者となった元殿様たちは、新政府で要職を務めたり、外交官や実業家となって腕をふるった。

千年の時を超え、世界最高の文学と称えられる『源氏物語』。不遇な学者の女(むすめ)から中宮彰子への出仕に至った作者・紫式部の生涯を追い、物語執筆の謎に迫る。

Author Amy Petulla uncovers the curious case that left two men dead and the incredible story still surrounded by controversy, speculation, and myth. In 1982, Tony West and Avery Brock made a visit to notorious Corpsewood Manor under the pretense of a celebration. They brutally murdered their...

This book will help you appreciate the significance of Japan's own religion in everyday life, recognize the key traditions and festivals of the Shinto year, understand what you will see at Shinto shrines and in Shinto rituals, and gain insights into the controversies....

Experience for yourself the drama of this dynamic year in medieval history, centered on the landmark Norman Conquest....

咸臨丸で渡米した幕臣時代より、在野の巨人として影響力を及ぼした明治以降にいたる生涯を、海舟を取り巻く多数の人間群像とともに生き生きと描く。

The Problems of Philosophy discusses Bertrand Russell's views on philosophy and the problems that arise in the field. Russell's views focus on knowledge rather than the metaphysical realm of philosophy. The Problems with Philosophy revolves around the central question that Russell asks in his...

Why are some countries rich, and some poor? Does this status persist throughout time, and if so, why? How can a country escape poverty? In this Very Short Introduction, Robert C. Allen explores the interplay of geography, globalization, technological change, economic policy, and institutions, to...

On February 28, 2026, bombs fell on Tehran. The Supreme Leader was killed. Within hours, oil surged past $170 a barrel, global markets plunged, and the world stood on the edge of a wider war. This was not a sudden crisis. It was the detonation of a fuse lit decades earlier.

学習指導要領が改訂され、２０２２年度から高校で「歴史総合」という新しい必修科目が新設された。１８世紀後半以降の日本史と世界史を融合させたものだ。

This very short introduction offers listeners a superb overview of the teachings of the Buddha, as well as a succinct guide to the integration of Buddhism into daily life. What are the distinctive features of Buddhism? Who was the Buddha, and what are his teachings? Words such as karma and...

Esta edição traz uma antologia de hinos compilados de diversos livros funerários egípcios, o Livro do Mortos de sacerdotes, oficiais, cantores, dançarinas e outros que viveram e morreram há milênios, em uma sociedade extremamente religiosa.