人気の 歴史オーディオブック

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...

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

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....

日本が近代化に向けて大きな一歩を踏み出した明治時代は、実はとても厳しい社会でした。社会が大きく変化する中、人々は必死に働き、頑張りました。

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...

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.

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...

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...

Extreme wealth could buy a mansion in Millionaires' Row, but not immunity from unsavory business dealings or shameful behavior. May Hanna gave her millionaire ex-husband's hired Pinkerton detectives the slip to sneak out of the country. To escape financial embarrassment, James Potter, the...

R Jay Driskill combines decades of fieldwork with research to reveal the story behind one of history's most dramatic collapses. Drawing on evidence from Egypt to Greece, from Cyprus to Syria, Raiders of the Bronze Age Collapse transforms our understanding of the moment when the ancient world burned.

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.

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。

極上のエンタメ映画で学ぶ激動のインド近現代史

四国を制覇した戦国武将長宗我部元親。その強さの秘訣とは何だったのか。武力と調略を使い分けて、敵対勢力を巧みな外交で取り込んだ冷静なセンスに着目し、覇業を追体験。

立ち読みの歴史は読者の歴史。かつてない読書史！日本特有の習俗である「立ち読み」。一体いつ、どこで始まったのか？　その歴史を丹念に辿ると、江戸から明治にかけての「書物の近代化」、そして「読者」の誕生が見えてくる！

In this succinct portrait of Alexander the Great, distinguished scholar and historian Norman Cantor draws on the major writings of Alexander's contemporaries, as well as the most recent psychological and cultural studies, to illuminate this most legendary of men - a great figure in the ancient...

Through a study of the way of the samurai, Nitobe identifies the seven virtues most widely recognized by the Japanese: rectitude, courage, benevolence, politeness, veracity, honor, and loyalty....

Surgeon, scholar, best-selling author, Sherwin B. Nuland tells the strange story of Ignác Semmelweis with urgency and the insight gained from his own studies and clinical experience. Ignác Semmelweis is remembered for the now-commonplace notion that doctors must wash their hands before...