人気の 歴史オーディオブック

Reconstruction begins where, for most Americans, the story of the Civil War ends: The North is victorious and slavery is abolished. But what happened next was one of the most impor….

The debate between science and religion is never out of the news: Emotions run high, fueled by polemical best sellers like The God Delusion and, at the other end of the spectrum, high-profile campaigns to teach "Intelligent Design" in schools. Yet there is much more to the debate than the clash...

Long before the Greeks told tales of Olympus, long before the Norse imagined Valhalla, the people of ancient Mesopotamia were asking the questions that still keep us awake at night.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is known universally for the gentle charm of Le Petit Prince, but it is this book, Land of Men - known originally in English as Wind, Sand and Stars - which is his masterpiece. First published in 1939, it documents Saint-Exupéry's life as a pilot in the pioneering days...

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。

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!

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。

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！

A journalistic masterpiece. John Hersey transports us back to the streets of Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945 - the day the city was destroyed by the first atomic bomb. Told through the memories of six survivors, Hiroshima is a timeless, powerful classic that will awaken your heart and your...

A great deal of the world's history is the history of empires. Indeed it could be said that all history is colonial history, if one takes a broad enough definition and goes far enough back. And although the great historic imperial systems - the land-based Russian one as well as the seaborne...

In her Audible Original, Black Women of the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Wendi Manuel-Scott illuminates the lives of six extraordinary Black women—most of whom, regrettably, remain unknown to many....

今なお、幕末維新の英雄として慕われる〝西郷どん〟。明治維新という偉業を主導しながら、そこで生じた矛盾や不平不満を一身に背負い非業の死を遂げた波乱の生涯。

“An excellently rounded introduction by an eminent Shinto scholar.”—Library Journal Shinto, the indigenous faith of the Japanese people, continues to fascinate and mystify both the casual visitor to Japan and the long-time resident. Relatively unknown among the religions of the world...

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...

江戸時代に各地を治めていた藩主は、明治4年の廃藩置県によって国元から切り離されて強制的に東京住まいとなりました。戊辰戦争で勝った大名も負けた大名も一緒くたに、領地は没収され、家臣は解散させられた

A one-of-a-kind exploration of the relationship between culture, politics, history, and wine. Vintage refers to the year grapes are harvested, and that vintage holds meaning. You can look up the weather in any almanac, but some stories are known only to insiders—until now. In this wine book...

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。

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。

ヤマト建国、壬申の乱といった歴史の転換点で重要な役割を担い、天皇家にも絶大な影響力を誇っていた東海地方の豪族、尾張氏。古代史における重要人物にもかかわらず、その正体を知る者はほとんどいない。なぜなら、尾張氏は最古の歴史書『日本書紀』から消されたからだ――。

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。