iDEATH is a place where the sun shines a different color every day and where people travel to the length of their dreams. Rejecting the violence and hate of the old gang at the Forgotten Works, they lead gentle lives in watermelon sugar. In this book, Richard Brautigan discovers and expresses the mood of the counterculture generation.

May Sarton's parrot chatters away as Sarton looks out the window at the rain and contemplates returning to her "real" life - not friends, not even love, but writing. In her bravest and most revealing memoir, Sarton casts her keenly observant eye on both the interior and exterior worlds. She shares insights about everyday life in the quiet New Hampshire village of Nelson, the desire for friends, and need for solitude - both an exhilarating and terrifying state.

〔王立文学協会賞受賞〕イギリスに暮らす悦子は、娘を自殺で失った。

In Praise of Shadows is an eloquent tribute to the austere beauty of traditional Japanese aesthetics. Through architecture, ceramics, theatre, food, women, and even toilets, Tanizaki explains the essence of shadows and darkness, and how they are able to augment beauty. He laments the heavy electric lighting of the West and its introduction to Japan, and shows how the artificial, bright, and polished aesthetic of the West contrasts unfavorably with the moody and natural light of the East.

戦時中、日本精神を鼓舞…

本土復帰前の沖縄。主人公の「私」は、米軍基地内のカクテル・パーティーに招かれる。中国人弁護士の「孫」、内地の新聞記者「小川」、そして沖縄人の「私」は、パーティーの主催者であるアメリカ人の「ミラー」と、中国語会話のグループを作っていた。その関係で、「私」はパーティーに招かれたのだ。彼らと中国語で沖縄文化論などを交わしながら、「私」は、選ばれた「沖縄人」として、基地の中でのパーティーを楽しんでいた。 ちょうどその頃、M岬では、主人公の娘の身の上に、事件が起きていた。 米兵「ロバート・ハリス」に暴行された娘は、彼を崖下に突き落とし、大けがを負わせ逮捕されてしまう。娘が裁かれることは恐れない。しかし「ロバート・ハリス」もまた裁かれなければならないはずだ。まずは娘の裁判に「ロバート・ハリス」を証人として出廷させるため、「お前」は「ミラー」や「孫」や「小川」の友情を信じて、協力を得ようとするのだが。 やがて「カクテル・パーティー」の、「親善の論理」の「欺瞞」が暴かれていくことになる。

The tea ceremony is a traditional way of serving tea and entertaining guests.

Linguistics falls in the gap between arts and science, on the edges of which the most fascinating discoveries and the most important problems are found. Rather than following the conventional organization of many contemporary introductions to the subject, the author of this stimulating guide begins his discussion with the oldest, "arts" end of the subject and moves chronologically through to the newest research - the "science" aspects.

上海の租界に暮らすバンクスは十歳で孤児となった。

One of the 20th century's enduring works, One Hundred Years of Solitude is a widely beloved and acclaimed novel known throughout the world and the ultimate achievement in a Nobel Prize-winning career. The novel tells the story of the rise and fall of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendía family. Rich and brilliant, it is a chronicle of life, death, and the tragicomedy of humankind. In the beautiful, ridiculous, and tawdry story of the Buendía family, one sees all of humanity, just as in the history, myths, growth, and decay of Macondo, one sees all of Latin America.

International relations affects everyone's lives: their security, economic well-being, rights and freedoms, and the environment they share. Recently we have seen the transformation from a world of empires to today's world of sovereign states, which are enmeshed in a complex array of international institutions, all exercising degrees of political authority. The new global organization of political authority has far-reaching consequences. This audiobook untangles this complex world, providing an accessible framework for understanding the contours of global political change.

"The Little Prince" is a long story that in the format of books has beaten sales records in the world and in all languages ​​since 1943, when it was first published in French. Its pages evoke the most deeply rooted and essential values ​​of Humanism - in a simple and clear way - in which solidarity, kindness, integrity, tenacity, companionship and enthusiasm for knowledge are revealed.

Paul Auster's signature work, The New York Trilogy, consists of three interlocking novels: City of Glass, Ghosts, and The Locked Room - haunting and mysterious tales that move at the breathless pace of a thriller.

Told by Richard Gere and featuring the young Haley Joel Osment as the Little Prince, this beautiful classic story is now available on Audio. "The Little Prince" will capture the hearts of listeners of all ages. A story to listen to many times, with profound messages appearing each time.

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 compassion. In this new edition, Hersey returns to Hiroshima to find the survivors - and to tell their fates in an eloquent and moving final chapter.