The millennium between the breakup of the western Roman Empire and the Reformation was a long and hugely transformative period - one not easily chronicled within a single book. Yet distinguished historian Chris Wickham has taken up the challenge in this landmark book, and he succeeds in producing the most riveting account of medieval Europe in a generation.

With Life Ceremony, the incomparable Sayaka Murata is back with her first collection of short stories ever to be translated into English. In Japan, Murata is particularly admired for her short stories, which are sometimes sweet, sometimes shocking, and always imbued with an otherworldly imagination and uncanniness.

He is a brilliant math professor with a peculiar problem - ever since a traumatic head injury, he has lived with only 80 minutes of short-term memory. She is an astute young housekeeper - with a 10-year-old son-who is hired to care for the professor. And every morning, as the professor and the housekeeper are introduced to each other anew, a strange and beautiful relationship blossoms between them.

E. H. Gombrich's world history, an international best seller now available in English for the first time, is a text dominated not by dates and facts but by the sweep of experience across the centuries, a guide to humanity's achievements, and an acute witness to its frailties.

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The book that revolutionized business communications has been updated for today's workplace. Crucial Conversations provides powerful skills to ensure every conversation - especially difficult ones - leads to the results you want. Written in an engaging and witty style, it teaches listeners how to be persuasive rather than abrasive, how to get back to productive dialogue when others blow up or clam up, and it offers powerful skills for mastering high-stakes conversations, regardless of the topic or person.

Do you struggle with self-control? Do you lack the focus to move forward in life and reach your dreams? Do you constantly envy how motivated your peers are? Self-Discipline by coach and expert Steve Martin is what you need to turn your dreams into reality! Steve knows that self-discipline helps hone your ability to resist any temptations, improve your focus, and boost concentration to get things done. If you’re ready to finally change your life and embrace self-discipline, buy this audiobook now and take your fist step toward success!

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　男女ともに、結婚しない「おひとり様」が増えている。特に中高年男性の４人に１人は一人暮らしとなり、男性の単身化が加速する。 　「おひとり様」傾向を後押しする変化も次々と起きている。非正社員職の拡大など、雇用や将来への不安から結婚したくてもできない若者が増えている。一方、コンビニや「おひとり様」向け製品の増加で、一人暮らしでもまったく不便を感じなくなった。 　ＳＮＳやスマートフォンの普及も大きい。一人で家にいようが、電車の中にいようが、好きなときに誰かとつながっていられる。 　が、「おひとり様」が老後を迎えたらどうなるのか、どう備えたらいいのか。おひとり様の将来プランについて考える！ 　本誌は『週刊東洋経済』2014年３月１日号第１特集の27ページ分を抜粋して電子化したもので、お求めになりやすい価格となっています。

約100年前の作品が今なお日本人の心をとらえて放しません。 露戦争前後の風俗を背景に、高校の英語教師宅に飼われる名無しの猫の視点で描き出される人間喜劇と、痛烈な社会批判。飼い主の教師・苦沙弥先生、友人の美学者・迷亭、物理学者・寒月、その他続々登場する人々もこぞって秀逸で、現代人も抱腹絶倒間違いなし! 朗読の田中尋三は、多数のキャラクターを演じ分けて名作を生き生きと現代に蘇らせます。 総時間21時間の超大作です。ゆっくりゆっくりお聞きください。 (C)アイ文庫 「ことのは出版オーディオブック作品一覧はhttp://www.kotonoha.co.jpにて」

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.