Based on Japanese literature and foldlore, Kwaidan contains 17 stories. The story of Loichi, the blind biwa player who was called to perform for the dead; of Muso, the journeying priest who encountered a man eating goblin; of the samurai who outwitted the ghost of a dead man. All these plus 14 other spooly tales are included in this collection.

..But, if you ever tell anybody.... This is a well-known story in Japan. The excitement of a live performance as well as the horror of the original story and the exoticism of Japan has been fully recreated by an experienced staffs of radio dramas. This is part of the audio book series from the publisher of the hit title Rashomon-drama version. I hope you enjoy our presentation. (C)Kotonoha shuppan. The list of our audio books could be found at: http://www.kotonoha.co.jp

A classic of Japanese history, this audiobook is the preeminent work on the history of Japan. Newly revised and updated, A History of Japan is a single-volume complete history of the nation of Japan. Starting in ancient Japan during its early pre-history period, A History of Japan covers every important aspect of history and culture through feudal Japan to the post-Cold War period and collapse of the bubble economy in the early 1990s. Recent findings shed additional light on the origins of Japanese civilization and the birth of Japanese culture.    

Noted Japan expert Professor Mark J. Ravina of the University of Texas at Austin covers the politics, economics, and culture of the island nation since World War II - a conflict that saw the end of Japan’s dream of regional conquest, which Professor Ravina calls Empire 1.0. The country’s postwar leaders radically changed course, renouncing a strong military to pursue Empire 2.0 - Japan as an economic colossus.

Brett L. Walker tackles key themes regarding Japan's relationships with its minorities, state and economic development, and the uses of science and medicine. The book begins by tracing the country's early history through archaeological remains, before proceeding to explore life in the imperial court, the rise of the samurai, civil conflict, encounters with Europe, and the advent of modernity and empire. Walker's vibrant and accessible new narrative then follows Japan's ascension from the ashes of World War II into the thriving nation of today.

日本最古の物語が誘うロマンあふれる古代世界古典文学の主要作品をセレクトし、現代語訳と原文とで構成した「日本の古典をよむ」（全20冊）シリーズの1冊です。

本当に怖いのは幽霊か、はたまた人か。日本三大怪談と呼ばれる「四谷怪談」「皿屋敷」「牡丹燈籠」の初オーディオブック化。怨念と欲、不遇の魂は念によって醸成され、心の影を闇へといざなう。鬼気迫る朗読と、臨場感溢れる効果音で、不朽の怪談が音声書籍に。落語や歌舞伎、講談など様々な表現芸術で取り上げられる日本三大怪談。この三話が取り立て有名な背景には、幸薄き美しき娘達が人に因って裏切られるという共通のテーマがある。怨念を引きずり現世に甦る幽霊への恐怖感の根源には、渦巻く人の浅ましき欲と、その渦が引き起こす怪奇が、人間が日々出くわす状況の中で避けることの出来ないものを孕んでいるからである。田中貢太郎編では、上記のテーマに沿ってシンプルに、人間の欲が巻き起こす怪奇の世界を抽出して編纂されている。

イギリス英語の基本単語を学べるだけでなく、美しい響きを作る母音・子音もマスターできる!【3大特長】⇒(1)イギリス英語の発音が身につく!(2)イギリス英語の日常生活語彙が覚えられる!(3)アメリカ英語との違いもわかる!/ボーナストラックでは、スラングのほか、あいさつやあいづちなどの間投詞、イギリスの観光地名や名物料理の名前なども学べます。※本商品は書籍「キクタンBRITISH」(アルク刊)に付属のCD音声に、音声のみで学習がしやすいよう一部内容を追加したものです。※書籍付属のCDにBonus.7の音声が存在しない為、本コンテンツにも含まれておりません。また、テキスト情報は含まれておりません。◇対象レベル◇全レベル

小泉八雲の「Kwaidan」を新たにオーデイオブック用に日本語に訳した完全版「怪談」です。
全部で17の話をオリジナルの「Kwaidan」と同じ順序で再現しました。

古典中の古典「ギリシャ神話」の中から、「プロメテウス」「パンドラの箱」「アテナとポセイドン」「エコーとナルシシス」「アポロとダフネ」を英語で収録です。英語や欧米文化の背景を知るために、もう一度ギリシャ神話に触れてみませんか。短いながらも英知にあふれた物語を聞きやすい英語の朗読でお楽しみください。 教科書・参考書出版の桐原書店は、ペンギンブックスやロングマンで有名な世界最大の教育出版社ピアソングループの一員でもあります。本格派の語学学習をはじめてみませんか。こちらは、世界の名作文学を、基本学習単語中心で再編集したオーディオブックです。英語力アップには、リスニング力強化が必須。英語を聞きながらイメージを頭に描くトレーニングは英語力の飛躍的なアップにも役立ちます。テキストを目で追うのではない、新しい語学学習法としてオーディオブックを活用してみませんか。心を動かす名作で、ビジネスマンも学生さんも、楽しみながら英語の底力を養ってください。 初中級者向け。 紙面でのスクリプトをご希望の方は、桐原書店サポート課 (ict@kirihara.co.jp) までお問い合わせください。(C)桐原書店

First published in 1912, Daddy-Long-Legs is an epistolary novel that follows orphan Jerusha "Judy" Abbott through her college years through a series of letters written to her anonymous benefactor, whom she nicknames "Daddy-Long-Legs." As Judy learns to navigate the complex world of studies, social life, and romance, her letters convey her growth and address the increasingly complex questions that preoccupy her.

Language defines us as a species, placing humans head and shoulders above even the most proficient animal communicators. But it also beguiles us with its endless mysteries, allowing us to ponder why different languages emerged, why there isn't simply a single language, how languages change over time and whether that's good or bad, and how languages die out and become extinct.

Basil Hall Chamberlain (1850-1935) was a professor of Japanese at Tokyo Imperial University. This is his translation of the Kojiki (Records of Ancient Matters), which was compiled in AD 712 by Ō no Yasumaro at the request of Empress Genmei. One of the two primary sources of the Japanese national religion of Shinto, The Kojiki is a collection of myths, early legends, songs, genealogies, oral traditions, and semi-historical accounts.

As the days grow shorter and the temperature drops, Halloween approaches. Come, brave listener, pull up a chair, and spend some time with master storyteller Stephen Fry as he tells us some of his favourite ghost stories of all time, in truly terrifying spatial audio. From the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow to the tortured spirits of M.R. James, from Edgar Allan Poe’s terrifying tale of a doppelganger to Charlotte Riddell’s Open Door that should definitely stay shut, join Stephen as he tells you some truly terrifying tales.

「泣ける・心に響く」味わい深い20の物語をあなたに!■英語圏、特に欧米で読まれ続けている物語です。/初級レベルの易しい英文で書かれた物語ですので、必ず最後まで聞き通せるはずです! ■使用語彙は初級3000語レベルの英単語がベース/物語をより読みやすくするため、アルクの「標準語彙水準12000」に基づき、レベル1~3(初級レベル)の英単語を中心に構成されています。※本商品は書籍に付属のCD音声と同内容です。また、テキスト情報は含まれておりません。◇対象レベル:初級以上(英検3級/TOEICテスト400程度)

Lucas knows the perfect night entails just three things: video games, wine, and pad thai. Peanuts are a must! Other people? Not so much. Why complicate things when he’s happy alone? Then one day the apartment board, a vexing trio of authority, rings his doorbell. And Lucas’s solitude takes a startling hike. They demand to see his frying pan. Someone left one next to the recycling room overnight, and instead of removing the errant object, as Lucas suggests, they insist on finding the guilty party. But their plan backfires. Colossally.

『群盗』を書いたシラーは18世紀ドイツに生まれました。と言ってもドイツという名前の国は19世紀の中頃誕生した国で、それ以前にドイツと呼ばれる国はこの地球上には存在しませんでした。

Tokyo, 1979. Yoriko Shindo, a workhorse of a woman who has been an outcast her whole life, is kidnapped and dragged to the lair of the Naiki-kai, a branch of the yakuza. After she savagely fends off a throng of henchmen in an attempt to escape, Shindo is only permitted to live under one condition: that she will become the bodyguard and driver for Shoko Naiki, the obsessively sheltered daughter of the gang’s boss.

恵まれた日々をおくる女が、昔のおもい人の噂を耳に挟む。ふと会いに行ってみようかと思う･･･男と女の心がしみてくる佳編（時代小説）——妻として、また二児の母として生きつつ、同人雑誌に作品を発表しつづけて十年余、みごと直木賞を受賞したときには「主婦作家」「プロ作家になれるかどうか」とまで評された安西篤子の実力。

姑の機嫌の悪さに閉口する嫁の比呂は、 姑と舅のつながりを不思議に思う。 濃い葉の下につつましやかに実る万両の実に 小心な舅が象徴されている。（時代小説）

Want to get a taste of the entirety of human history in a single book? With World History for Dummies, you'll get an overview of the history of, well, everything, from the Neanderthal experience to the latest historical developments of the twenty-first century. Re-live history from your armchair as you ride into battle alongside Roman generals, prepare Egyptian pharaohs for the afterlife, and learn from the great Greek poets and philosophers. It's the perfect gift for the lifelong learner who wants to brush up on their world history knowledge.

ふた月ぶりで国元に帰ってきた児玉新之助は、 新妻きわに逢えると胸はずませてわが家の門をくぐる。 梅屋敷と呼ばれるほど梅樹の多い児玉家は紅梅が盛んであった。 （時代小説）

Listeners of this book will gain a clear understanding of what makes the Japanese, and their society, tick.

What is our species' greatest invention? Medicine, computers, space travel? Not even close. The innovation that underlies each of our past achievements and those we still aspire to is language. Language is the ultimate invention of Homo sapiens - one that has allowed us to change the physical and social world around us in every conceivable way, and an invention that has fundamentally changed us, as well.

How do some people bounce back with vigor from daily setbacks, professional crises, or even intense personal trauma? This collection of articles from HBR includes "How Resilience Works", by Diane Coutu; "Resilience for the Rest of Us", by Daniel Goleman; "How to Evaluate, Manage, and Strengthen Your Resilience", by David Kopans; "Find the Coaching in Criticism", by Sheila Heen and Douglas Stone; and much more.