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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In Sapiens, he explored our past. In Homo Deus, he looked to our future. Now, one of the world’s most innovative thinkers explores what it means to be human in an age of bewilderment. “Fascinating . . . a crucial global conversation about how to take on the...

Little has been written about the strangely obscured figure of Meiji himself, the first Japanese emperor ever to meet a European. But now, Donald Keene sifts the available evidence to present a rich portrait not only of Meiji but also of rapid and sometimes violent change during this pivotal period in Japan's history. Emperor of Japan conveys in sparkling prose the complexity of the man and offers an unrivaled portrait of Japan in a period of unique interest.

How did a land and people of such immense diversity come together under a banner of freedom and equality to form one of the most remarkable nations in the world? Everyone from young adults to grandparents will be fascinated by the answers uncovered in James West Davidson's vividly told A Little History of the United States.

Ole Nikolajsen hedder den midaldrende, let blakkede journalist, der har slidt sig fra den jyske hede til det mondæne København. Da han møder sin modsætning, den forfinede og kompromisløst ærlige Karl-Werner Bühler, tvinges han ind i en nervepirrende spionsag, der fører helt tilbage til...

I trebindsværket ”Verden i flammer” følger man ligesom i den foregående trilogi, ”Europa i flammer”, familien Henry: Kommandørkaptajnen Victor, kaldet Pug, hans kone, Rhoda, og sønnerne Warren og Byron, den første bataljonschef, den anden sekondløjtnant og gift med den jødiske...

I "Navn ukendt" (1965), Finn Søeborgs mest gakkede roman, møder vi manden, der mirakuløst overlever et flystyrt. Da han vågner har han mistet sin hukommelse, og han hvirvles, nu identitetsløs, ind i en række absurde forviklinger, der involverer militæret, det hemmelige politi, kongen og...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Drift off to sleep while your mind wanders through the strangest, most surprising true stories behind everyday objects and inventions. From the accidental discovery of super glue to the Norwegian myth of the paper clip, from Queen Victoria's white...

'Historical fiction of a high order' The Times Spring, 1941. The war in the West is as good as won. Nation after nation has fallen before the Reich's armies. Only Britain endures, her cities under nightly bombardment from the Luftwaffe. Berlin would happily call off the bombers in exchange for a...

Eine erzählerische Zeitreise in den Alltag der NS-Diktatur

What happens when two mortal enemies decide to collaborate? In August 1939, Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin shocked the world by signing a pact that defied ideology, morality, and reason. Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, sworn adversaries, agreed to divide Eastern Europe, silence their armies...

As relevant today as it was when it was first published, Man’s Search for Meaning is a book for finding strength and purpose in times of great despair. “This is a book I reread a lot … it gives me hope … it gives me a sense of strength.”—Anderson Cooper, Anderson Cooper 360/CNN...

By the time the First World War ended in 1918, eight million people had died in what had been perhaps the most apocalyptic episode the world had known. This Very Short Introduction audiobook provides a concise and insightful history of the Great War - from the state of Europe in 1914, to the role of the US, the collapse of Russia, and the eventual surrender of the Central Powers.

強大な帝国に翻弄されながらも独自の文化を紡ぎ続けた生存戦略と、絶えず揺れ動く東欧史のダイナミズムを解き明かす重厚な歴史ドキュメントです。通勤中や家事の合間に耳を傾ければ、千年以上にわたる激動の時代を...

激動の英領インド分割という歴史的転換点において、巨大な大陸がいかにして引き裂かれ、新しい祖国が誕生したのか——複雑な政治交渉と多様な社会が織りなす壮大な歴史ドキュメンタリー。毎日の通勤時間や知的な探...

F-35 is the only inside look at the most advanced aircraft in the world and the historic project that built it, as told by those who were intimately involved in its design, testing, and production. Based on the authors' personal experience and over 100+ interviews, F-35 pulls back the curtain on one of the most heavily criticized government programs in history from start to finish.

三千年にわたる民族の離散と再生、そして現在も続く中東紛争の起源を、古代オリエントの砂漠から現代の地政学まで圧倒的なスケールで解き明かす歴史体験です。毎日の通勤時間や知的好奇心を燃やす学習の時間に、複...

華やかな宮廷文化の裏側で、名もなき職人や商人たちはどのように生き抜いたのか——ハプスブルク帝国600年の栄華と崩壊を、一つの都市の息遣いから鮮やかに蘇らせる歴史体験です。静かな夜のリラックスタイムや知的...

冷戦時代の分断された世界を舞台に、国家の威信をかけた月面着陸競争の影で繰り広げられたソ連の巨大宇宙計画の軌跡を丹念にたどる歴史ノンフィクション。毎日の通勤時間や一人静かに思索に耽りたい夜に、技術と政...

伝統的な絶対王政や宗教的権威を打ち砕き、理性の力で社会を根底から覆した思想史の激動と、その理想に潜む残酷な矛盾を浮き彫りにする歴史ドキュメンタリー。毎日の通勤時間やリラックスした週末のわずか二時間で...

中世の伝統と新たな発見が静かに衝突するパラダイムシフトの瞬間を追体験し、人類が「科学」という革新的な世界観を獲得していく歴史のうねりを紐解く知的ノンフィクション。毎日の通勤時間やリラックスしたい夜の...