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John Lennon 1980 traces the powerful, life-affirming story of the former Beatle’s remarkable comeback after five years of self-imposed retirement. Lennon’s final pivotal year would climax in several moments of creative triumph as he rediscovered his artistic self in dramatic fashion. With the bravura release of the Double Fantasy album with wife, Yoko Ono, he was poised and ready for an even brighter future only to be wrenched from the world by an assassin’s bullets.

THE BELOVED #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER—FROM THE AUTHOR OF HANG THE MOON The extraordinary, one-of-a-kind, “nothing short of spectacular” (Entertainment Weekly) memoir from one of the world’s most gifted storytellers. The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption...

Wired called Dr. Fei-Fei Li “one of a tiny group of scientists—a group perhaps small enough to fit around a kitchen table—who are responsible for AI’s recent remarkable advances.” Known to the world as the creator of ImageNet, a key catalyst of modern artificial intelligence, Dr. Li has spent more than two decades at the forefront of the field. But her career in science was improbable from the start. The Worlds I See is the moving memoir of a scientist coming of age as an immigrant in America who finds her calling at the forefront of the AI revolution.

たとえばノーベル賞。第二次世界大戦終結後の湯川秀樹を皮切りに、2014年現在、日本は非欧米諸国の中で最も多い22名の受賞者を輩出している。 自然科学系で１９人。 ノーベル賞がすべてではもちろんないが、日本の科学力のひとつの証だとはいえよう。この礎となった一人、物理学者・寺田寅彦。 彼は俳人・随筆家としても名高い。その森羅万象に開かれた目線・人間味あふれる感性が織りなす作品は、今も愛読者が多い。 そんな彼が、己の来し方に思いを馳せながら、あとにつづくひとたちにかたりかけた「帝国大学新聞」へ寄せた一文です。 現代に再度この心を見直す機会になれば良いと思いながら刊行いたしました。

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORKER, THE ATLANTIC, NPR The powerful and moving memoir of a fearless political opposition leader who paid the ultimate price for his beliefs. "Patriot is by turns funny, fiery...

He was a genius who gave the world access to technology that is still changing the world. To this day, his greatest accomplishment is the iPhone and still is. Taken away too soon, his legacy still lives on. Countless entrepreneurs look up to him and use his advice to succeed in the business world. If it wasn't for him, we would have never been introduced to portable computers and mobile phones with touch screens.

Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov, born Peter Alexander Freiherr von Ustinov in London, England (April 16, 1921-March 28, 2004) was a British actor, writer and director. An internationally known raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his career. Ustinov received two Academy Awards and two other Oscar nominations (one for screenwriting), a BAFTA Award, three Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award. The following recording is from a tv interview from the 1980s.

From the magical moments on set as Draco Malfoy to the challenges of growing up in the spotlight, get a backstage pass into Tom Felton’s life on and off the big screen in this #1 New York Times bestseller. Tom Felton’s adolescence was anything but ordinary. His early rise to fame in beloved...

At Walden Pond, Henry David Thoreau reflected on simpler living in the natural world. By removing himself from the distractions of materialism, Thoreau hoped to not only improve his spiritual life but also gain a better understanding of society through solitary introspection. In Walden, Thoreau condenses his two-year, two-month, two-day stay into a single year, using the four seasons to symbolize human development - a cycle of life shared by both nature and man. A celebration of personal renewal through self-reliance, independence, and simplicity....

ラブストーリーの古典『源氏物語』。15人の女の生き様を、今を生きる女の心に通わせて語ります。


「源氏物語」の語り部として、多くの人々の心を掴んだ村山リウさん。現代の意識と感覚をもってわかりやすい語り口で「源氏物語」を解説し、現代に通ずる女の生き方を考えてこられました。聞くだけで、長大な「源氏物語」への理解を深められます。第6巻では「賢木の巻(後編)」と題して、朧月夜との事件などについて語られています。※この講演は、1978年から1987年にかけて、よみうり文化センター千里中央における「千里文芸サロン」で行われたものです。※講演中に今日からすると不適切と思われる表現がありますが、時代背景を考慮し、そのままにしております。ご了承のほどお願い申し上げます。

「ヘアサロン開業アカデミー」&「（有）ビーエイチ」代表者・店舗開業インストラクターbh飯島由敬です。 ここでは、特に素の自分を出す場にしようと「Talk it easy」すなわち「気楽にしゃべる」が基本テーマです。 自己紹介 以前20年以上店舗デザイナー（設計者）でした。今は主には理美容業を中心に、店舗独立・起業のプロデュース、コンサル、ナビゲーター、いわば店舗開業インストラクターです。 以前、7年ぐらい経営していた1つ目の...

南九州市知覧には太平洋戦争末期、本土最南端の陸軍特攻基地が置かれ、この地から多くの若者が沖縄へ向けて飛び立ちました。21世紀を担う若者を中心に、命の尊さ・平和の大切さについて考えていただきたいという願いから平成2年から「平和へのメッセージfrom知覧」スピーチコンテストを開催。第25回スピーチコンテンストで当時中学生だった山口真希穂さんの最優秀賞作品「1036の命」をご本人がご朗読。

※本コンテンツは、「サンプルを聴く」ボタンの再生で作品全編を聴くことができます。

四半世紀をこえサザエさんちの「マスオさん」の声であった著者の思い出、四方山話。素のその声は「マスオさん」に似ているよな、違っているような･･･　贅沢な朗読本です。

In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his...

In this insider’s look into the world’s biggest tech company, former CEO and SVP of Google share how they helped engineer a new strategy and philosophy to help them thrive—a perfect book for seasoned business employees and the tech curious. Today, Google is a global icon that regularly...

Spirited and whip-smart, these laugh-out-loud autobiographical essays are "a masterpiece" from the Emmy Award-winning actress and comedy writer known for 30 Rock, Mean Girls, and SNL" (Sunday Telegraph). Before Liz Lemon, before "Weekend Update," before "Sarah Palin," Tina Fey was just a young...

Chants of a Lifetime offers an intimate collection of stories, teachings, and insights from Krishna Das, who has been called "the chant master of American yoga" by the New York Times. Since 1994, the sound of his voice singing traditional Indian chants with a Western flavor has brought the...

Tchaikovsky declared that Mozart was 'full of divine beauty', and Schubert's wonder at the 'countless images of a brighter and better world' that Mozart was able to conjure up through his music knew no bounds. Many of us carry the image of Mozart as a transcendent genius, but what do we really know about his life and career, and indeed his music? This entertaining and informative biography takes us from Mozart's beginnings as a child prodigy to his greatest successes and cruellest setbacks.

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER President Donald J. Trump lays out his professional and personal worldview in this classic work—a firsthand account of the rise of America’s foremost businessman. “Donald Trump is a deal maker. He is a deal maker the way lions are carnivores and water is wet...

「ナミダの種まき - グリーフケアの学びと私」は、大切な人やものをなくす悲しみに、そっと寄り添うグリーフケアの学びをシェアしていくポッドキャスト番組です。2020年6月にスタートしてから、2024年5月の54回目のエピソードまで、グリーフケアの学びとその時々の気づきを言葉にすることで、私は私の悲しみをほぐし、新しい自分になっていく変化を感じることもできました。グリーフとその回復の過程はその人だけの固有の体験ですが、...