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恋愛は幻であり、永遠の恋などは嘘の骨頂だとわかっていても、「それをするな」といい得ない性質のものである。それをしなければ人生自体がなくなるようなものなのだから。つまりは、人間は死ぬ、どうせ死ぬものなら早く死んでしまえ、ということが成り立たないのと同じだ。しかし何度、恋をしたところで、そのつまらなさが分かるほかに人は偉くなるということもなさそうだ。むしろその愚劣さによって常に裏切られるばかりであろう。そのくせ、恋なしに人生は成りたたぬ。ああ、孤独。 孤独は、人のふるさとだ。恋愛は、人生の花であります。いかに退屈であろうとも、この外に花はない。 いつの時代も男と女の関係は変わらないものなのかもしれません。多くの名言を生み出した坂口安吾の「恋愛論」。オーディオブックでお楽しみください。

「新宿鮫」シリーズで知られるベストセラー作家の大沢在昌さん。デビュー以来、10年以上もヒット作に恵まれず、苦悩の日々を送りました。大沢さんが作家をめざしたきっかけとは?ハードボイルドというジャンルが女性に受け入れられにくく、誤解されやすいのはなぜか?そして、大沢さんが考える「新しいハードボイルド小説」とは?「NHKラジオ深夜便」(2012年7月15日放送)を再編集してオーディオブック化しました。聞き手:柴田祐規子アナウンサー

Stephen Hawking not only unraveled some of the universe's greatest mysteries but also believed science plays a critical role in fixing problems here on Earth. Now, as we face immense challenges on our planet - including climate change, the threat of nuclear war, and the development of artificial intelligence - he turns his attention to the most urgent issues facing us. Will humanity survive? Should we colonize space? Does God exist? These are just a few of the questions Hawking addresses in this wide-ranging, passionately argued final book from one of the greatest minds in history.

“Long live the King” hailed Entertainment Weekly upon publication of Stephen King’s On Writing. Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer’s craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. King’s advice is grounded in his vivid memories from childhood through his emergence as a writer, from his struggling early career to his widely reported, near-fatal accident in 1999—and how the inextricable link between writing and living spurred his recovery.

Last summer, The New Yorker published chef Anthony Bourdain's shocking, "Don't Eat Before Reading This." Now, the author uses the same "take-no-prisoners" attitude in his deliciously funny and shockingly delectable audiobook, sure to delight gourmands and philistines alike.

自分で選択して、自分の意思で物事を決めることで自由に生きています。興味関心のあるものを気軽に話すラジオブログ(radio blog)です。料理・プログラミング・仕事の最適化・Minecraft（マイクラ）・読書・教育・発達障害児・アクセシビリティなどなど。

You've probably heard clips from Senator Clinton's interview with Barbara Walters. But now you can listen to her full account of her years in the White House. Hillary Clinton vividly describes her pain over her husband's betrayal with Monica Lewinky saying that former President Bill Clinton lied to her about the relationship until the weekend before he admitted the nature of it to a grand jury.

"La femme en moi" est un témoignage poignant et courageux, une histoire de liberté, de célébrité, de maternité, de survie, de foi et d’espoir. En juin 2021, le monde entier a pu entendre Britney Spears s’exprimer sur sa mise sous tutelle lors de son audience publique. Son intervention a fait bouger les lignes. En faisant entendre sa voix — et sa vérité —, elle a non seulement changé sa vie mais aussi celle de nombreuses personnes. "La femme en moi" dévoile pour la première fois l’incroyable odyssée et la force inouïe d’une des plus grandes stars de la pop de tous les temps.

When Michael Lewis first met him, Sam Bankman-Fried was the world’s youngest billionaire and crypto’s Gatsby. CEOs, celebrities, and leaders of small countries all vied for his time and cash after he catapulted, practically overnight, onto the Forbes billionaire list. Who was this rumpled guy in cargo shorts and limp white socks, whose eyes twitched across Zoom meetings as he played video games on the side? In Going Infinite Lewis sets out to answer this question, taking listeners into the mind of Bankman-Fried.

The world's foremost designer in Formula One, Adrian Newey OBE is arguably one of Britain's greatest engineers and this is his fascinating, powerful memoir. How to Build a Car explores the story of Adrian's unrivalled 35-year career in Formula One through the prism of the cars he has designed, the drivers he has worked alongside and the races in which he's been involved.

Felix Dennis is an expert at proving people wrong. Starting as a college dropout with no family money, he created a publishing empire, founded Maxim magazine, made himself one of the richest people in the UK, and had a blast in the process. How to Get Rich is different from any other book on the subject because Dennis isn't selling snake oil, investment tips, or motivational claptrap. He merely wants to help people embrace entrepreneurship, and to share lessons he learned the hard way. 

In his early 20s, Curtis Jackson, known as 50 Cent, rose to the heights of fame and power in the cutthroat music business. A decade ago, the multi-platinum selling rap artist decided to pivot. His ability to adapt to change was demonstrated when he became the executive producer and star of Power, a high-octane, gripping crime drama centered around a drug kingpin's family. The series quickly became "appointment" television, leading to Jackson inking a four-year, $150 million contract with the Starz network - the most lucrative deal in premium cable history.

Before he stole our hearts as the grooming and self-care expert on Netflix’s hit show Queer Eye, Jonathan was growing up in a small Midwestern town that didn’t understand why he was so...over the top. From choreographed carpet figure skating routines to the unavoidable fact that he was Just. So. Gay., Jonathan was an easy target and endured years of judgment, ridicule and trauma - yet none of it crushed his uniquely effervescent spirit.

When LSD was first discovered in the 1940s, it seemed to researchers, scientists and doctors as if the world might be on the cusp of psychological revolution. It promised to shed light on the deep mysteries of consciousness, as well as offer relief to addicts and the mentally ill. But in the 1960s, with the vicious backlash against the counter-culture, all further research was banned. In recent years, however, work has quietly begun again on the amazing potential of LSD, psilocybin and DMT. Could these drugs in fact improve the lives of many people?

詩の風景を自然環境と融合し、そこはかとなく漂う詩情を
世界への温かな眼差しをもって語りかける詩人の言葉の精華。

Including letters, speeches, articles, and essays written before 1935, this collection offers a complete portrait of Einstein as a humanitarian and as a human being trying to make sense of the world changing around him.

Written and read by the author, Empire of Pain tells the story of the Sackler dynasty, their company Purdue Pharma, its bestselling drug OxyContin, their immensely generous philanthropy and their involvement in the opioid crisis that has created millions of addicts, even as it generated billions of dollars in profit.

Andrew Roberts' Napoleon is the first one-volume biography to take advantage of the recent publication of Napoleon's thirty-three thousand letters, which radically transform our understanding of his character and motivation. At last we see him as he was: protean multitasker, decisive, surprisingly willing to forgive his enemies and his errant wife Josephine.

On March 14, 2012, more than three million people read Greg Smith's bombshell op-ed in the New York Times titled Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs. The column immediately went viral, became a worldwide trending topic on Twitter, and drew passionate responses from former Fed chairman Paul Volcker, legendary General Electric CEO Jack Welch, and New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg.

Lee, the founding father of modern Singapore and its prime minister from 1959 to 1990, has honed his wisdom during more than fifty years on the world stage. Almost single-handedly responsible for transforming Singapore into a Western-style economic success, he offers a unique perspective on the geopolitics of East and West. American presidents from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama have welcomed him to the White House.