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Humans, unlike other animals that are drawn to water, are not natural-born swimmers. We must be taught. Our evolutionary ancestors learned for survival; now in the 21st century, we swim in freezing Arctic waters and piranha-infested rivers to test our limits. Swimming is an introspective and silent sport in a chaotic and noisy age; it’s therapeutic for both the mind and body; and it's an adventurous way to get from point A to point B. It's also one route to that elusive, ecstatic state of flow.

★話題沸騰！ 発売即、大重版！★「ビッグバンからAI時代」まで138億年を一気読み！★さらに、「現代から宇宙の終わり」まで未来の予測可能なシナリオも！★17か国で続々刊行、世界的ベストセラー！

Reconstruction begins where, for most Americans, the story of the Civil War ends: The North is victorious and slavery is abolished. But what happened next was one of the most important decades in American history, a moment when our country grappled with its original sin and imagined — and briefly enacted — a more perfect union.

宦官にされて笑いものにされながらも悲劇の歴史家司馬遷は、現れては消えていった無数の人々の思い、怨み、願いを後世に伝えるために『史記』を残しました。その史記を陳舜臣がわかりやすく語り直した作品です。 第五集では、漢建国を要に、結びとして『史記』の作者・司馬遷が登場します。司馬遷と、陳舜臣、そして、小説よりも奇な逸話にみちた現実、そのエキスをお楽しみください。 朗読は「宮廷女官チャングムの誓い」などでゲスト出演の実績がある津々見沙月さんがオーディオブック初出演です。またジャケットデザインはフランス人画家マリボンヌ・ナジェル・岡本様にお願いしました。「ことのは出版オーディオブック新着情報はhttp://www.kotonoha.co.jpにて」

「私は、いろいろな懊悩、いろいろな煩悶、そういうものに苦しめられると、いつもそれを振り切って旅へ出た。

By the time Henry Kissinger was made secretary of state in 1973, he had become, according to a Gallup poll, the most admired person in America and one of the most unlikely celebrities ever to capture the world’s imagination. Yet Kissinger was also reviled by large segments of the American public, ranging from liberal intellectuals to conservative activists. Kissinger explores the relationship between this complex man's personality and the foreign policy he pursued.

"Misquoting Jesus" is the only show where a six-time New York Times bestselling author and world-renowned Bible scholar uncovers the many fascinating, little known facts about the New Testament, the historical Jesus, and the rise of Christianity. The show features Dr. Bart Ehrman and host, Megan Lewis.

イギリス独自の重層的なセーフティネットの中で、社会の「錨」のように今日まで働き続けてきたチャリティ。自由主義の時代から、帝国主義と二度の大戦をへて、現代へ。

A journalistic masterpiece. John Hersey transports us back to the streets of Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945 - the day the city was destroyed by the first atomic bomb. Told through the memories of six survivors, Hiroshima is a timeless, powerful classic that will awaken your heart and your compassion. In this new edition, Hersey returns to Hiroshima to find the survivors - and to tell their fates in an eloquent and moving final chapter.

A New York Times Bestseller “I’ll be forever changed by Dr. Eger’s story…The Choice is a reminder of what courage looks like in the worst of times and that we all have the ability to pay attention to what we’ve lost, or to pay attention to what we still have.”—Oprah “Dr. Eger’s...

“The Map of Knowledge is an endlessly fascinating book, rich in detail, capacious and humane in vision.” —Stephen Greenblatt, author of The Swerve: How the World Became Modern, winner of the Pulitzer Prize After the Fall of Rome, when many of the great ideas of the ancient world were lost...

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.

宦官にされて笑いものにされながらも悲劇の歴史家司馬遷は、現れては消えていった無数の人々の思い、怨み、願いを後世に伝えるために『史記』を残しました。その史記を陳舜臣がわかりやすく語り直した作品です。 第四集では、秦帝国建国と崩壊にフォーカスをあてています。一世の傑物始皇帝も良くも悪くも一人の人間であったことに、がっかりなさるでしょうか。ほっとなさるでしょうか。 朗読は「宮廷女官チャングムの誓い」などでゲスト出演の実績がある津々見沙月さんがオーディオブック初出演です。またジャケットデザインはフランス人画家マリボンヌ・ナジェル・岡本様にお願いしました。「ことのは出版オーディオブック新着情報はhttp://www.kotonoha.co.jpにて」

今から700年余り前、危機に直面した日本。そんな困窮した時代に更なる危機を予見し、どう生きるべきか考え抜いた男がいた。その男の名を日蓮という。そして現代日本の危機―。21世紀の最初の年、九月十一日に起こった現代社会を揺るがしたあの「事件」。憎しみが憎しみを生む「報復」という攻撃の繰り返し。そんな危機の時代を生き抜く術がここにある!現代語訳と、原文読み下しを掲載した「立正安国論」の完全版。※本商品は「立正安国論」(まどか出版刊 斎藤信雄編著ISBN:978-4-944235-08-7 128頁1,050円(税込))をオーディオ化したものです。(C)Nobuo Saitou 2002

酒蔵さんのお話を肴に日本酒を楽しんで頂く聴き酒番組「酒蔵トーク SAKE魂」 全国各地の蔵元さんをゲストにお招きします♪ 現在国内には酒蔵が1400近くあり、そこには様々なドラマがあります。 自然災害で壊滅的な被害を受けたところから復活した酒蔵。 経営難に陥ったところから発想の転換で生産量を一気に増やした酒蔵。 その生き様からは生き方やビジネスのヒントも得られます。 そして、蔵元さんの人柄やお酒ができるまでの...

古代の海の道を通じて広がる歴史と文化を掘り下げて伝えていきます。

The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon is a fascinating, detailed account of Japanese court life in the closing years of the 10th century. Written by a lady of the court at the height of Heian culture, this book enthrals with its lively gossip, witty observations and subtle impressions. Lady Shōnagon was an erstwhile rival of Lady Murasaki, whose novel, The Tale of Genji, fictionalized the elite world Lady Shōnagon so eloquently relates. 

Through a study of the way of the samurai, Nitobe identifies the seven virtues most widely recognized by the Japanese: rectitude, courage, benevolence, politeness, veracity, honor, and loyalty. In sharing these moral guidelines, handed down over generations, Nitobe gives the world unique insight into a previously unexplored code of honor.

Virtually all human societies were once organized tribally, yet over time most developed new political institutions which included a central state that could keep the peace and uniform laws that applied to all citizens. Some went on to create governments that were accountable to their constituents. We take these institutions for granted, but they are absent or are unable to perform in many of today’s developing countries—with often disastrous consequences for the rest of the world.

Since its publication in 1960, William L. Shirer’s monumental study of Hitler’s German empire has been widely acclaimed as the definitive record of the 20th century’s blackest hours. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich offers an unparalleled and thrillingly told examination of how Adolf Hitler nearly succeeded in conquering the world. With millions of copies in print around the globe, it has attained the status of a vital and enduring classic.