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福井県・水月湖に堆積する「年縞」。何万年も前の出来事を年輪のように１年刻みで記録した地層で、現在、年代測定の世界標準となっている。

私たちはどこにいるのか。そして、どう生きるべきか――。

国家、貨幣、企業……虚構が他人との協力を可能にし、文明をもたらした！

バチは誰にも当たらない。我々はもう気づいている――子供や孫が、自分や先祖を供養する必要などない、と。平均寿命が延伸し、多くの日本人が天寿を全うする。

国家、貨幣、企業……虚構が他人との協力を可能にし、文明をもたらした！

#1 New York Times Bestseller New York Times Readers’ Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21st Century The Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama and Bill Gates Official U.S. edition From renowned historian Yuval Noah Harari comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and...

「人間の生」とは一体何なのか。今から100年前、人類学者たちはその答えを知ろうとしてフィールドワークに飛び出した。

約5億年前に脊椎動物が誕生し、それ以来生命は様々に分化し多様化して現在に至り、我々ホモ・サピエンスは何十万種もいる種のたった一つである。様々に枝分かれを繰り返すなかで、たった一本の道筋がホモ・サピエンスへとつながっているのだ。

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs and Steel examines the rise of civilization and the issues its development has raised throughout history. Having done field work in New Guinea for more than 30 years, Jared Diamond presents the geographical and ecological factors that have shaped...

人生を豊かにするための「教養入門」決定版

人類は今、新たな進化の段階に突入している。産業革命は社会を変えたが、IT革命は人間の心を変えようとしているのだ。

With intelligence and wit, author Jonathan Clements blends documentary and storytelling styles to connect the past, present, and future of Japan, and in broad yet detailed strokes reveals a country of paradoxes: a modern nation steeped in ancient traditions; a democracy with an emperor as head of state; a famously safe society built on 108 volcanoes resting on the world's most active earthquake zone; a fast-paced urban and technologically advanced country whose land consists predominantly of mountains and forests.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world. “Strikingly original . . . A historian whose arguments operate on the scale of millennia has managed to capture the zeitgeist perfectly...

人間は生まれながらにして自然知能を持っている。昔、昔、そのまた昔から、自然知能は名もなく放置されてきたのである。そのため人間は進化がおくれた。そういうことを考える人もなかった。

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

From the bestselling author of The Bomber Mafia, learn what sets high achievers apart—from Bill Gates to the Beatles—in this seminal work from "a singular talent" (New York Times Book Review). In this stunning book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of...

私たちは「背の高い自信過剰な男性」をトップに据えがち？政治家が堕落し、職場にサイコパスがはびこる理由を、進化論や人類学、心理学によって読み解き、権力を腐敗させない方策を示す。

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.

#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...

東京の都市化・近代化を進めたといわれる関東大震災(大正12年/1923年)は、実は人々に過去への郷愁や土地への愛着を呼び起こす契機となった。

Western leaders face significant challenges when conducting business in Iraq, from navigating cultural differences to overcoming ingrained misconceptions. In Leadership Beyond Borders: A Western Executive’s Guide to the Iraqi Business Mindset, Midhat Zwayen delivers a powerful guide to overcoming these obstacles with culturally attuned leadership practices.

「直観力」「やる気」「リスク評価」……感情や情動は生命の進化がもたらした究極の能力だ！最先端の「感情神経科学」が明らかにした、感情や情動の驚くべき世界。

Brought to you by Penguin. **ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY** What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us Sapiens? One of the world's preeminent historians and thinkers, Yuval Noah Harari challenges everything we know about being human. Earth is 4.5...

There is no one better qualified than Jared Diamond - renowned expert in the fields of physiology and evolutionary biology and award-winning author - to explain the evolutionary forces that operated on our ancestors to make us sexually different. With wit and a wealth of fascinating examples, he explains how our sexuality has been as crucial as our large brains and upright posture in our rise to human status.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER The astonishing and hugely entertaining story that completely changed the way we run. An epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? “Equal parts quest, physiology treatise, and running history.... The climactic race reads like a sprint...

Here, anthropologist David Graeber presents a stunning reversal of conventional wisdom: He shows that before there was money, there was debt. For more than 5,000 years, since the beginnings of the first agrarian empires, humans have used elaborate credit systems to buy and sell goods - that is, long before the invention of coins or cash. It is in this era, Graeber argues, that we also first encounter a society divided into debtors and creditors.

In a rare combination of comprehensive coverage and sustained critical focus, this book examines Japan's progress through its entire history to its current status as an economic, technological, and cultural superpower. A key factor is a pragmatic determination to succeed. Little-known facts are also brought to light, and the latest findings used.