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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Penguin Lessons by Tom Michell, read by Bill Nighy. 'I was hoping against hope that the penguin would survive because as of that instant he had a name, and with his name came the beginning of a bond which would last a life-time.' Tom Michell is in his roaring 20's: single, free-spirited and seeking adventure.

Hailed as a masterpiece of American travel writing, Blue Highways is an unforgettable journey along our nation's backroads. William Least Heat-Moon set out with little more than the need to put home behind him and a sense of curiosity about "those little towns that get on the map-if they get on at all-only because some cartographer has a blank space to fill: Remote, Oregon; Simplicity, Virginia; New Freedom, Pennsylvania; New Hope, Tennessee; Why, Arizona; Whynot, Mississippi." His adventures, his discoveries, and his recollections of the extraordinary people he encountered along the way amount to a revelation of the true American experience.

Perceptive, funny, and nostalgic, E. B. White's stroll around Manhattan remains the quintessential love letter to the city, written by one of America's foremost literary figures. The New York Times named Here Is New York one of the 10 best books ever written about the metropolis, and The New Yorker called it "the wittiest essay, and one of the most perceptive, ever done on the city".

At 22, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life: to hike the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State - and to do it alone. She had no experience as a long-distance hiker, and the trail was little more than “an idea, vague and outlandish and full of promise.” But it was a promise of piecing back together a life that had come undone.

日本最西端、台湾まで約百キロ、沖縄県の与那国島。沖縄本島はもちろんのこと、八重山諸島の主島・石垣島からも遠く隔たった、正真正銘「絶海の孤島」である与那国島は、世界最大の蛾「ヨナグニサン」が生息し、「カイダー文字」という独自の象形文字も残る、自然も文化も極めて特異な土地である。中心集落・祖納（そない）に建つ十山神社（とおやまじんじゃ）は、沖縄特有の聖所・御嶽（うたき）が近代になって神社とされたものだが、与那国では、沖縄の他の地域と異なり、特に立入を禁止していないという。入口に鳥居はあるが、社殿は琉球建築であり、内部に香炉や「真天照」の文字が掲げられるなど、独特な様式である。この神社は、最西端の神社でもある（厳密には島のもっと西にも祠はあるが）。その祖納集落を見下ろす山の中腹にある岩窟「イヌガン」は、与那国の始祖たる女と犬が住んだ伝説がある。その奥にあるより大きな岩窟「ティンダハナタ」は、与那国の聖地であり、中世与那国の伝説的女酋長、サンアイ・イソバが住んだ場所と伝わる。彼女は巨体・怪力の持ち主で、霊力あるシャーマンでもあり、六つの乳房を持っていたともいう。与那国を支配下に置こうとやって来た琉球王朝軍を撃退したとも言われる。「ヤマト」とも「琉球」とも違う、日本最西端の島の独特な民俗を巡る旅の話。

高松市の南部、仏生山地区の滕神社（ちきりじんじゃ）。「ちきり」とは機織りに使う道具の名である。ここには「いわざらこざら」という悲しい人柱伝説が伝わっている。近くにある平池という、平安時代に造られたため池がある。それが災害により大きく破損し、平清盛の命で、在地の豪族が改修にあたった。しかし、改修は困難で、何度やっても堤が壊れた。そこで神仏に祈願したところ、明日「ちきり」を持った女が通るので、人柱にせよとの託宣を受ける。果たして翌朝一人の娘が通りかかり、役人が何を持っているか尋ねると、「ちきり」だと答えるので、捕えて生き埋めにし人柱とした。娘は埋められる時「言わざら来ざら（言わなければ良かった、来なければ良かった）」と言い続けたという。こうして無事ため池の改修は終わったのだが、堤の東の方では、どこからともなく水が漏れ出し、僧侶がそれを聞くと、「言わざら来ざら」と聞こえた。彼女の霊を慰めるため、神として祀ったのが、滕神社という。この神社は、そうした特異な由緒がある為、「身代わりお守り」を授与し、「人形祓い」を積極的に行っている。日本各地に古くから伝えられる人柱という悲劇的な一種の呪術。それはなぜ行われたのか？水、機織、女性、魔性という他伝承との共通項にも注目しつつ（其之参拾壱「福島・奥会津武家の世開くドラゴン退治」参照）、近代以前の社会における共同体と個人の関係について考察する。

高知県の香南市に、若一王子宮という神社が鎮座する。近郷八村の総鎮守で、鎌倉～南北朝時代に、紀州熊野より勧請されたと見られている。若一王子は、若王子ともいい、熊野三山で信仰される神の一柱。この神社で特筆すべきは「お烏喰神事」である。それは、海水で禊し、結界を張った神社に籠って球形の餅を作り、深夜、祈祷した後に本殿の屋根の上に供えるというもの。すると、熊野より二羽の烏が飛来し、餅を食べて行くといい、早朝、宮司がそれを知らせる。烏は、熊野の神の使いとされ、それは三本足の「八咫烏（やたがらす）」ともされている。この神事は、熊野三山の一つ・熊野速玉大社と、京都の若王子宮の三ヶ所で行われていたが、現在では高知の若一王子宮にしか残っていない。また、近隣の赤岡には、神主や巫女、僧侶、漂泊の芸能民、大工等が住んでいたことを示す地名が残っている。その中心には、土佐特有の呪術師「博士（はかしょ）」を統率する博士頭・芦田注連太夫の屋敷があり、摩利支天を祀り中臣祓を行うという、神仏習合の呪術を司っていた。土佐北東の山間・物部村に伝わる陰陽道の色彩が濃い民間呪術「いざなぎ流（百社巡礼其之七参照）」との関係も深い。時を超え、呪術の国・土佐の深層へと降りる旅。

岐阜県の飛騨・美濃両地域の神社仏閣に、「両面宿儺（りょうめんすくな）」の伝説がある。彼は、二つの顔に、各四本の手足を持つ超人で、日本書紀にも仁徳朝の飛騨に現れたと書かれている。書紀では、人民を害し、朝廷に従わず討たれたとされ、岐阜県内の神社においても、書紀に近い伝承を伝える事が多い。一方、県内の寺院においては、善政を施した豪族や、龍を討った英雄、観音の化身などとして語られる。最も有名な伝承地は、円空作の宿儺像が残る、高山市東部、丹生川の千光寺だ。丹生川の北アルプスの麓には、宿儺が出現したという洞窟もある。高山市街、日本三大夜祭・高山祭で有名な桜山八幡宮他、美濃から丹生川へ至るルート沿いには、朝廷軍の進軍を伝える八社の八幡神社が鎮座する。高山市南部の飛騨一宮・水無神社には驚くべき伝承がある。ここでは「七儺（しちな）」という女の龍を宿儺が討ったとされているが、中世の記録によれば、水無神社の神体山・位山に宿儺が降臨し、神武天皇に皇位を授けたという。位山は、古代の祭祀遺構である巨石が数多く存在し、飛騨こそ大和以前の皇室のルーツだとする「異端」の説もある。「堕落論」で有名な坂口安吾氏も、宿儺や「飛騨王朝説」について調査し著述している。聖俗の交錯する異形の超人伝承の謎に挑む。

"Siamo Palermo": ovvero siamo fatti della stessa pasta di cui è fatta questa città. Simonetta Agnello Hornby e Mimmo Cuticchio si sono incontrati in anni recenti, ne è nata un'amicizia, ne è nata un'intesa che ha destato la visione a due voci di Palermo, Capitale italiana della Cultura 2018. Simonetta e Mimmo raccontano e si raccontano, obbedendo al fascinoso labirinto che storia e memoria disegnano per loro.

In this classic tale of true-life adventure, David and Daniel Hays, a father and son, sail 17,000 miles from Connecticut to Cape Horn and back. Together they complete this odyssey and join a select group to successfully sail the Drake Passage in a small vessel. It is also the story of conquering inner struggles as well as great distances.

A collection of letters Mark Twain wrote for a newspaper publication - from a long, turbulent journey to the island to his encounters with the islanders and the myriad Englishmen who have taken up residence on the island.

Get ready for a one-of-a-kind audio experience: discover Florence through intimate, guided audio walking tours of the city's most historic and enchanting quarters. There are four guided tours for you to listen to as you walk through Florence, plus essential Italian words and phrases that every traveler wants to know.

Greek to Me is a charming account of Norris’s lifelong love affair with words and her solo adventures in the land of olive trees and ouzo. Along the way, Norris explains how the alphabet originated in Greece, makes the case for Athena as a feminist icon, seeks the fabled Baths of Aphrodite, and reveals the surprising ways Greek helped form English. Filled with Norris’s memorable encounters with Greek words, Greek gods, Greek wine - and more than a few Greek men - Greek to Me is the Comma Queen’s fresh take on Greece and its exotic yet strangely familiar language.

Brought to you by Penguin. Beautifully written and full of wonderful descriptions and intriguing tales, In Patagonia is an account of Bruce Chatwin's travels to a remote country in search of a strange beast and his encounters with the people whose fascinating stories delay him on the road.

Fourteen years after the publication of his landmark travel narrative Among the Believers, V.S. Naipaul returned to the four non-Arab Islamic countries he reported on so vividly at the time of Ayatollah Khomeini’s triumph in Iran. Beyond Belief is the result of his five-month journey in 1995 through lands where descendants of Muslim converts live at odds with indigenous traditions.

你好！Whether you're saying 'nihao' for the first time or debating China's tech trends in Mandarin – welcome to Chinese Around You, where language meets living culture! As a TESOL educator & CATTI-certified translator with 10,000+ teaching hours, I’ve seen learners struggle with two things: 1️⃣ Finding materials that grow with their level (from HSK1 beginners to HSK6+ advanced learners) 2️⃣ Understanding the ‘why’ behind Chinese habits– not just the language, but the culture that shapes it That’s why every episode gives you: ✅ Multi-level nuggets: HSK words ...

For award-winning natural history writer David B. Williams, to be connected to a place you need to pause and look deeply at it. Wild in Seattle is Williams's delightful journey of discovery in this city where not only is nature all around, it's also written in the stones of the urban landscape. Explore the geologic history of glaciers, tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanoes as well as the ways humans shape the Seattle topography. From backyards to downtown, watch for coyotes, crows, seals, otters, owls, and so much more wildlife who also call the region home.

After renovating a dilapidated Andalusian cottage and transforming it into a guest house, Robert and Sabina face a new set of challenges. As they continue to uncover the pros and pitfalls of hospitality, they realize that they need to do more to establish roots in their new community before they feel truly at home. During this transition period, they travel between Andalusia and the Middle East, in an effort to decide whether the idea of living among the olive groves is sustainable or whether they need to reconsider their life path and return to their old lives in the Gulf.

Noraly Schoenmaker was a thirtysomething geologist living in the Netherlands when she learned that her live-in partner had been having a long-term affair. In desperate need of a new beginning, she decided to quit her job and jet off to India. But her plans were dashed when she fell quickly and helplessly in love: with a motorcycle. Behind the handlebars, she felt alive and free—nimble enough to trace the narrowest paths, powerful enough to travel the longest of roads.

Eat, Pray, Love meets Claude Monet in this epistolary ode to Paris. What started as a whim in a Latin Quarter café blossomed into Janice MacLeod’s years-long endeavor to document and celebrate life in Paris, sending monthly snippets of her paintings and writings to the mailboxes of ardent followers around the world. Now, Dear Paris collects the entirety of the Paris Letters project: 140 illustrated messages discussing everything from macarons to Montmartre.