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におい、音、手ざわり、そして電子機器の画面の明るさまで──。資本主義と技術は五感を商品にし、日常の体験そのものを設計してきた。都市空間とデパートがもたらした新しい消費行動の感覚、ガラス、プラスチック、セロハンなどの新素材による衛生観の更新、パック旅行やテーマパーク、「パノラマ」やVRまで、身近な事例で百年超の軌跡をたどる、新しい学問分野「感覚史」の入門書。

■「もやもや」する日本 □「日本ってどういう国？」が分からなくなっている ■信号は守るのに、コンプラ違反天国 □日本には「世間」はあるが、「社会」がない 7割の日本人が「この国は衰退している」と考えている。

あこがれを集める歴史の都・京都！ そんな古都を「きらい」と明言するのは、京都育ちで、ずっと京都に住んでいる著者だ。千年積もった洛中人の毒や、坊さんと舞子さんとのコラボレーションなど、「こんなん書いてええのんか？」という衝撃の新京都論。

Winner of Audiobook of the Year at The Specsavers National Book Awards 2018 Penguin presents the audio edition of The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli, read by Benedict Cumberbatch. The bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics takes us on an enchanting journey to discover the meaning...

The protagonist of Just Do It is Phil Knight, a reclusive billionaire who started a two-man operation importing Japanese running shoes and built it into a $4 billion company. Irreverent, unpredictable, and leery of the sports establishment, Knight created the most muscular jock culture in business, a place where employees routinely took two hours at lunch to work out and then strategized late into the night in their holy war against competitors Reebok and Adidas.

Susegad' is a Konkani word that has no exact translation in English. Goans use it to convey the sense of contentment, fulfilment and relaxation that everyone associates with Goa and its culture. Clyde D'Souza, bestselling author and proud Goan, shows us the wonderful, unique elements that help...

In the best-selling, prize-winning A Short History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson achieved the seemingly impossible by making the science of our world both understandable and entertaining to millions of people around the globe. Now he turns his attention inwards to explore the human body, how it functions and its remarkable ability to heal itself. Full of extraordinary facts and astonishing stories, The Body: A Guide for Occupants is a brilliant, often very funny attempt to understand the miracle of our physical and neurological makeup.

This is the true story of how one side lost its ability to laugh and the other side won the culture. Since 2016, the Left has struggled to be funny. Comedy that once skewered power while connecting with everyday Americans has become sanitized, moralizing, and politically correct, while the Right...

The story behind cult classic Repo Man, the movie that bought punk rock to the masses and became an underground sensation. In 1984, punk rock was on the ropes—clubs shuttered by violence, bands dropped by labels, and mainstream America eager to forget punk ever existed. Then a scrappy...

In July 1997, the first contestant voted off the first episode of the first ever reality TV elimination show took his own life. Expedition Robinson was the first show of its kind anywhere, and it was going to be remembered not for breaking the mold of television, but for a death, the first of at least 40 suicides linked globally to a reality TV show.

Over 50 years, Charles M. Schulz created a comic strip that is one of the indisputable glories of American popular culture. Some 20 years after the last strip appeared, the characters Schulz brought to life in Peanuts continue to resonate with millions of fans, their beguiling four-panel adventures and television escapades offering lessons about happiness, friendship, disappointment, childhood, and life itself. Here, 33 writers and artists reflect on the deeper truths of Schulz’s deceptively simple comic, its impact on their lives and art and on the broader culture.

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he'd made a huge mistake. With no knowledge of the language and zero teaching experience, was he was about to be the most quickly fired English teacher in Japan's history? Abroad in...

There are very few modern hobbies that can honestly claim they have lived three distinct lives. Most begin as a craze, settle into a niche, and then either fade or become quietly institutional. The Pokémon Trading Card Game did something stranger and more enduring. It began as a children’s pastime, became a cultural flashpoint that adults argued about in staff rooms and school assemblies, then returned decades later as a booming adult obsession with its own economy, celebrities, and mythology. That alone would make it worth studying.

One of Amazon's Best Books of 2020 in Business and Leadership Honorable Mention for the Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award, Consumers and Consumption Section of the American Sociological Association A sociologist and former fashion model takes readers inside the elite global party...

幾世紀にもわたり誤解のベールに包まれてきたオカルティズムの歴史と思想を紐解き、隠された知の探求へと誘う極上の歴史ノンフィクション。静かな夜のひとときや日々の通勤時間に耳を傾ければ、日常から離れた深い...

BBC: Brainwashing Britain? is a shocking expose of mass propaganda, its components, and aims. You may never look at Auntie in the same way ever again. The people of Britain are under attack. We are being brainwashed. We are being brainwashed completely, ceaselessly and cynically... So just who...

Dish up the red meat, eggs, and whole milk! In this well-researched and captivating narrative, veteran food writer Nina Teicholz proves how everything we've been told about fat is wrong. For decades, Americans have cut back on red meat and dairy products full of "bad" saturated fats. We obediently complied with nutritional guidelines to eat "heart healthy" fats found in olive oil, fish, and nuts, and followed a Mediterranean diet heavy on fruits, vegetables, and grains. Yet the nation's health has declined. What is going on?

Read by Audiofile Golden Voice Narrator January LaVoy. A New York Times bestseller and enduring classic, All About Love is the acclaimed first volume in feminist icon bell hooks' "Love Song to the Nation" trilogy. All About Love reveals what causes a polarized society, and how to heal the...

The legendary bestseller that encouraged millions of readers to look at the hidden side of everything | Read by author Stephen J. Dubner! Which is more dangerous: a gun or a swimming pool? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? What do real estate agents and the KKK have in common?...

小さくとも、したたかに、抗っていく――。出版社「ころから」戦記！ 近年、小規模で個性的な「ひとり出版社」が注目を集めている。だが、2013年創立の出版社「ころから」にはフォロワー（追随する者）がいないと業界では評判だ。その独自性の源泉はどこにあるのか。