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There are many stories we can tell about the past, and we are not, perhaps, as free as we might imagine in our choice of which stories to tell or where those stories end. John Arnold's addition to Oxford's popular Very Short Introductions series is a stimulating essay about how people study and understand history.  

The Holy Roman Empire lasted 1,000 years, far longer than ancient Rome. Yet this formidable dominion never inspired the awe of its predecessor. Voltaire quipped that it was neither holy, Roman, nor an empire. Yet as Peter H. Wilson shows, the Holy Roman Empire tells a millennial story of Europe better than the histories of individual nation-states.

US psychologist Abraham Maslow’s A Theory of Human Motivation is a classic of psychological research that helped change the field for good. Like many field-changing thinkers, Maslow was not just a talented researcher, he was also a creative thinker - able to see things from a new perspective and show them in a different light. He studied what he called exemplary people such as Albert Einstein, Jane Addams, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Frederick Douglass rather than mentally ill or neurotic people.

Linguistics falls in the gap between arts and science, on the edges of which the most fascinating discoveries and the most important problems are found. Rather than following the conventional organization of many contemporary introductions to the subject, the author of this stimulating guide begins his discussion with the oldest, "arts" end of the subject and moves chronologically through to the newest research - the "science" aspects.

あらすじ 世の中のあらゆることに退屈した若者ふたりは、刺激を得るために墓荒らしをするようになった。悪事の限りを尽くすふたりは、ある墓地の死体から、翡翠の魔よけ奪い取り持ち帰る。しかしそれ以降ふたりは得体の知れない恐怖におびやかされることになる。どこからともなく聞こえるようになったかすかな“遠吠え”。やがて一人が、見えない何者かによって食い殺されてしまう…。

“とこしえに 休みうるもの 死ぬことはなく して超ゆる永劫あらば 死すらも死なん” アラビア砂漠の果てにとある都市がある。名前はない。廃墟だ。そうとしか言いようがない。低い外壁があったが、悠久の年月を経て、大半が砂に埋もれてしまっている。ずっとこのままだったに違いない。メンフィスにはじめの石が積まれるよりも昔から。バビロンの煉瓦がまだ焼かれる以前から。実際のところ何が起こったのかを知っているのは、思いに沈む冷酷な砂漠の神々だけだ…。

港町キングスポートのそばにある高い峰、その霧に包まれた頂上に立つ一軒の小屋。未踏のはずのその場所に、何百年も何かが住んでいるという。ひとりの男が興味を持ち、そこへ至ろうとする。 恐ろしきその頂で聞こえる音楽のような調べ、ガラス窓の向こうにうごめく黒い影。古えの言い伝えを載せて天へと向かう霧の中で、それはまるで大地の果てで水面に浮かぶ鐘が、妖精の国の大空で鳴り響いているかのように。 人というものは、夜ひそかに星が星に告げる、怪しくも古い秘密や不思議の噂がなくては生きてはゆけぬ… 夢の国の話「異界の神々」とも共鳴する、奇才H・P・ラヴクラフトが残したファンタジー掌編。

What if we held within our minds the potential to transform our personal lives and the collective life of our species? In this unabridged audio of the updated and expanded 10th-anniversary edition of the book, you’ll learn how to turn the immense power of your subconscious into your most valuable tool for health, well-being, and much more.

'What starts here changes the world' was the university slogan that inspired William H. McRaven to take charge of the small things that could change his life...and even the world. Here McRaven shares the 10 life-changing principles he learned during his 37 years as a Navy SEAL. These 10 philosophies helped him to overcome challenges not only in his career but also throughout his life. What's more anyone can use these basic lessons to change themselves, and the world, for the better....

In today's fast-paced networked economy, professionals must work harder than ever to maintain and improve their business skills and knowledge. But technical mastery of one's discipline is not enough, assert professional advisors David H. Maister, Charles H. Green, and Robert M. Galford. The key to professional success, they argue, is the ability to earn the trust and confidence of clients. In this 20th anniversary edition, Maister, Green, and Galford enrich our understanding of today's society and illustrate how to be effective communicators in a digital world.

Faced with tumultuous economic times and rapid technological change, staying ahead in your career depends on continual learning - a lifelong mastery of new ideas, subjects and skills. If you want to accomplish more and stand apart from everyone else, you need to become an ultralearner. Scott Young incorporates the latest research about the most effective learning methods and the stories of other ultralearners like himself - among them Ben Franklin, Judit Polgar and Richard Feynman, as well as a host of others....

Admiral William H. McRaven is back with amazing stories of bravery and heroism from his career as a Navy SEAL and commander of America's Special Operations Forces.

ナイアルラトホテップ……、這い寄る混沌。わたしは最後の者だ……わたしは聞き耳を立て、その先の空虚を語ろう。あなたは彼方から声を聞く。ナイアルラトホテップを語る声を聞く。だがあなたの聞くその姿も、ナイアルラトホテップの多くある化身のひとつに過ぎない。ナイアルラトホテップは言う。「われは2700年の闇から目覚めけり。われはこの星ならぬ地より託宣を預かれり…(C)PanRolling

In their book Abundance, best-selling authors and futurists Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler tackled grand global challenges, such as poverty, hunger, and energy. Then, in Bold, they chronicled the use of exponential technologies that allowed the emergence of powerful new entrepreneurs. Now the best-selling authors are back with The Future Is Faster Than You Think, a blueprint for how our world will change in response to the next 10 years of rapid technological disruption.

これは「夢の国」の話… 灯台守のベイジル・エルトン。生まれたときからずっと海を見続けてきた彼は、海から不思議な話を聞いた。満月の夜にいつも南からやってくる一隻の白い船。ある夜、エルトンはその白い船に乗り込み夢の国へと旅立つことに。 謎に満ちた千の不思議の都、死の匂いの満ちる喜びの訪れぬ地、美と幸福に満ち足りた都… 夢と空想の中に横たわる人知を超えた国々への航海へと向かう。先を飛ぶ天空の鳥を先導として。 奇才H・P・ラヴクラフトによる不思議で幻想的なファンタジー掌編。

The Manipulator. I can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me. I will make you hurt, make you cry, make you laugh and sigh. But my words don't affect him. Especially not when I plead for him to leave. He's always there, watching and waiting. And I can never look away. Not when I want him to come closer. The Shadow. I didn't mean to fall in love. But now that I have, I can't stay away. I'm mesmerized by her smile, by her eyes, and the way she moves. I'll keep watching and waiting. Until I can make her mine. And once she is, I'll never let her go.

僕は今、ふるさとのはるか彼方にいて、東の海に心奪われている。黄昏のなか波は岩に砕け、岩は丘に続き、そこにはひょろりとした柳が生い茂り、空は曇りなく、夜の一番星が輝いている。僕は一族の偉い人に呼ばれ、古くから続く冬至の儀式に参加することになった。一度も行ったことのない一族の故郷の港町キングスポートを訪れると、町の中央に山があり、その頂には教会があった。僕は夜、大勢の人々に混じって、その教会へ向かう……。(C)PanRolling

Richard H. Thaler has spent his career studying the radical notion that the central agents in the economy are humans - predictable, error-prone individuals. Misbehaving is his arresting, frequently hilarious account of the struggle to bring an academic discipline back down to earth - and change the way we think about economics, ourselves, and our world.

Transform your life or the life of someone you love with Life Force - the newest breakthroughs in health technology to help maximize your energy and strength, prevent disease, and extend your health span - from Tony Robbins, author of the number one New York Times best seller Money: Master the Game.

In this book, you'll learn how: data science, driven by artificial intelligence and machine learning, is yielding unprecedented business insights; blockchain has the potential to restructure the economy; drones and driverless vehicles are becoming essential tools; 3-D printing is making new business models possible; augmented reality is transforming retail and manufacturing; smart speakers are redefining the rules of marketing; and humans and machines are working together to reach new levels of productivity.