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明治の頃、全世界に向け“日本”を紹介した小泉八雲。彼は、新聞記者であり、教師、翻訳家、紀行文作家、随筆家、小説家、そして日本研究家であった。小泉八雲…、本名、ラフカディオ・ハーン。ギリシャ生れのイギリス人である。彼ほど日本の文化、日本人の心を深く見つめ、そして描き綴った外国人はいないと言われています。八雲が見つけた、和を尊び、自然を愛する“美しき日本”、その姿をわれわれは彼が遺した幾多の作品から知ることができます。八雲は、口承されてきた日本各地の怪談や幽霊話、民話、伝説を世に出しました。今回、収録した『雪女』 『ろくろ首』 『貉(むじな)』 『耳無芳一の話』等の有名な話も、八雲がいたからこそ世に出た話であります。日本の自然と文化を深く愛し、その姿を世界に広めた功績は偉大であると言えます。日本をこよなく愛し、そして多くの日本人に愛された小泉八雲の繊細で情緒豊かな作品をどうぞオーディオブックでお楽しみください!

“Phenomenal…a jaw-dropping book.” —Jon Stewart, The Daily Show Named by The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Prospect magazine as a best book of the year, this “scrupulously reported” (The New Yorker) and “astonishing” (The Daily Telegraph, London) book rivets with its...

This is a tale of sorrow, a tale of survival, a tale of one man's search for meaning in his universe, and how that search, and the indomitable will that drove it, gave birth to a legend.

日本人以上に日本を愛したラフカディオ・ハーンこと小泉八雲。日本研究家でもあった八雲が、日本各地に伝わる伝説、幽霊話などを集め、独自の解釈を加えて蘇らせたのが、『怪談』であり、『日本雑録』です。その中から、「ろくろ首」と「破られた約束」の2編をオーディオドラマ化しました。セリフとともに効果音と恐怖感いっぱいの音楽で表現する小泉八雲の世界をたっぷりお楽しみください。(C)2007株式会社スタジオ・エコー

What if meaning is not an illusion, but a missing dimension? Modern science describes the world with extraordinary precision, yet it struggles to account for one of the most influential forces shaping human behavior: meaning. Beliefs, intentions, symbols, and narratives guide perception, constrain action, and stabilize shared reality—yet they resist full explanation in terms of space, time, and energy alone.

Road Kill 7 is like an awkward family portrait. Apocalyptic Karma stands poised behind a pink curtain. A frustrated cryptid reemerges behind the Pine Curtain. A haunting act of penitence occurs at a blood-soaked battleground. A stark Lone Star lottery costs a woman both her sons. Then, there’s a slippery connubial nexus, a bizarre diluvial disappearance, a spry, mysterious book sniffer, and an avenging hoodoo demon. There are elements in the frame you don’t recognize until you see them up close, with your own eyes. By then, of course, it’s too late.

Introducing Boyfriend Explains by Ethan Evans and Patrick Jacquinot! Get ready for a hilarious and high-energy deep dive into the "rabbit holes" of history, architecture, and other wildly specific topics that only a boyfriend with a lifelong Wikipedia obsession could uncover. 

Every Tuesday, Ethan and Patrick grab a glass of wine to explore everything from the mystery of the World’s Fair to the history of Midwest witches, to stories of nuns fighting the resistance in WWII. Join the fun for giggles, niche interests, and expert-level research brought to life with heart.

Fans will love The Quiet Grind because it’s real. No celebrity lifestyle, no flexing, no get-rich-quick or alpha mentality. This is a community for regular guys talking about real life—work, money, discipline, fitness, relationships, mistakes, and how to be a little better. It’s coming from a guy who consistently messes up and keeps learning. We ask honest questions, share different perspectives, and keep it equal ground no matter who you are or where you’re at. No ego. No posturing. Just real conversations that actually help.

At just twenty-six, A P Corcoran had already led a life full of adventure, sailing around the globe twice, immersing himself in diverse cultures, hunting in Africa, and working on a ranch in Bolivia. As tensions mounted in Europe and war loomed between Austria, Serbia, Germany, and France, he made a daring escape back to England, arriving just in time to heed the call for volunteers to join the British Army. When a special appeal was made for university men to form the first corps of motorcycle despatch riders, he eagerly signed up with the Royal Engineers Signal Section. Throughout the war, ...

From the creator of Valuetainment, the #1 YouTube channel for entrepreneurs, and “one of the most exciting thinkers” (Ray Dalio, author of Principles) in business today, comes a practical and effective guide for thinking more clearly and achieving your most audacious professional goals. Both...

From electric lights to automobiles to the appliances that make our lives easier at work and at home, we owe so much of our world to the Industrial Revolution. In this course, The Great Courses partners with the Smithsonian - one of the world's most storied and exceptional educational institutions - to examine the extraordinary events of this period and uncover the far-reaching impact of this incredible revolution.

The opening episode begins on Trantor, capital of the Galactic Empire, with the meeting of Seldon and Dornick, their trial, and their exile to Terminus. The action then jumps forward 50 years, to the first Seldon Crisis, where the repercussions of the recent independence of the Four Kingdoms of the Periphery are being felt on Terminus, and are handled by the first Mayor, Salvor Hardin....

The dark horse of the New World Order was never Communism, Socialism or Fascism: It has always been Technocracy! Started in the 1930s, re-introduced by the Trilateral Commission in 1973 as the “New International Economic Order,” Technocrats have staged a sweeping coup d’état in plain sight in Washington, DC. during the Trump presidency. The Dark Enlightenment wants to turn us into a monarchy. Tokenization is flipping us into an asset-based economic system where you “will own nothing”. AI is shoving us into a digital Gulag.

Beyond the personal discovery and instant relief that Working Genius provides, the model also gives teams a remarkably simple and practical framework for tapping into one another’s natural gifts, which increases productivity and reduces unnecessary judgment.

This series of 36 fascinating lectures is a chronological journey into the story of Victorian Britain, from the unexpected ascension to the throne of teenaged Princess Victoria in 1837 to her death in 1901 as the Boer War neared its end.Presented with all of Victoria's strengths and foibles left intact by an award-winning teacher and author, the lectures invite you to reflect on both the positive and negative aspects of her reign.

この『雪女』は小泉八雲が民話をもとに書いたものですが、今あらためて内容にふれてみると、情景・心情描写がとても精緻で、非常に優れた名作であることが分かります。美しくも儚く、そして冷酷。決して口にしてはならない雪女とのタブー。二人の愛の結末は…? その後の「雪女」像の印象を決定づけた小泉八雲の有名な怪談物語を本オーディオブックでお楽しみください。何か素敵な再発見を期待して。

Thérèse, une jeune fille solitaire de dix-neuf ans, croise dans le métro une femme qui ressemble étrangement à sa mère, disparue depuis des années. Tourmentée par son passé, elle décide de la suivre, partant ainsi à la recherche de ses origines.

This award-winning and best-selling business handbook for digital transformation is now fully updated and expanded with the latest research and new case studies! Over the last five years, The DevOps Handbook has been the definitive guide for taking the successes laid out in the best-selling The Phoenix Project and applying them in any organization. Now, with this fully updated and expanded edition, it’s time to take DevOps out of the IT department and apply it across the full business.

ある夜、ひとりで帰路を急ぐ男は、紀伊国坂の闇の中でさめざめと泣くお女中と出くわす。狢が出ると恐れられているこんな場所に若い女がひとりでいるのはよくないと、親切心から声をかけた男だったが……。朗読者の中村恵子は、２００４年夏のあいぶんこ朗読ライブでも「狢」を演じており、そのときには怖がって泣き出した観客もいたほど。ここでは、ライブとはまた異なる翻訳を用い、読みにくい文章に果敢に挑戦しています。（C)アイ文庫　「ことのは出版オーディオブック作品一覧はhttp://www.kotonoha.co.jpにて」

The quest to understand the mind has motivated some of history's most profound thinkers. But only in our own time are we beginning to see the true complexity of this quest, as today's philosophers draw on the latest evidence from neuroscience, psychology, artificial intelligence, linguistics, and other fields to probe deeply into the inner workings of the mind.