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In "The Proverbs of Scotland," Alexander Hislop meticulously curates and analyzes a rich tapestry of Scottish proverbs, embedding them within the historical and cultural context of Scotland in the e……続きを見る

Este Eastern parecería una crónica ficticia si no estuviera situado en uno de los estados más violentos de México, donde muta en un documental que termina siendo una película de terror gore.Con una ……続きを見る

RISVOLTO I faits divers – sottolineava Sciascia presentando nel 1989 la sua terza raccolta di articoli e saggi dispersi – sono «quelli che noi diciamo fatti di cronaca, cronache quotidiane, cronache……続きを見る

人們有權享有的幸福，靠反抗才能獲得； 轉身反抗不公不義，你才由奴隸變成自己！ 諾貝爾文學獎得主卡繆最重要的良心之作，全新編排修訂版。 ■良心與反抗，是當代台灣社會最缺乏的、 最被重層複雜體制綁架的人道價……続きを見る

Tras pasar una noche en prisión durante el verano de 1846 por negarse a pagar los impuestos que sufragaban la guerra contra México, Thoreau escribe su ensayo Desobediencia civil. Considerado como un……続きを見る

Convaincu d’être un écrivain maudit, maltraité par son propre éditeur ー ce qui sera une ritournelle des futures œuvres céliniennes ー, Céline met au point un rendez-vous avec un auteur de la maison……続きを見る

"Il dérangea, fascina, exaspéra. Il suscita plus d’articles haineux qu’aucun de ses contemporains. Mais il sut aussi retourner les critiques les plus hostiles et cultiver l’intérêt des commentateurs……続きを見る

Writing about food has long been a part of autobiographical expression that combines culinary record-keeping and histories, drawing on the personal and the cultural. Concentrating on the transatlant……続きを見る

Ratan Tata was an iconic leader who shaped the Indian industry. He inspired an entire generation. When he passed away in 2024, millions of Indians felt a sense of deep personal loss. In this unique ……続きを見る

Part of the Penguin Classics campaign celebrating 100 years of Albert Camus, 'A Sea Close By' reveals the writer as a sensual witness of landscapes, the sea and sailing. It is a light, summery day-d……続きを見る

Brought together, attention and drift help immerse ourselves in our surroundings and make us appreciate the contingent and pulsating relations of living. Attention and Drift suggests that instead of……続きを見る

‘Among the eighteen classic Hindu texts called the Puranas, the Brahmanda Purana recounts the stories and lores associated with Brahma, the creator and one of the trinities of the supreme divinity a……続きを見る

Contains Active Table of Contents (HTML) and in the end of book include a bonus link to the free audiobook. "Meditations" is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161 ……続きを見る

Why Japan? In Fifty Sounds, winner of the 2019 Fitzcarraldo Editions Essay Prize, Polly Barton attempts to exhaust her obsession with the country she moved to at the age of 21, before eventually bec……続きを見る

»›Zeitoun‹ gehört zum Interessan testen, Packendsten und Aufregendsten, das man gerade lesen kann.« FAZ Dave Eggers erzählt in seiner vielfach ausgezeichneten literarischen Reportage die Geschichte ……続きを見る

「描くべきと思ったから描き始めていた」 字が読めるようになる前の幼少から漫画と親しみ、絵を描きはじめた作者。 手探りで歩んだ漫画描きの半生を振り返る自伝的エッセイ漫画。 2018年2月のCOMITIA123に「乱痴気……続きを見る

'Politics and the English Language' is widely considered Orwell's most important essay on style. Style, for Orwell, was never simply a question of aesthetics; it was always inextricably linked to po……続きを見る

__________________ THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Stop searching for the answers - and start delighting in the questions with Pandora Sykes, c****o-host of The High Low podcast. 'Deliciously fascinatin……続きを見る

L’Effet Pygmalion procède d’une incursion dans l’immense fortune littéraire, visuelle, audiovisuelle enfin, du mythe fondateur de la première histoire de simulacres consignée par la culture occident……続きを見る

Said to be the best physicist of the twentieth century, Albert Einstein has been treated as a strange person due to his unbelievable behavior and going at his own pace.It was caused by his blood typ……続きを見る

In "Kotto: Being Japanese Curios, with Sundry Cobwebs," Lafcadio Hearn offers a mesmerizing glimpse into the multifaceted tapestry of Japanese culture at the turn of the 20th century. This collectio……続きを見る

A selection of the greatest sentences by the master, Ernest Hemingway. Sentences that can take a reader’s breath away and are not easily forgotten. Each sentence has been selected and examined by au……続きを見る

'A dazzling history of the future – Hamish McRae has given us a tour de force' - Tim Harford _______________ A bold and illuminating vision of the future, from one of Europe's foremost speakers on g……続きを見る

Rebecca Solnit's essay 'Men Explain Things to Me' has become a touchstone of the feminist movement, inspired the term 'mansplaining', and established Solnit as one of the leading feminist thinkers o……続きを見る

《全国优秀儿童文学奖作品集.散文》精选了高洪波、吴然、孙卫卫、韩开春、殷健灵五位著名儿童文学作家的获奖作品，其中包括《悄悄话》《《踩新路》《小小孩的春天》《虫虫》《爱ーー外婆和我》。散文卷蕴含着多位……続きを見る

The first collection of Alice Walker's non-fiction spanning fifteen years in the career of this remarkable writer. This collection of essays is a celebration of the legacy of creativity - especially……続きを見る

“Masterful. The Anthropocene Reviewed is a beautiful, timely book about the human conditionーand a timeless reminder to pay attention to your attention.” ーAdam Grant, #1 bestselling author of Think……続きを見る

Ever wondered why your grandmother threw a teabag into the pressure cooker while boiling chickpeas, or why she measured using the knuckle of her index finger? Why does a counter-intuitive pinch of s……続きを見る

成為法官的作家ーー翁禎翊最新散文集 「都是我捫心自問，我有多在乎他們的人生？」 「有些人得到尊敬，是因為身上那件袍子。也有些人，是因為脫下袍子以後，有一顆願意為另一個人想更多、想更遠的心。」 「記得每……続きを見る

Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things: According the Wikipedia: "..often shortened to Kwaidan, is a book by Lafcadio Hearn that features several Japanese ghost stories and a brief study on ……続きを見る