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恋愛は幻であり、永遠の恋などは嘘の骨頂だとわかっていても、「それをするな」といい得ない性質のものである。それをしなければ人生自体がなくなるようなものなのだから。つまりは、人間は死ぬ、どうせ死ぬものなら早く死んでしまえ、ということが成り立たないのと同じだ。しかし何度、恋をしたところで、そのつまらなさが分かるほかに人は偉くなるということもなさそうだ。むしろその愚劣さによって常に裏切られるばかりであろう。そのくせ、恋なしに人生は成りたたぬ。ああ、孤独。 孤独は、人のふるさとだ。恋愛は、人生の花であります。いかに退屈であろうとも、この外に花はない。 いつの時代も男と女の関係は変わらないものなのかもしれません。多くの名言を生み出した坂口安吾の「恋愛論」。オーディオブックでお楽しみください。

Delving into the long, extraordinary life of renowned French fashion designer Coco Chanel, Karen Karbo has written a new kind of book, exploring Chanel’s philosophy on a range of universal themes—from style to passion, from money and success to femininity and living life on your own terms.

GenX Stories is a podcast about how the so-called “Lost Generation” found itself at midlife. Join hosts Eve, Lori, Chris & Courtney every other Wednesday for a fun and frank discussion about what made us and what’s next. We all have a GenX story. What’s yours?

菅官房長官に質問をぶつけ続ける著者。演劇に夢中だった幼少期、矜持ある先輩記者たち、母との突然の別れ……。

カネもコネも語学力もない。夢を叶えるための武器は胸に秘めた情熱だけだった──。

In Other Words is a revelation. It is at heart a love story—of a long and sometimes difficult courtship, and a passion that verges on obsession: that of a writer for another language. For Jhumpa Lahiri, that love was for Italian, which first captivated and capsized her during a trip to Florence after college. Although Lahiri studied Italian for many years afterward, true mastery always eluded her.

The Anthropocene is the current geologic age, in which humans have profoundly reshaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, best-selling author John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale - from the QWERTY keyboard and sunsets to Canada geese and Penguins of Madagascar.

五代目古今亭志ん生の長女、十代目金原亭馬生、三代目古今亭志ん朝の姉でもある美濃部美津子氏が、娘の目から見た名人・志ん生のエピソードを歯切れの良い東京弁で語ります。貧乏な中でも信じてささえた母おりんさんの献身的な生活、努力家であった師匠、空襲下での師匠、満州での師匠、二人の名人の弟、名跡志ん生に対する思い、優しいおとうさんだったと言う娘が語る名人五代目古今亭志ん生の逸話をお楽しみ下さい。聞き手は塙宏氏 昭和37年入社以来志ん生、圓生を始めとして談志、円楽、志ん朝師らと数々の仕事を行い志ん生一家とも古い付き合いのある元ニッポン放送演芸担当プロデューサー。(C)2008サウンドマン

量産型電気自動車「リーフ」。それは車両からの排気ガスがゼロという夢のような自動車だ。その爽快な運転感覚、ＩＴ技術を活用した操作性など高い評価を得ており、グッド・デザイン賞、カー・オブ・ザ・イヤーなどの数々の賞を獲得している。
そんな「リーフ」の開発責任者を担当したのが、門田英稔氏である。
門田氏はある日、コンセプトカーではなく実用的な量産型電気自動車開発の指揮をとってほしいという依頼を受けた。いままでにない全く新しい車。それを３年という短い期間で開発しろというのだ。
新しい車であるというだけで、困難な開発になるのは目に見えている。それに加え時間もないという。しかし結果、門田氏は困難を乗り越え、見事に期待にこたえた。
これは門田氏にスポットを当て、日産「リーフ」の開発を追った物語である。なぜ門田氏が「リーフ」開発を成功させられたのか。迫っていく。


■門田英稔氏　経歴
日産自動車株式会社　「日産リーフ」開発責任者

■会社概要
日産自動車株式会社
1933（昭和8）年12月26日　設立

「対馬丸」という事件に関連する詳細な史実を云々する資格を私たちは持っていません。ただ私たちにできることは、理不尽にも幼い命を奪われた子供たちへの、深い悲しみをたたえた大城立裕氏の眼差し、つまり沖縄の心を、声にして伝えることによって、これまで「対馬丸」を語り継ごうとされてこられた方々のご努力に対して、少しでもお手伝いができたならと願っています。(菅家ゆかり)

In Liftoff, Eric Berger takes listeners inside the wild early days that made SpaceX. Focusing on the company’s first four launches of the Falcon 1 rocket, he charts the bumpy journey from scrappy underdog to aerospace pioneer, drawing upon exclusive interviews with dozens of former and current engineers, designers, mechanics and executives, including Elon Musk. The enigmatic Musk, who founded the company with the dream of one day settling Mars, is the fuel that propels the book, with his daring vision for the future of space.

You'll be awe-inspired by the heroic efforts of the crew of the Endurance, a ship that battled its way for six weeks through thousands of miles of pack ice while ironically only a day's sail from its destination.

世界24カ国で5000人に本格手打ち讃岐うどんを振る舞った「世界を旅するうどん屋」とはどういう生き方なのか？を綴った自伝。

Benedict Cumberbatch reads Ian Kelly’s biography of one of the most beguiling and controversial individuals of any age. In this fascinating biography of the notorious libertine, Ian Kelly draws on documents by Casanova, his friends, and his lovers (male and female) in order to bring fresh insights to the man’s life and world. The sights and smells of 18th-century Europe are brought keenly to life, as are the colourful incidents of Casanova’s life.

Though unappreciated in his own time, Johann Sebastian Bach has ascended to Olympian heights, the verdict of contemporary audiences long since overruled by succeeding generations of music lovers. But what makes his music great? In this series of 32 lectures, a working composer and musicologist brings his exceptional teaching skills to the task of helping you hear the extraordinary sweep of Bach's music. You'll understand the compositional language that enabled him to compose such extravagant, unbridled music while still maintaining precise control of every aspect - beat, melody, melodic repetition, interaction, and harmony.

What if we could redefine leadership? What if kindness came first? Jacinda Ardern grew up the daughter of a police officer in small-town New Zealand, but as the 40th Prime Minister of her country, she commanded global respect for her empathetic leadership that put people first. This is the remarkable story of how a Mormon girl plagued by self-doubt made political history and changed our assumptions of what a global leader can be.

Over the past sixty-five years, millions of golfers have studied Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons, making it the bestselling golf book of all time. Now, Hogan’s masterpiece has received the definitive edition it deserves. Widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers in the history of the sport, Hogan is especially known for his mastery of the golf swing. At the start of his career, he played with a hook that threatened to ruin his game, until he dedicated himself to correcting it—and in doing so, he gained a rare and hard-fought understanding of the fundamentals.

Over two grim nights in Los Angeles, the young followers of Charles Manson murdered seven people, including the actress Sharon Tate, then eight months pregnant. With no mercy and seemingly no motive, the Manson Family followed their leader's every order. Twenty years ago, when journalist Tom O'Neill was reporting a magazine piece about the murders, he worried there was nothing new to say. Then he unearthed shocking evidence of a cover-up behind the "official" story, including police carelessness, legal misconduct, and potential surveillance by intelligence agents.

Tara Westover and her family grew up preparing for the End of Days but, according to the government, she didn’t exist. She hadn’t been registered for a birth certificate. She had no school records because she’d never set foot in a classroom, and no medical records because her father didn’t believe in hospitals. As she grew older, her father became more radical and her brother more violent. At 16, Tara knew she had to leave home. In doing so she discovered both the transformative power of education, and the price she had to pay for it.

This book is for the rational, the practical, the seeker, the non-conformist, the leader, the rebel and the free spirit . . .