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The deep-seated origins and wide-reaching lessons of ancient myths built the foundation for our modern legacies. Explore the mythologies of Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Learn what makes these stories so important, distinctive, and able to withstand the test of time. Discover how, despite geographical implausibilities, many myths from across the oceans share themes, morals, and archetypes.

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.

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....

「私はダニエル・アプトン。親友エドワード・ダービィの死について、真実を語ろう。私たちふたりのあいだには、様々のことが起こり、確かに私は親友の頭に六発の弾丸を撃ち込んだ。だがそれでも私はこの告白によって、彼を殺したのは私でないことを示したい。」H・P・ラヴクラフトが源流を作った「クトゥルー神話」の一部と見なされる短編。(C)PanRolling

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…。

私が大学生であったとき、それはフランスのとある街での出来事。下宿の天井の向こうから、エーリッヒ・ツァンの奏でる不思議な調べを聴いた。やがて私は彼の部屋に入ることになる。今でも思い出すがもう見つからない。私にとって何だったのだろうか。あの時期は、あの街は、あの部屋は、そしてあの調べは…。 人間心理の奥深くに、何とも説明不可能な感覚を与えるラヴクラフトの狂騒の旋律をお楽しみください。

「おさるのジョージ」には、子育て、育児の観点からも役に立つシーンがあります。 登場人物がみな怒らない、激昂しないので、アンガーマネジメントの参考にもなりそうです。 このポッドキャストでは、「おさるのジョージ」のキャラクターやエピソードについて、私が感じたことや考えたことを、好きなように語ります。 はてなブログ『おさるのジョージ研究室』 https://georgestudy.hatenablog.com/ 文字起こしの閲覧やコメントを残せる〈LISTEN〉 ...

テンペスト山周辺の村落では、“うちひそむ恐怖”のことがまことしやかに噂されている。恐怖の権化のごとき何かが、一帯にひそんでいるという。私は記者であり、奇怪なもの、恐ろしいものが好きで、それが高じて、文学世界や現実世界に変わった恐怖というものをあれこれと探しに出るのが私の仕事であった。空に雷が響くある夜、私は用心棒ふたりを連れて、恐怖の大本とも言われる山頂のマーテンス家の屋敷へ、“うちひそむ恐怖”の正体を探るために向かうが……!!! 聴く者を不気味な暗黒の世界へと引きずりこむ、ラヴクラフトが放つ傑作・怪奇幻想物語!

男はある古書店で見つけた不思議な本を盗み、そこに書かれた儀式を実行したがためにこの世ならぬ世界をさまようことにある。そして出会う宇宙的恐怖の数々。

Most people believe that the best way to motivate is with rewards like money - the carrot-and-stick approach. That's a mistake, says Daniel H. Pink (author of To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Motivating Others). In this provocative and persuasive new book, he asserts that the secret to high performance and satisfaction - at work, at school, and at home - is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world.

At the heart of these stories, as with all the best of Lovecraft’s work, is the belief that the Earth was once inhabited by powerful and evil gods, just waiting for the chance to recolonise their planet. Cthulhu is one such god, lurking deep beneath the sea until called into being by cult followers who – like all humans – know not what they do.

Embark on a mind-bending journey through time with H.G. Wells' classic, The Time Machine. Witness the gripping tale of an intrepid inventor who catapults himself into the distant future, encountering bizarre civilization and the enigmatic Morlocks. A timeless exploration of temporal paradoxes and the boundless mysteries of the fourth dimension.

Step into the haunting world of The Red Room, one of H.G. Wells' most chilling short stories, now narrated by Jane Wing. In this gothic tale of suspense, a skeptical protagonist enters a seemingly haunted room in an ancient castle, determined to disprove the existence of the supernatural. As the night progresses, he encounters fear in a way he never anticipated.

'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....

ウルタールの地には「何人も猫を殺すことなかれ」という掟がある。 ウルタールの地で、この奇妙な掟が定められるに至る恐ろしく奇妙な出来事。猫は古代エジプトの化身であり、密林の王の眷属であり、その記憶は遥かな過去へと遡る。 その掟が定められたそもそもの経緯を記し、後世の作家たちの想像力をも刺激した、H・P・ラヴクラフトによる記念すべきファンタジー掌編。

This coming-of-age novel explores themes including religious skepticism, socialism, ennui, English society, sexual relationships, and metaphysics, as George searches for an ideal to which he can devote his life. Like all Wells’s novels, Tono-Bungay abounds with social critique.

Every day, we make decisions on topics ranging from personal investments to schools for our children to the meals we eat to the causes we champion. Unfortunately, we often choose poorly. The reason, the authors explain, is that, being human, we are all susceptible to various biases that can lead us to blunder. Our mistakes can make us poor and unhealthy. We often make bad decisions about education, personal finance, health care, family, and the environment.

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.

第一次大戦のさなか、太平洋で捕虜になったわたしは、ボートで脱走する。気づくと、一面泥の大陸にいた。そこでわたしは、想像を絶するものに出会う……。 そのとき、その瞬間、わたしは見たのだ。かすかに水がゆらめく。何かが水面へと上がってくるのだ。そして暗い水のなかから、ずるりと姿を現す。大きな、それこそ巨人のような、ああ忌まわしい、悪夢に現れた途方もない化け物みたいに、モノリスへ駆け寄っていき、鱗に覆われた太い腕を広げるかのように突き出し、と同時におぞましい頭を深々と下げ、独特の規則的な音を発した。思うに、わたしはその瞬間、頭がおかしくなってしまったのだ…。(C)PanRolling

My boss is a walking red flag. He's bolshy and rude. Impossible to please. A big, broody man with dark eyes that carry an unmistakable message—"I am not manageable." Seriously, he's the worst. If it's not bad enough that he's a nightmare in the office, he's all but ordering me to be his date to his son's wedding. He says it's called "winning a divorce." I try telling him that's not a real thing but it falls on deaf ears. Not only that, he appears to be in the throes of a major personal awakening and is determined that I'm the man to guide him through it.