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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。

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.

In the years following her role as the lead author of the international best seller, Limits to Growth - the first book to show the consequences of unchecked growth on a finite planet - Donella Meadows remained a pioneer of environmental and social analysis until her untimely death in 2001. Thinking in Systems is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem-solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. Edited by the Sustainability Institute's Diana Wright, this essential primer brings systems thinking out of the realm of computers and equations and into the tangible world....

This volume is the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas published between 1929 and 1964, containing 11 great classics. No anthology better captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field. Published in 1973 to honor stories that had appeared before the institution of the Nebula Awards, The Science Fiction Hall of Fame introduced tens of thousands to the wonders of science fiction and was a favorite of libraries across the country.

With her soft brown hair, lithe figure and big, wondering eyes, Constance Chatterley is possessed of a certain vitality. Yet she is deeply unhappy; married to an invalid, she is almost as inwardly paralysed as her husband Clifford is paralysed below the waist. It is not until she finds refuge in the arms of Mellors the game-keeper that she feels regenerated. Together they move from an outer world of chaos towards an inner world of fulfillment.

At a dinner party in Richmond, the host tells an astonishing story of his travels into the future, where, at first, it seems that man has moved on to a higher plane of existence - suffering and war seem to have been eliminated. But in fact there are two races living on the Earth: the Eloi, a leisured, decadent, androgynous group; and the Morlocks, an underground tribe of bestial workers.

Every Halloween, Satan's Affair will come to you. We travel the country, offering terrifying haunted houses, thrilling rides, and the tastiest food. And with every passing town, I cleanse this world, one execution at a time. I hide within the walls, casting my judgement for those that reek of evil, singing lullabies to their rotting souls. Once you've been chosen, there's no escaping my henchmen—they cater to my every desire.

From making faster, better decisions to automating rote work to enabling robots to respond to emotions, AI and machine learning are already reshaping business and society. What should you and your company be doing today to ensure that you're poised for success and keeping up with your competitors in the age of AI? Artificial Intelligence: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review brings you today's most essential thinking on AI and explains how to launch the right initiatives at your company to capitalize on the opportunity of the machine intelligence revolution.

芸術家を夢見るわたしは、ニューヨークへと赴いた。しかし、ニューヨークの地でわたしが得たものは、重々しくのしかかる絶望と、言いようのない孤独だけだった。そんな折、わたしはある老人に出会ったのだ。そしてその老人に案内されるまま、わたしは歴史を感じる古い一軒の家へと導かれた。 悪臭漂う部屋において、カーテンを開け放した窓の外の暗闇を、老人に言われるがままに見つめていると、そこに不思議な光景が広がっていく。 妙な術を使うという老人の支配するそれは、しかしこの世ならざるものであり、まるでその瞬間を待ち望んでいるかのようであった。 古の過去から悪意に満ちた目でこちらをじっと睨みつける恐怖が、老人の術によって呼び覚まされ、オーディオブックで現代に甦る…

Known as ‘The Father of Science Fiction’, Herbert George Wells’ writing career spanned over 60 years. He was a writer of novels, short stories, nonfiction books and articles. As a young man, Wells won a scholarship to the Normal School of Science in London, sparking his infamous vocation as a science fiction writer. Introduced by film director and H. G. Wells fanboy Eli Roth, this collection features unabridged recordings of the novels performed by Hugh Bonneville, Jason Isaacs, Sophie Okonedo, David Tennant and Alexander Vlahos.

The story of the physical relationship between the aristocratic protagonist Constance Chatterley and gamekeeper Oliver Mellors - which occurs right under the nose of her wheelchair-bound husband, Clifford. In exploring the class system of the early 20th century, the novel also touches upon the declining coal-mining industry, its effect on the workers, and the politics which surrounded it. Yet possibly the most important theme is the individual’s need for physical as well as intellectual satisfaction.

忌々しい夜の闇の中で不気味な光を放つ北極星。雲が出て北極星がその姿を隠したときにだけ私は眠りにつくことができる。そして夢の中で私は不思議な都市を目にする。次第にその都市に惹かれていった私は、ついにその地で肉体を手にする。 夢と現実の狭間、天空で不気味に睨みつける北極星が邪悪な言葉を囁く。今私が絶望に打ち震えているこの場所は、夢であるのか現実であるのか。それはまるで、北極星に私の眠りと夢を支配されているかのように。 「夢の国」を舞台に広がる、奇才H・P・ラヴクラフトによるファンタジー掌編。

“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…。

At War with Ourselves is the story of helping a disruptive President drive necessary shifts in U.S. foreign policy at a critical moment in history. McMaster entered an administration beset by conflict and the hyper partisanship of American politics. With the candor of a soldier and the perspective of a historian, McMaster rises above the fray to lay bare the good, the bad, and the ugly of Trump’s presidency and give listeners insight into what a second Trump term would look like.

So often, books about learning to be more persuasive assume that everyone wants to dominate and control their worlds. They assume, so much of the time, that people are cynical, cruel, and just looking for power so that they can start stepping on people. That is not the case with this audiobook! Quite the contrary, this book will give you a road map to ensure that you are not only capable of defending yourself against bullies, con men, and cruelty but that you are capable of making other people's lives better, too.

Learn the 25 keys to doing business on an international scale, from foreign exchange risks to import/export duties with this program from The New York Times Pocket MBA Series.

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.

The work of archaeologists has commanded worldwide attention and captivated the human imagination since the earliest days of exploration, with groundbreaking discoveries such as the treasures of ancient Egypt, the lost kingdoms of the Maya, and the fabled city of Troy. Archaeology brings us face-to-face with our distant ancestors, with treasures of the past, and with life as it was lived in long-ago civilizations.

What Is the Real Secret of Obtaining Desirable Possessions? Are some people born under a lucky star or other charm which enables them to have all that which seems so desirable, and if not, what is the cause of the difference in conditions under which men live? Many years ago, feeling there must be a logical answer to this question, I decided to find out, if possible, what it was.

Englishman Edward Prendick finds himself shipwrecked on the open ocean. When a passing ship takes him aboard and revives him, things are starting to look less gloomy for the young scientist. Yet little does he know things about to get much worse. He is taken to an abandoned island occupied only by Dr. Moreau, a disgraced English scientist for his unethical treatment of live creatures. Prendick finds that the Doctor has been up to old habits, using the island's animals to create animal-human hybrids.