This metaphysical self-help classic instills happiness within and urges individuals to pursue a content life without sin, boredom, or contempt. Written decades ago with post-war depression in mind, this text has transcended time and continues to give applicable advice for modern-day individuals.

Russell once said, "Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric." His views on religion in general, and on Christianity in particular (as in this work), were considered "eccentric" by many of his contemporaries. So were his views on sex, which figures frequently as an example of the misery that Christian leaders and thinkers inflict, and for which he was often vilified. The lectures in this collection leave no doubt about his views on these and related subjects.

The Problems of Philosophy discusses Bertrand Russell's views on philosophy and the problems that arise in the field. Russell's views focus on knowledge rather than the metaphysical realm of philosophy. The Problems with Philosophy revolves around the central question that Russell asks in his opening line of Chapter 1 - Is there any knowledge in the world which is so certain that no reasonable man could doubt it?

In How to Be Better at Almost Everything, best-selling author, fitness expert, entrepreneur, and professional business coach Pat Flynn shares the secrets to learning (almost) every skill, from marketing to music to martial arts to writing and relationships, teaching how to combine interests to achieve greatness in any field. His direct, “Generalist” approach to self-improvement gives you the tools you need to make your mark on the world and make buckets of money - without losing your soul.

【解説】 永井荷風の江戸情緒を漂わせる作品集。 風流三昧の俳諧師蘿月は、遊芸への思いを断ち切れずにいる甥の長吉に、敢えて親孝行のために辛抱せよと諭し、長吉と懸隔が生じる苦衷を味わう荷風の懐旧情緒の代表作のひとつ「すみだ川」。他に、新橋の花柳街を題材にした『新橋夜話』より「牡丹の客」、麻布の古家に響いてくる鐘の音の情緒を描く「鐘の声」、明治末年、外遊から帰国して東京の喧噪や雑然さに憤然とする中で訪れた深川で、たちまち懐かしい昔に戻ることができたしみじみさを描く随筆「深川の唄」の3編を収録。 【朗読】 wis ※透明感と落ち着きのある声で親しまれている女性朗読家です。