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In The Geography of Genius, acclaimed travel writer Weiner sets out to examine the connection between our surroundings and our most innovative ideas. He explores the history of places, like Vienna of 1900, Renaissance Florence, ancient Athens, Song Dynasty Hangzhou, and Silicon Valley, to show how certain urban settings are conducive to ingenuity.

From the international best-selling author of The Shadow of the Wind. Barcelona, 1957. Daniel Sempere runs the Sempere & Sons bookshop, is happily married and has a son. No longer the child who discovered the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, he is still haunted by the mysterious death of his mother when he was six years old. Meanwhile his best friend and accomplice, Fermin, is about to marry the love of his life. But something appears to be bothering him....

Learn with rhythm, learn with tunes, German, English words you'll use! Bilingual vocabulary builder for German or English. Five hundred words and expressions, plus conversation. Original music score energizes the listener. Engages both left and right brain for optimal learning.

Japan is at a crossroads. The postwar economic miracle that brought it unprecedented development and prosperity is over. Since the publication of the first Culture Smart! guide, it has been overtaken by China as the world's second-largest economy. The balance of power in Asia has shifted and new players are entering the field. No one can predict how Japan will rise to the challenge, or what effect the changes will have on how people live, think, and behave.

Everyone knows that the United States of America is made up of 50 states and, uh...some other stuff. The territories of American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the US Virgin Islands are often neglected, but they are filled with American flags and national parks and US post offices and some four million people, many of whom are as proudly red-white-and-blue as any Daughter of the American Revolution.

Shinrin-Yoku, or forest bathing, is the practice of spending time in the forest for better health, happiness and a sense of calm. A pillar of Japanese culture for decades, Shinrin-Yoku is a way to reconnect with nature, from walking mindfully in the woods, to a break in your local park, to walking barefoot on your lawn. Forest Medicine expert Dr Qing Li's research has proven that spending time around trees (even filling your home with house plants and vaporising essential tree oils) can reduce blood pressure, lower stress, boost energy, boost immune system and even help you to lose weight.

Immortalized as Dean Moriarty by Jack Kerouac in his epic novel, On the Road, Neal Cassady was infamous for his unstoppable energy and his overwhelming charm, his savvy hustle and his devil-may-care attitude. A treasured friend and traveling companion of Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, and Ken Kesey, to name just some of his cohorts on the beatnik path, Cassady lived life to the fullest, ready for inspiration at any turn. Here are his autobiographical writings, the rambling American saga of a free man.

Gain the wine know-how you’ve always wanted in this comprehensive course. With thousands of wines on sale in the US today, choosing just the right one for each occasion can be a challenge even for the experienced. To help you master that challenge and deepen your appreciation of wine and its inexpressibly rich lore, Master of Wine Brian Wheaton recorded Understanding the World of Wine. Whether you're a seasoned oenophile or a beginner, you will discover new insights in this set of 36 easy-to-use audio lectures.

Die Sagen werden von den Autoren in zeitgemäßer Sprache neu erzählt. Die Sprecher Uve Teschner, Michael Nowack, Mathias Bauer und Heiner Giersberg laden zu einer Reise durch eine sagenhafte Welt ein, bei der der Verlag Michael John die alte Tradition des Geschichtenerzählens aufleben lässt.

For millions of people, travel by air is a confounding, uncomfortable, and even fearful experience. Patrick Smith, airline pilot and author of the web's popular "Ask the Pilot" feature, separates fact from fallacy and tells you everything you need to know....

It is generally said that there is nothing better when it comes to learning a language than to live in it, to surround yourself with it, to throw yourself into that adventure, and just try your best to deliver your message, to find your voice, and understand others. That is exactly what Portuguese Short Stories for Beginners tries to do. It presents the listener with nine short stories that, although not long enough to become boring or dull, have the sufficient length to engage and captivate the listener, whilst displaying fluent and natural Portuguese dialogue.

Here is William Dalrymple's highly praised and greatly entertaining account of his 1986 trip made while a student at Cambridge, which retraced Marco Polo's route across land from Jerusalem to Xanadu. With him, he took a phial of Holy Oil, 600 pounds and Laura until Lahore, and Louisa from there to Xanadu.

Into Thin Air is the definitive account of the deadliest season in the history of Everest by the acclaimed journalist and author of the best seller Into the Wild. Jon Krakauer examines what it is about Everest that has compelled so many people - including himself - to throw caution to the wind, ignore the concerns of loved ones, and willingly subject themselves to such risk, hardship, and expense. Krakauer's eyewitness account of what happened on the roof of the world is a singular achievement.

When she was suddenly given the opportunity of a new life in rural Jutland, journalist and archetypal Londoner Helen Russell discovered a startling statistic: the happiest place on earth isn't Disneyland but Denmark, a land often thought of by foreigners as consisting entirely of long, dark winters, cured herring, Lego and pastries. What is the secret to their success? Are happy Danes born or made?

Like a well-crafted stage play, Just Passin' Thru delivers one suspenseful scene after another. But in this historic setting a store on the Appalachian Trail called Mountain Crossings the characters who show up are no fictional creations. Like any good drama, there are the good guys (and gals) and the weirdos, too. Some show up once (and that’s enough), and some appear again and again. But all are united by two things: the author’s story-capturing talent, and whatever it is that lures them to attempt (or conquer) a 2,200-mile path that climbs and plummets from Georgia to Maine.

The Great Railway Bazaar is Paul Theroux's account of his epic journey by rail through Asia. Filled with evocative names of legendary train routes - the Direct-Orient Express, the Khyber Pass Local, the Delhi Mail from Jaipur, the Golden Arrow to Kuala Lumpur, the Hikari Super Express to Kyoto, and the Trans-Siberian Express - it describes the many places, cultures, sights and sounds he experienced and the fascinating people he met.

京の出入口「京の七口」の一つとして、古くから知られた粟田口。京都盆地東端のこの地は、古代、五代孝昭天皇の子孫・粟田氏が鉱物採取や粟、瓜の生産を行ったという。平安時代には、清和天皇の勅により、祇園の八坂神社の疫病鎮めの神・牛頭天皇を祀る社が建立された。八坂神社は感神院とも呼ばれた為、こちらは感神院新宮と呼ばれたが、これが現在の粟田神社である。鉱物資源に恵まれていた為か、粟田口近辺には、古より刀工が数多く住んでいた。その中でも代表的なのが、平安時代の三条小鍛冶宗近と、鎌倉時代の粟田口藤四郎吉光で、古代からの製鉄の神・天目一箇神とともに、境内の末社・鍛冶神社の祭神となっている。特に、三条小鍛冶宗近は伝説的な存在で、一条天皇の宝刀「小狐丸」は、稲荷明神が化身した童子が合槌を打って完成したといい、その稲荷の神は、粟田神社境内摂社の北向稲荷神社や、粟田神社と三条通を挟んだ向かいに建つ合槌稲荷神社に鎮まるという。この伝説は、謡曲「小鍛冶」の題材となっていて、能や神楽、歌舞伎等の伝統芸能を通じ広く知られて来たが、近年、名刀を美男子として擬人化した「刀剣乱舞」でも取り上げられ、若い女性にも三条小鍛冶宗近の名が知られるようになった。今も昔も、「刀剣に神が宿る」地、粟田。ここに伝統文化とサブカルチャーの交錯を見る。

津軽半島北西部、日本海と繋がる十三湖は、古くは十三湊と呼ばれ、中世には日本の十大港湾に数えられる程に繁栄した。ここを拠点とした安東氏は、北海道にも進出し、和人とアイヌとの間の交易を取り持った（本シリーズ其之参拾参参照）。安東氏が南部氏に津軽を追われた後は衰えたが、大規模な宗教施設の遺構が発見されている山王坊日吉神社など、往時を偲ぶ神社仏閣や遺跡が、周辺に多数残っている。安東氏は、後に秋田氏となり、奥州三春藩主として明治まで続いているが、特異な家系伝承を伝えており、前九年の役で討たれた安倍氏、さらに神武天皇に討たれた長髄彦の兄・安日まで遡るという。相内の神明宮は、かつて長髄神社と呼ばれ、長髄彦を葬った場所とも言われる。境内には縄文時代の貝塚があり、人骨が発見されている。昭和末期には、こうした伝承を過剰に膨らませ、古代の日本には西の大和朝廷に対する東の荒吐王国があったとする「東日流外三郡誌」が発表され、学界に騒動を巻き起こした。本書は科学的に偽書である事が確定しているが、一方で本書により古代の東北、津軽が脚光を浴びたのも事実である。それは、高橋御山人の生涯にも強い影響を及ぼした。偽りであっても、絶大なパワーを持つ「コンテンツ」には違いないのである。「パワーを発する」コンテンツ・百社巡礼、ここに完結！

Perceptive, funny, and nostalgic, E. B. White's stroll around Manhattan remains the quintessential love letter to the city, written by one of America's foremost literary figures. The New York Times named Here Is New York one of the 10 best books ever written about the metropolis, and The New Yorker called it "the wittiest essay, and one of the most perceptive, ever done on the city".

諸国において最も格式が高い神社とされる一宮だが、時代による変遷等の影響で、一国に複数存在する場合もある。阿波国には四社存在し、その一社、大麻比古神社は、当シリーズの第弐拾五社「阿波から安房へ　神祀る忌部と聖なる『大麻』」で紹介した。今回取り上げる八倉比売神社（やくらひめじんじゃ）も、阿波一宮の一社である。当社は、徳島市西方の杉尾山に鎮座するが、麓には阿波史跡公園があり、縄文時代から中世にかけての巨大遺跡が存在する。徳島有数の古墳地帯で、「国府町」の地名の通り、阿波国府があった場所でもあり、古代、繁栄した地であった。社殿は、前方後円墳の前に立っており、その古墳は「奥の院」と称され、上にこの地域の特産「阿波の青石」で築かれた、五角形の祭壇が鎮座している。また、当社に伝わる古文書には、何と天照大神の葬儀の様子が事細かに記されている。これらを踏まえ、当社の古墳こそが、邪馬台国の女王・卑弥呼の墓とする説もある。さらに、折口信夫によれば、天照大神は三種に分かれるが、阿波ではその一つ、水の女神として信仰されているという。、すぐ近くに五角形の井戸を持つ「天乃真名井」があり、かつては社殿の瓦に龍の浮彫があったなど、水との関わりは深い。特異な「神の死」伝承の意味を考える。（カバー画像のイラストは日本神話と邪馬台国を題材とする小説「ラスト・シャーマン」の著者・長緒鬼無里氏による。同作品には高橋御山人の解