Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries "RM" volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed, affordably priced, compact paperbacks bring ideas to life and amplify our understanding of civilization in a new way.

Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries "RM" volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed, affordably priced, compact paperbacks bring ideas to life and amplify our understanding of civilization in a new way.

In Passionate Work, Renyi Hong theorizes the notion of being “passionate about your work” as an affective project that encourages people to endure economically trying situations like unemployment, job change, repetitive and menial labor, and freelancing. Not simply a subject of aspiration, passion has been deployed as means to build resilience and mend disappointments with our ...(展开全部)

In Passionate Work, Renyi Hong theorizes the notion of being “passionate about your work” as an affective project that encourages people to endure economically trying situations like unemployment, job change, repetitive and menial labor, and freelancing. Not simply a subject of aspiration, passion has been deployed as means to build resilience and mend disappointments with our ...(展开全部)

Value investing is not just a system for success in the market. It is also an intellectual toolkit for achieving a deeper understanding of the world. In The Joys of Compounding, the value investor Gautam Baid builds a holistic approach to value investing and philosophy from his wide-ranging reading, combining practical approaches, self-cultivation, and business wisdom. Distilli...(展开全部)

Value investing is not just a system for success in the market. It is also an intellectual toolkit for achieving a deeper understanding of the world. In The Joys of Compounding, the value investor Gautam Baid builds a holistic approach to value investing and philosophy from his wide-ranging reading, combining practical approaches, self-cultivation, and business wisdom. Distilli...(展开全部)

'Fascinating...In essence, the number and quality of our friendships may have a bigger influence on our happiness, health and mortality risk than anything else in life save for giving up smoking' Guardian, Book of the Day Friends matter to us, and they matter more than we think. The single most surprising fact to emerge out of the medical literature over the last decade or so h...(展开全部)

ひとり暮らしの老人と子どもたちとの奇妙な交流を描いた中編小説。世界各国でも翻訳出版され、映画や舞台にもなった児童文学の名作である。アパートの大家のおばあさんと少女のふれあいをつづった『ポプラの秋』や、「てこじい」という異形の老人が印象的な『西日の町』など、死に直面した老人と子どもというモチーフは、著者が一貫して描きつづけているテーマである。子どもだけではなく、幅広い年齢層に支持されている本書は、その原点となる作品だ。 小学6年の夏、ぼくと山下、河辺の3人は、人が死ぬ瞬間を見てみたいという好奇心から、町外れに住むおじいさんを見張ることにする。一方、観察されていると気づいたおじいさんは、憤慨しつつもやがて少年たちの来訪を楽しみに待つようになる。ぎこちなく触れあいながら、少年達の悩みとおじいさんの寂しさは解けあい、忘れられないひと夏の友情が生まれる。 少年...(展开全部)

ひとり暮らしの老人と子どもたちとの奇妙な交流を描いた中編小説。世界各国でも翻訳出版され、映画や舞台にもなった児童文学の名作である。アパートの大家のおばあさんと少女のふれあいをつづった『ポプラの秋』や、「てこじい」という異形の老人が印象的な『西日の町』など、死に直面した老人と子どもというモチーフは、著者が一貫して描きつづけているテーマである。子どもだけではなく、幅広い年齢層に支持されている本書は、その原点となる作品だ。 小学6年の夏、ぼくと山下、河辺の3人は、人が死ぬ瞬間を見てみたいという好奇心から、町外れに住むおじいさんを見張ることにする。一方、観察されていると気づいたおじいさんは、憤慨しつつもやがて少年たちの来訪を楽しみに待つようになる。ぎこちなく触れあいながら、少年達の悩みとおじいさんの寂しさは解けあい、忘れられないひと夏の友情が生まれる。 少年...(展开全部)

Shojo manga are romance comics for teenage girls. Characterized by a very dense visual style, featuring flowery backgrounds and big-eyed, androgynous boys and girls, it is an extremely popular and prominent genre in Japan. Why is this genre so appealing? Where did it come from? Why do so many of the stories feature androgynous characters and homosexual romance? Passionate Frien...(展开全部)