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全国初の市版＆九州版として誕生し話題となった『地球の歩き方 北九州市』。歴史あり、美食あり、自然ありの知られざる魅力がつまったガイドブックが、今度はオーディオブックになって登場！

Insieme a Jean-Paul Sartre, nel 1955 Simone de Beauvoir viaggiò per sei settimane attraverso la Cina, invitata dal governo cinese. Da quell'esperienza nacque La lunga marcia (1957), un ricco resoconto del grande paese asiatico e dei cambiamenti che il comunismo vi stava portando. Tra visite minuziosamente organizzate e libere passeggiate, conferenze ufficiali e spontanee conversazioni, vestigia del passato e realizzazioni del presente, de Beauvoir fissa sulla pagina un periodo storico di rapida transizione, in cui "è impossibile fermarsi nell'istante".

Die Zukunft beginnt nicht erst morgen. Manchmal beginnt sie mit einer einzigen Frage. Wie werden die Emirate im Jahr 2090 klingen? Welche Musik wird uns begleiten, wenn künstliche Intelligenz komponiert, intelligente Städte den Alltag prägen und neue Technologien unsere Vorstellung von...

A transformative 300-mile walk along Japan’s ancient pilgrimage routes and through depopulating villages inspires a heartrending remembrance of a long-lost friend, documented in poignant, imaginative prose and remarkable photography. “An epic, exquisitely detailed journey, on foot, through a...

‘A tour de force of luminous writing.’ Mark Cocker, Spectator ‘In 1976 James Crowden left his career in the British army and travelled to Ladakh in the Northern Himalaya, one of the most remote parts of the world. The Frozen River is his extraordinary account of the time he spent there...

Easy and engaging audio language learning course for kids. This step-by-step Mandarin Chinese course follows the relaxed approach of bestselling language coach, Paul Noble. Children are gently guided through the basics, with no mention of grammar or text books. The only requirement is to listen...

On his 44th birthday, Eric Newby sets out on an incredible journey: to travel the 1,200-mile length of India's holy river. In a misguided attempt to keep him out of trouble, Wanda, his lifelong travel companion and wife, is to be his fellow boatwoman. Their plan is to begin in the great plain of Hardwar and finish in the Bay of Bengal, but the journey almost immediately becomes markedly slower and more treacherous than either had imagined - running aground 63 times in the first six days.

Flexible, enjoyable and accessible. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by millions. You'll be speaking Mandarin Chinese fluently and confidently in no time at all. Take a simple, relaxed approach to learning a language that...

Practical, fun and effective. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by millions. You'll be speaking Mandarin Chinese fluently and confidently in no time at all. Take a simple, relaxed approach to learning a language that has...

Practical, fun and effective. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by millions. You'll be speaking Mandarin Chinese fluently and confidently in no time at all. Take a simple, relaxed approach to learning a language that has...

“Powerful. . . . A candid, highly informative, and heartfelt tale of forgiveness between former fierce enemies in the Vietnam War.” —St. Petersburg Times The #1 New York Times bestseller We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young brought to life one of the most pivotal and heartbreaking battles...

A classic of travel writing, ‘A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush’ is Eric Newby’s iconic account of his journey through one of the most remote and beautiful wildernesses on earth. It was 1956, and Eric Newby was earning an improbable living in the chaotic family business of London haute...

바람과 생명의 땅 오지 다큐멘터리 전문 PD 서준의 중앙아시아 오지산책 방송계에서 '오지의 PD'라는 별명을 들을 만큼, 방송국 생활 내내 생사를 넘나드는 악전고투를 통해서 세계의 오지만을 카메라에 담아온 사람...

Take an unforgettable journey across the heart of India and Sri Lanka, tracing the path of the epic Ramayana across sacred geographies. Travel from the sprawling temple city of Ayodhya in northern India where Rama was born and the dense forests of Dandakaranya where he was exiled, to the misty...

Situata nel cuore del sud-est asiatico, la Tailandia tesse senza sforzo un arazzo in cui si intrecciano tradizioni, modernità e bellezze naturali. Avendo esplorato le sue strade vivaci, gustato la sua deliziosa cucina e assorbito il calore della sua gente, ti invito ad intraprendere un viaggio...

日本全国47都道府県を完全収録し話題となったガイドブック『地球の歩き方 日本』が、まさかのオーディオブック化！ 知っておきたい＆知らなかった「日本」を聞き、「日本」をもっと好きになり、また「日本」を旅したくなる。そんな1冊です。

Stephen Huyler's journey into India began on his twentieth birthday, pedalling a bicycle rickshaw from the border. Over fifty-two years, for an average of four months a year, he has explored India's diverse village and other subcultures through his writing and photography, becoming a leading documentarian of India. Transformed by India invites listeners to join Huyler as he navigates this remarkable nation, highlighting individuals from the wide spectrum of life all around the country.

Sumo, Sony und Sashimi: So viel Japan kennt jeder. Mangas, Karaoke und andere Importe gehören längst auch bei uns dazu - und doch ist uns ihre Heimat fremd. Andreas Neuenkirchen entschlüsselt aufs Unterhaltsamste Land und Leute. Er verrät, wie Sie in Restaurants und Privathaushalten, in buddhistischen Tempeln, beim Small Talk oder in Geschäftsverhandlungen glänzen. Welche Speisen schmecken - und vor allem, wie man sie isst. Sie erfahren, was Sie mit Stäbchen zu tun und zu lassen haben und was es mit dem Mythos vom Schlürfen auf sich hat.

The authors tell how they grew up in China, met in India and were reunited in England and Japan. They share their discovery of the key to reconciliation between China and Japan.

Sisters Rei, Kiki and Ai have always had to look out for one another, but life has taken them on very different paths. Eldest daughter Rei is spiky and sensible, consumed by her London finance job. Big-hearted Kiki is a single mother, working in a Tokyo retirement home. The free-spirited...