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The Republic poses questions that endure: What is justice? What form of community fosters the best possible life for human beings? What is the nature and destiny of the soul? Find out....

This book offers a complete translation of the Majjhima Nikāya, or Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, one of the major collections of texts in the Pāli Canon, the authorised scriptures of Theravada Buddhism....

May 1938. The young novelist Aoyama Chizuko has sailed from her home in Nagasaki, Japan, and arrived in Taiwan. She's been invited there by the Japanese government ruling the island, though she has no interest in their official banquets or imperialist agenda.

A beloved Japanese modern classic, Mornings Without Mii chronicles the author’s twenty-year bond with her cat, meditating on solitude, independence, and the writing life.

The Art of War is a renowned ancient Chinese military treatise written by Sun Tzu, a military strategist and philosopher. Composed around the fifth century BC, it provides valuable insights into warfare and strategy.

Here's the deal: We created this Japanese-speaking crash course dedicated to making you conversational in 30 days or less – without spending months on a random language app that you'd mentally force yourself to use.

Trolls haunt the snowy forests, and terrifying monsters roam the open sea. A young woman journeys to the end of the world, and a boy proves he knows no fear. This collection of 16 traditional tales transports readers to the enchanting world of Nordic folklore....

The Water Margin is one of the most popular classics of early Chinese literature. It tells the vigorous story of 108 characters who, falling foul of the established state authorities, are forced to become outlaws....

Ramayana must rank as one of the most loved and revered books of all time. A part of India's ancient Vedas, it is a beautiful story of romance and adventure....

The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. It is of immense importance to the culture of the Indian subcontinent and is a major text of Hinduism....

Carved close to the original Greek, acclaimed classicist Caroline Alexander's new translation is swift and lean, with the driving cadence of its source....

210 BC, China. The most powerful emperor China has ever known is on the brink of death. In desperation, he sends his most gifted alchemist and sorcerer on a quest for the mythical elixir of life. His fleet never returned....

Grand Expectations weaves the major political, cultural, and economic events of the period into a superb portrait of America from 1945 through Watergate....

The Three Kingdoms is one of the Chinese Noble Classics....

EL FENÓMENO COREANO QUE HA DADO LA VUELTA AL MUNDO. Una historia conmovedora sobre los momentos decisivos de la vida y de cómo los libros...

Li Po (AD 701-762) lived in T'ang Dynasty China, but his influence has spanned the centuries: the pure lyricism of his poems has awed readers in China and Japan for over a millennium....

Looking to step up your Japanese before that big trip next year? Are you getting prepared for an interview with a recruiter in Tokyo? Maybe you’re tired of reading the subtitles on the latest anime! No language is easy to learn without practicing....

In The Gateless Gate, one of modern Zen Buddhism's uniquely influential masters offers classic commentaries on the Mumonkan, one of Zen's greatest collections of teaching stories.

Stuck in a dead-end bar job in central Tokyo and barely making ends meet, Naomi Kihara's life turns upside down when her American father, whom she hasn't seen since she was a toddler, dies.

Locked in the stories, symbols and rituals of Vishnu is the wisdom of the ancestors, transmitted over hundreds of years....

The author, Devdutt Pattanaik, introduces listeners to the varied aspects and representations of Shiva, and then sets about interpreting them....

Japanese culture and animation scholar Susan Napier explores the life and art of extraordinary Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, including his significant impact on Japan and the world, to provide a definitive account of his oeuvre....

Siddhartha is an allegorical novel-parable by Hermann Hesse, first published by the Berlin publishing house S. Fischer Verlag in 1922. Siddhartha is the...

In this first of a planned five-volume set, David Roy provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous Chin P'ing Mei....

India, 3400 BCE. The ancient kingdom of Mithila is divided by corruption, resentment, and poverty. An abandoned baby is found in a field protected by a vulture from a pack of wolves....

Yasmin’s career is finally taking off. After years of fighting for visibility in the theater, the British-Pakistani actress lands the eponymous role of Mrs. Bibi—the ultimate aunty-ji—in a hit primetime sitcom. Her newfound success means a steady paycheck, the possibility of owning her own home, and a carefree fling with a charming young assistant director. But when her estranged sister arrives with news of their mother, Yasmin's hard-won stability is shaken to its core.

Based on a true story of a Filipina who went through a lifetime of adversities and heartbreaking experiences.

May 1938. The young novelist Aoyama Chizuko has sailed from her home in Nagasaki, Japan, and arrived in Taiwan. She's been invited there by the Japanese government ruling the island, though she has no interest in their official banquets or imperialist agenda. Instead, Chizuko longs to experience real island life and to taste its authentic cuisine.

Al sur de Kioto, junto a la vía del tren de la línea de Keihan, a sólo una parada de la ciudad, hay un monasterio. Una escalada laberíntica conduce al nieto del príncipe de Genji a este lugar apartado. No muy lejos de allí, dicen, tiene que hallarse el jardín más hermoso del mundo. Camina por todo el recinto del monasterio como movido por una fuerza interior. Una construcción sutil ha dado forma a la naturaleza, cada cosa tiene su lugar y cada forma su significado.

Living each day fully and serenely is the ideal we aspire to, without really believing in it. Reaching our goals can seem impossible, and even pursuing them feels challenging. The personal development advice and methods we have tried repeatedly haven’t proven convincing, to the point where leading a harmonious, meaningful, and fulfilled life may feel like an unreachable utopia.

寝ぼけ署長シリーズの二作目。「罪を憎んで人を憎まず]の“寝ぼけ署長"こと五道三省(ごどうさんしょう)が若い二人に粋な計らいを見せます。

寝ぼけ署長シリーズの三作目。寝ぼけ署長と事件に巻き込まれた人々の織り成す物語を、温かくも切ない視点で紡ぎます。昭和の香り漂う感動の世界をお楽しみ下さい。

DEL GENIAL CREADOR MAKOTO SHINKAI, DIRECTOR DEL ÉXITO YOUR NAMECuatro mujeres, cuatro gatos, cuatro historias entrelazadasEn un lluvioso día de primavera, Miyu, una chica que vive sola en la gran ciudad, encuentra un gato acurrucado en una caja de cartón y se lo lleva a casa. A ella se le da mal expresar lo que siente. Él observa de cerca sus torpezas y rutinas. Cada uno en su universo propio, ambos dan el salto al mundo exterior, donde encontrarán a otros con distintos problemas, unas veces grandes y otras, pequeños.

Dans ce livre audio, vous trouverez six contes asiatiques, 4 chinois, un coréen et un japonais. Des histoires où les animaux ont une belle place, que ce soit l’histoire de l’origine de la méduse, l’histoire de la tortue bavarde, de la panthère- une version chinoise du chaperon rouge, ou des yeux du lapin. Parfois, c’est un peu la même histoire que l’on retrouve avec de nouveaux animaux, d’un pays à l’autre, mais toujours avec la même fantaisie et humour.

「新感覚派の天才」と呼ばれた横光利一の代表的作品。横光本来の優れた描写に人工的文体の技巧が加わった作品として高く評価されています。同じ肺病に侵された妻を描いた作品として堀辰雄の「風立ちぬ」がありますが、それとは全く趣を異にし、目前に迫りつつある死を描いていながら爽やかな後味の残る作品に仕上がったのは横光利一ならではの新感覚でしょう。