【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】＜p＞＜strong＞Two short mysteriesー"The Murder on the Lotus Pond" and "Murder on New Year's Eve"ーfeaturing seventh-century Chinese detective Judge Dee.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Judge DeeーConfucian Imperial magistrate, inquisitor, and public avenger, based on a famous statesmanーwas Dutch diplomat and Chinese cultural historian Robert van Gulik's (1910?67) lasting invention. A welcome addition to the elite canon of fictional detectives, the Judge steps in to investigate homicide, theft, and treason and restores order to the golden age of the Tang Dynasty. In ＜em＞Murder in Ancient China＜/em＞'s first story, we watch as Judge Dee attempts to solve the mystery of an elderly poet murdered by moonlight in his garden pavilion; in the second, set on the eve of the Chinese New Year, the Judge makes two rare mistakesーwill peril result?＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Praise for the Judge Dee Mystery series＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞&...

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】＜p＞＜strong＞An occultism reference chronicling the quest for metaphysical truth, from astronomers to astrologers, necromancers to sorcerers, alchemists to prophets.＜/strong＞＜br /＞ If the history of black magic and the occult reveals anything, it's that the drive to marshal the unseen powers of the dark, and bend them to mortal will, is as old as mankind itself. Men and women have believed, in virtually every age and in every land, that there is another worldーa world of spirits and souls, angels and demons, gods and monsters, a world that might hold the answers to the great mysteries: What is the meaning of life? Do humans decide their own fate? Is there a Heaven? And, perhaps more important, is there a Hell?＜br /＞ As they sought the answers to these questions, the occult pioneers often stumbled upon real and verifiable truths. Here, in one spellbinding volume, is a history of the major occult artsーnecromancy, sorcery, ...

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】＜p＞＜strong＞A delightful tale of three friends, three wishes, and one Christmas when anything can happen, by a ＜em＞USA Today＜/em＞?bestselling author.＜/strong＞＜br /＞ When three friends visit a shopping-mall Santa on a lark, the jolly old elf is full of mysterious predictions about the thing they're all wishing for: the perfect man. Or at least men who are perfect for ＜em＞them＜/em＞.＜br /＞ Riley Erickson's fianc? turned out to be a dud, dumping her for her bridesmaid three weeks before the wedding. But Santa says that she's soon going to meet her ideal man in a memorable way.＜br /＞ And he predicts that a new man is about to come into Jo's life. What on earth does that mean? She's pregnant and already has her hands full with the perfectly stubborn husband she's got.＜br /＞ Noel has given up completely on ever finding her perfect match. But apparentlyNoel is going to get a good man to go with that house she's try...

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】＜p＞＜strong＞In this gothic horror adventure, a father hunts for vengeance in Depression-era America.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞"[Reads] like a collaboration between Stephen King and John Steinbeck. . . . Bennett makes dark fantasy feel like gritty realism, achieving a rare laconic eloquence that will captivate horror readers hungry for new voices." ー＜/strong＞ ＜em＞＜strong＞Publishers Weekly＜/strong＞＜/em＞ ＜strong＞(starred review)＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Set against the desolate backdrop of the Great Depression comes a literary debut novel that will reignite the horror genre.＜/p＞ ＜p＞It is the time of the Great Depression.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Thousands have left their homes looking for a better life, a new life. But Marcus Connelly is not one of them. He searches for one thing, and one thing only. Revenge.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Because out there,riding the rails, stalking the camps, is the scarred vagrant who murdered C...

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】＜p＞＜strong＞A UFO crash sends a small Texas town into uproar＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞The sun rises on Inferno and Bordertown: patches of civilization carved out of the tough Texas earth, watching each other and waiting to see which dies first. The copper mine is finished, and both townsーone for the whites and one for the Mexicansーare wasting away. Now a pair of mysterious visitors is about to make them shrink faster.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The black ball lands first. A small sphere, snapped off of an alien ship as it plummets through the atmosphere, it explodes onto Jessie Hammond’s truck. When Jessie’s daughter picks it up, the object possesses the young girl’s body and begins trying to communicate. As Jessie tries to rescue her daughter, something far more deadly sets down in the desert. An interstellar war has come to Texas, and Inferno is going to burn.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ペー...

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】＜p＞＜strong＞To save his favorite newspaper, Wolfe steps into the crossfire of a tabloid war＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Master sleuth Nero Wolfe’s small circle of friends is limited to his assistant Archie Goodwin, his chef Fritz, and Lon Cohen, the head man at the ＜em＞New York Gazette＜/em＞. Cohen knows more about the city’s power structure than any man in Manhattan, and for years he happily passed Wolfe information in return for the odd exclusive scoop. But now Cohen needs Wolfe’s help, for the ＜em＞Gazette＜/em＞ is ailing and the vultures have begun to circle.＜/p＞＜p＞Scottish newspaper magnate Ian MacLaren plans to gut the paper and turn it into a sex-filled conservative rag. Standing in his way is the company’s chief shareholder, ＜em＞Gazette＜/em＞ heir Harriet Haverhill. But when the aged Ms. Haverhill dies in an apparent suicide, no one remains to resist the Scot’s advances except Wolfe. MacLaren may be fierce...

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】＜p＞On her 16th birthday, Maggie Drum sets out from the grimy streets of her Scottish coalmining town to find a man of pride, independence and spirit fit enough to be her husband. She finds her man in Gillon Cameron, a tall fisherman from the Highlands, who will learn to go down into the mines yet refuse to settle for the grinding poverty of the coal miner's life. In a world that treats coal miners as little more than slaves, Maggie's steely determination and Gillon's abiding pride stake their claim to a better future for themselves and seven children. Robert Crichton, author of ＜em＞TheSecret of Santa Vittoria＜/em＞, brings his stellar storytelling gifts to this sweeping family epic, capturing the Camerons' moments of triumph and loss, bitterness and love set in the magnificent landscapes and social battles of 19th century Scotland. First published in 1972, and a ＜em＞New York Times＜/em＞ bestseller for more than five mon...

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】＜p＞＜strong＞A groundbreaking study of the impact of current events on the lives and minds of children from the Pulitzer Prize-winning child psychiatrist.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Most parents teach their children the lessons and skills they need to function in the world while trying to shield them from the harsher realities of life. But long before children are considered ready to face the complications of the real world, they are learning truths and perspectives most adults imagine are beyond them.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Child psychiatrist and author of ＜em＞The Spiritual Life of Children＜/em＞, Robert Coles traveled the globe for more than a decade, from Northern Ireland to Nicaragua, South Africa to Southeast Asia, across the United States and beyond, conducting in-depth interviews with children about their cultures, ideologies, national pride, and political knowledge. He learned that the greater challenges, traumas, conflicts, and is...

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】＜p＞＜strong＞It's curtains for a famous Broadway director, as the Nero Award?winning author continues the series that "brings Nero Wolfe . . . gloriously back to life" (＜/strong＞ ＜em＞＜strong＞Chicago Tribune＜/strong＞＜/em＞ ＜strong＞).＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞When a renowned theater director senses something amiss during his latest production, he calls in Nero Wolfe. Though the corpulent genius wouldn't normally accept a job this vague, a mutual friend dangles the prospect of a very rare orchid in exchange for his services, and Wolfe can't resist.＜/p＞ ＜p＞With a mind to suss out useful backstage gossip, Wolfe turns to his faithful assistant, Archie Goodwin, to impersonate a journalist in order to speak to the cast. Though Goodwin's conversations prove unfruitful, on his last day at the theater, the director is murdered in his soundproof booth, poisoned by an unseen culprit during an evening performance. In ...

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】＜p＞＜strong＞To become part of the Nero Wolfe legend, Archie Goodwin must prove his worth＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Archie Goodwin comes to New York City hoping for a bit of excitement. In his third week working as a night watchman, he stops two burglars in their tracksーwith a pair of hot lead slugs. Dismissed from his job for being “trigger-happy,” he parlays his newfound notoriety into a job as a detective’s assistant, helping honest sleuth Del Bascom solve cases like the Morningside Piano Heist, the Rive Gauche Art Gallery Swindle, and the Sumner-Hayes Burglary. But it’s the kidnapping of Tommie Williamson, the son of a New York hotel magnate, that introduces Goodwin to the man who will change his life.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Young Tommie has gone missing, and only one detective is built for the job: Nero Wolfe, the heavyset genius of West Thirty-Fifth Street. Together they will form one of the most unlikely crime fighting duos in his...

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】＜p＞＜strong＞Featuring a sleuth "in that select group of fictional detectives headed by the renowned Sherlock Holmes," as he hunts stolen jewels in Tang Dynasty China (＜/strong＞ ＜em＞＜strong＞Los Angeles Times＜/strong＞＜/em＞ ＜strong＞).＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Due to its proximity to the Water Palace, the summer residence of the Emperor's favorite daughter, Riverton lies within a Special Area administered by the military. For Judge Dee, returning to his district of Poo-yang promises a few days' fishing and relaxation for the magistrate in the peaceful town. But itis not to be. A chance meeting with a Taoist recluse, a gruesome body fished out of the river, strange guests at the Kingfisher Inn, a princess in distressーbefore long the judge is facing one of the most intricate and baffling mysteries of his career.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Praise for the Judge Dee mysteries＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞"The China of old,...

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】＜p＞＜strong＞The iconic PI must deliver the scoop when New York's most hated gossip columnist is murdered in this gripping mystery from the Nero Award?winning author.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞There are few people Nero Wolfe respects, and Lon Cohen of the ＜em＞New York Gazette＜/em＞ isone of them. So when Cohen asks for a favor, the famously brilliantーand notoriously lazyーdetective is inclined to listen. According to Cohen, someone wants to kill the ＜em＞Gazette＜/em＞'s gossip columnist, Cameron Clay. Death threats are a regular hazard for Clay, who's hurled insults and accusations at every boldfaced name in the five boroughs. But the latest threats have carried a more sinister tone.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The columnist has narrowed his potential killers down to five people: an egomaniacal developer, a disgraced cop, a corrupt councilman, a sleazy lawyer, and his own ex-wife. But when Clay turns up dead, the cops deem it a suicide. The b...

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】＜p＞＜strong＞When a fellow shamus gets charged with murder, Wolfe comes to his rescue＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Staten Island would be forgettable were it not for the gleaming Tabernacle of the Silver Spire, where thousands of congregants come every Sunday to hear the sermons of Barnabas Bay. Millions more tune in on television, giving the good Reverend international fame, and a chance to spread the gospel from New York City’s harbor all the way to South Korea. But threatening notes have been appearing in the collection bag, suggesting that one of the faithful has decided it’s timethis good shepherd get the hook.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Believing organized religion is nothing more than a scam, rotund sleuth Nero Wolfe refuses to investigate the threats, instead recommending veteran investigator Fred Durkin for the case. But when Durkin is accused of murdering the Reverend’s assistant, Wolfe fights to clear his name. He may not be a Christi...

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】＜p＞＜strong＞"Jacoby writes with wit and vigor, affectionately resurrecting a man whose life and work are due for reconsideration" ( ＜em＞The Boston Globe＜/em＞).＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞During the Gilded Age, which saw the dawn of America's enduring culture wars, Robert Green Ingersoll was known as "the Great Agnostic." The nation's most famous orator, he raised his voice on behalf of Enlightenment reason, secularism, and the separation of church and state with a power unmatched since America's revolutionary generation. When he died in 1899, even his religious enemies acknowledged that he might have aspired to the US presidency had he been willing to mask his opposition to religion. To the question that retains its controversial power todayーwas the United States founded as a Christian nation?ーIngersoll answered an emphatic no.＜br /＞ In this provocative biography,Susan Jacoby, author of ＜em＞Freethinker...

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】＜p＞＜strong＞"One of the most satisfyingly devious of the Judge Dee novels, with unusual historical richness in its portrayal of the China of the T'ang dynasty." ー ＜em＞The＜/em＞＜/strong＞ ＜em＞＜strong＞New York Times Book Review＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Early in his career, Judge Dee visits a senior magistrate who shows him a beautiful lacquer screen on which a scene of lovers has been mysteriously altered to show the man stabbing his lover. The magistrate fears he is losing his mind and will murder his own wife. Meanwhile, a banker has inexplicably killed himself, and a lovely lady has allowed Dee's lieutenant, Chiao Tai, to believe she is a courtesan. Dee and Chiao Tai go incognito among a gang of robbers to solve this mystery, and find the leader of the robbers is more honorable than the magistrate.＜br /＞ ＜strong＞"Even Judge Dee is baffled by Robert van Gulik's new mysteries in ＜em＞The Lacque...

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】＜p＞The author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller The Bridges of Madison County once again brings characters and situations with his special blend of lyricism and magic. This is a bittersweet story about two good people who discover that true love, when it comes, is rarely fair, or right--or without pain.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】＜p＞＜strong＞The multimillion-copy worldwide bestseller based on proven psychological and spiritual principles for success.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Beyond Positive Thinking＜/em＞ provides a common-sense approach to achieving success in one's life. It offers workable, step-by-step methods and positive visualization techniques to help readers personalize goals, trust creativity, transcend old beliefs and limitations, and transform positive thinking into positive action.＜/p＞ ＜p＞"Has the power to be the most impactful book on success you'll ever read. Dr. Anthony delivers profound life-changing strategies with brilliance and simplicity." ーPeggy McColl, ＜em＞New York Times＜/em＞?bestselling author of ＜em＞Your Destiny Switch＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞"This is one of the best books I've found that explains how to go about creating the life you want. It doesn't just give you steps to follow, but instructs you on s...

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】＜p＞＜strong＞Wolfe must track down a dangerous gunmanーor risk losing his right-hand manーin the classic, wisecracking series from the Nero Award?winning author.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Archie Goodwin is chipper as he strolls home from his weekly poker game, money in his pocket and a smile on his lips. He has just reached Nero Wolfe's stately brownstone on West Thirty-Fifth Street when a sedan whips around the corner and two gunshots ring out, nearly hitting Goodwin. It is a warning, and the message is clear: The next bullet will not miss.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Rotund investigator Nero Wolfe has made more than his fair share of enemies over the years, and it seems one of them has decided to strike, targeting Wolfe's indefatigable assistant. Some might run for cover, but Archie Goodwin is not the type. With the help of Wolfe's brainpower, Goodwin will find the man who wants him deadーunless the killer gets to Goodwin first.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Nero Aw...

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】＜p＞＜strong＞Bestselling author Robert Morgan offers ten strategies for dealing with hard times and discouragements in order to move from fear to faithーa divine protocol for handling life. ＜em＞Red Sea Rules＜/em＞ has been updated with new study questions.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Life is hard, especially for Christians. It is certain that we will face difficulties and that God will allow them. But just as certain is the fact that the same God who led us in will lead us out. As ＜em＞The Red Sea Rules＜/em＞ makes comfortingly clear, He is in control.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Using the Israelites' story in Exodus 14 as an example, Robert Morgan offers ten sound strategies for moving from fear to faith. Just as Moses and the Israelites became trapped between Pharaoh's rushing armies and the uncrossable Red Sea, so are we sometimes overwhelmed by life's problems.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In ＜em＞The Red Sea Rules＜/em＞, readers will learn strategies to:...

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】＜p＞For centuries, historians have speculated about the life of Katherine Jones, Lady Ranelagh. Dominant depictions show her either as a maternal figure to her younger brother Robert Boyle, one of the most significant scientists of his day, or as a patroness of the European correspondence networknow known as the Hartlib circleーbut neither portrait captures the depth of her intellect or the range of her knowledge and influence.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Philosophers, mathematicians, politicians, and religious authorities sought her opinion on everything from decimalizing the currency to producing Hebrew grammars. She practiced medicine alongside distinguished male physicians, treating some of the most elite patients in London. Her medical recipes, political commentaries, and testimony concerning the philosophers' stone gained international circulation. She was an important influence on Boyle and a formidable thinker in her own right.＜/p＞ ＜...