The laws of thermodynamics drive everything that happens in the universe. From the sudden expansion of a cloud of gas to the cooling of hot metal - everything is moved or restrained by four simple laws. This powerful and compact introduction explains what these four laws are and how they work, using accessible language and virtually no mathematics.

"What is a minimalist life? It's one that is stripped of the unnecessary, to make room for that which gives you joy. It's a removal of clutter in all its forms, leaving you with peace and freedom and lightness. A minimalist values quality, not quantity, in all forms." So writes Leo Babauta, the creator of Zen Habits and author of The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life. A joy to read, this little book will help you clear out clutter, be content with less, and simplify your life - with tips on everything from creating a minimalist workspace to going paperless. In short, it will help you enjoy a simpler, happier life!

Going beyond the how and why of burnout, a former tenured professor combines academic methods and first-person experience to propose new ways for resisting our cultural obsession with work and transforming our vision of human flourishing.

The world is changing dramatically, and it's easy to be alarmed and lose focus of what matters most. Don't fall into that trap! Build leadership skills, boost productivity, and learn and apply the time-tested principles of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

The tradition of ancient philosophy is a long, rich, and varied one, in which a constant note is that of discussion and argument. This book introduces listeners to some ancient debates to engage with the ancient developments of some themes. Getting away from the presentation of ancient philosophy as a succession of Great Thinkers, the book gives listeners a sense of the freshness and liveliness of ancient philosophy and of its wide variety of themes and styles.

In simple and straightforward language, Bhante Gunaratana shares the Buddha's teachings on mindfulness and how we can use these principles to improve our daily lives, deepen our mindfulness, and move closer to our spiritual goals. Based on the classic Satipatthana Sutta, one of the most succinct yet rich explanations of meditation, Bhante's presentation is nonetheless thoroughly modern.

"Correlation does not imply causation". This mantra has been invoked by scientists for decades and has led to a virtual prohibition on causal talk. But today, that taboo is dead. The causal revolution, sparked by Judea Pearl and his colleagues, has cut through a century of confusion and placed causality - the study of cause and effect - on a firm scientific basis.

池田雅延（レクチャー）　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　新潮社の元編集者で、小林秀雄氏の本の担当者として「本居宣長」「小林秀雄全集」などを造った池田雅延氏が、小林氏の作品を月々１作取り上げ、その奥深い世界をご案内します。お聞きいただく音声は、東京神楽坂に2014年秋にオープンした〈la...

People who do amazing things in the world - developing a new cancer drug, creating award-winning ads, helping their communities - may seem to have all sorts of advantages. But they don’t have any more hours than the rest of us. Instead, they may be allocating their hours in interesting ways that the rest of us can learn from. In this workshop, time management expert Laura Vanderkam explains about how broadening our perspective on time will help us be more intentional with the hours we have, and shares the simple, practical steps your team can take to start making time work for them.

「世の中に能ぐらい面白くないシン気臭い芸術はない。（略）鼻の詰まったようなイキンだ掛け声をしながら、間の抜けた拍子で鼓や太鼓をタタク。それに連れて煤すすけたお面を冠った、奇妙な着物を着た人間が、ノロマが蜘蛛くもの巣を取るような恰好でソロリソロリとホツキ歩くのだからトテモ退屈で見ていられない。」 ——でも、「たまらなくそそる」のだ！ きちんと説明するからひとまず聞いてくれ・・・ 『ドグラ・マグラ』をはじめ怪奇談などを得意とした夢野久作が、外国人に、能とはなにかを教えるために書いた作品です。同時刊行の『風姿花伝』と併せて聞いてもらいたい作品です。『風姿花伝』が奥義書であるのに比して、本作は入門書にあたります。