Philip Carey, a sensitive orphan born with a clubfoot, finds himself in desperate need of passion and inspiration. He abandons his studies to travel, first to Heidelberg and then to Paris, where he nurses ambitions of becoming a great artist. Philip's youthful idealism erodes, however, as he comes face-to-face with his own mediocrity and lack of impact on the world. After returning to London to study medicine, he becomes wildly infatuated with Mildred, a vulgar, tawdry waitress, and begins a doomed love affair.

A Signature Performance: Kenneth Branagh plays this like a campfire ghost story, told by a haunted, slightly insane Marlow.

A natural storyteller and raconteur in his own right - just listen to Paddle Your Own Canoe and Gumption - actor, comedian, carpenter, and all-around manly man Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) brings his distinctive baritone and a fine-tuned comic versatility to Twain's writing. In a knockout performance, he doesn't so much as read Twain's words as he does rejoice in them, delighting in the hijinks of Tom - whom he lovingly refers to as a "great scam artist" and "true American hero".

In this fascinating document, one of Japan's best known - and controversial - writers created what might be termed a new literary form. It is new because it combines elements of many existing types of writing, yet in the end, fits into none of them. The road Mishima took to salvation is a highly personal one. Yet here, ultimately, one detects the unmistakable tones of a self transcending the particular and attaining to a poetic vision of the universal.

最大多数の最大幸福をめざす功利主義は目先の快楽追求に満足しないソクラテスの有徳な生き方と両立する。人間生活全般の根本原理として個人や社会が正義とともに個性や人類愛を尊重するよう後押しする功利主義

今、最も注目される若き起業家が生きていくための路上ライブで身につけた人生とビジネスの本質をすべて明かす―。

SNS時代を生き抜く為に必要な〝コミュニティ〟とは何か。

SNSの次の潮流である、ライブ配信サービスの最前線はどこか。

アーティスト、アイドル、モデルなどの配信が無料で視聴・応援できる。そして、誰でも配信者になれる。画期的な仮想ライブ空間の「SHOWROOM」を創り出した前田裕二の全思考。

「勝算なんて何の根拠もないことを、この若き経営者は知っている。だから、前田裕二を信じた。」

――秋元康

秋元さんが〝堀江以来の天才がいる〟というから会ってみたら、本当だった。

――堀江貴文

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「秋元さん。僕は、ビジネスにも人生にも、勝算があります」

秋元康さんと出会った頃に、伝えた言葉です。

僕の勝算は、ビジネスにとどまらない。

僕は、自分の人生に勝つ自信がある。そんな、僕のような若造の言葉を受けて、秋元さんは、「君の、根拠のない自信が好きだ」と言いました。

以来、「人生の勝算」という言葉は、僕が迷った時に立ち返る大事な考え方になっています。

上述の通りこの本では、成長ビジネスの勘所について語っており、この本を読めば、あらゆる〝ビジネス〟の勝算が上がると確信しています。

しかし、単なるビジネス本は書きたくなかった。この本を手にとってくれた方が、自分の〝人生〟そのものについて、勝算を持つ。そんな、温かい本を書きたかった。

僕が全力で魂を注ぎ込んだこの本が、皆さんの人生を1㎜でもプラスの方向に傾けることを、心から願ってやみません。

(本書 「プロローグ」より)

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This metaphysical self-help classic instills happiness within and urges individuals to pursue a content life without sin, boredom, or contempt. Written decades ago with post-war depression in mind, this text has transcended time and continues to give applicable advice for modern-day individuals.

Maupassant reste un auteur majeur de la littérature française dont l'influence ne s'est jamais démentie. Les nouvelles sont autant de tableaux de mœurs, vivants témoignages intemporels des hommes, des femmes, de leurs vies et de leurs tourments, de leurs passions et de leurs travers.

Eight-year-old orphan Beth Harmon is quiet, sullen, and by all appearances unremarkable. That is, until she plays her first game of chess. Her senses grow sharper, her thinking clearer, and for the first time in her life she feels herself fully in control. By the age of 16, she's competing for the US Open championship. But as Beth hones her skills on the professional circuit, the stakes get higher, her isolation grows more frightening, and the thought of escape becomes all the more tempting.