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【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！】An Anzac on the Western Front The Personal Reflections of an Australian Infantryman from 1916 to 1918【電子書籍】[ H.R. Williams ]

＜p＞＜strong＞"A remarkably candid and graphic account" of the World War I service of a member of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ( ＜em＞Britain at War Magazine＜/em＞).＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Having enlisted in 1915 and serving in the 56th Battalion Australian Imperial Force, Harold Roy Williams arrived in France, from Egypt, on June 30, 1916. He describes the horrors of the Fromelles battlefield in shocking clarity and the conditions the troops had to endure are revealed in disturbing detail.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Surviving a later gas attack, Harold Williams's subsequent postings read like a tour of the Western Front. Following the Somme, there was the mud and squalor of the line south of Ypres, the German Spring Offensive of 1918, the Battle of Amiensーfrequently described as the most decisive battle against the Germans in France and Flandersーthe capture of Villers-Bretonneux and, finally, the assault on P?ronne.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Injured at P?ronne and invalided back to the United Kingdom, Williams survived the war to return to Australia in 1919. ＜em＞An Anzac on the Western Front＜/em＞ is his vivid description of his service in the First World Warーan account that was described as "the best soldier's story . . . yet read in Australia" when it was first published.＜/p＞ ＜p＞"Williams' experience was defined by his rise from private soldier to platoon commander and he confined his writing to it. This is a story of cold, hunger, injury, fear, humour, friendship and death . . . So bloody good." ー ＜em＞War History Online＜/em＞＜/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！】What Regency Women Did for Us【電子書籍】[ Rachel Knowles ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Profiles of twelve trailblazing Regency Era womenーfrom Jane Austen to Madame Tussaudーwho took charge of their destinies and changed the world.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞In the nineteenth century, women faced challenges and constraints that many of us would find shocking by today's standards. ＜em＞What Regency Women Did for Us＜/em＞ tells the inspirational stories of twelve women who overcame entrenched institutional obstacles to achieve trailblazing successーwomen such as the German astronomer Caroline Herschel, who discovered a comet that bears her name; the French artist Marie Tussaud whose wax sculptures made her world famous; the great author Jane Austen whose novels continue to delight generations of readers. These women were pioneers, philanthropists, entrepreneurs, authors, scientists, and actressesーwomen who made an impact on their world and ours.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Popular history blogger Rachel Knowles tells how each of these women challenged the limitations of their time and left an enduring legacy for future generations to follow. Two hundred years later, their stories remain powerful inspirations for us all.＜/p＞ ＜p＞"Rachel's fine book looks at how the women of Britain emerged from the shadows of their husbands during the Regency period, inspiring female writers, scientists, etc. to take hold of their own destinies and start to have an influence on the world. Brilliant." ー ＜em＞Books Monthly＜/em＞＜/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！】Tumblin' Dice A Mystery【電子書籍】[ John McFetridge ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Two aging rock stars plot against the manager who ripped them off in this witty thriller by "Canada's answer to Elmore Leonard" ( ＜em＞Toronto Star＜/em＞).＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞The High, a band with a few hit songs back in the late 1970s, have reunited to play the nostalgia circuit at casinos. But for bassist Barry and lead singer Cliff, this tour will be more lucrative than it appears, as they team up to turn the tables on the gritty underworld of these gambling palacesーrobbing the loan sharks and drug dealers who work at every stop of the tour.＜/p＞ ＜p＞After coming across their old manager, who had swindled millions from them years ago, Barry and Cliff decide to go for the big score and get it all backーand more. But when a notoriously dangerous motorcycle gang gets involved, all bets are off.＜/p＞ ＜p＞"Things start accelerating from the opening line, which sets the tone [and] engages interest perfectly . . . McFetridge is able to convincingly portray flawed figures on both sides of the law." ー ＜em＞Publishers Weekly＜/em＞＜/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！】The Wind Off the Island【電子書籍】[ Ernle Bradford ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The bestselling author of ＜em＞The Journeying Moon＜/em＞ explores the history and culture of Sicily in this colorful travel memoir.＜/strong＞＜br /＞ In his memoir ＜em＞The Journeying Moon＜/em＞, historian Ernle Bradford recounts the call to adventure that brought him and his wife, Janet, to a life on the sea. Continuing their adventures aboard the ＜em＞Mother Goose＜/em＞, Bradford and Janet now voyage around the island of Sicily, where the couple explores the land and learns its captivating history.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Home to ancient temple ruins, charming villages, and Mount Etna, the largest active volcano in Europe, Sicily provides the perfect backdrop for this tale of exploration and wonder. In a model travel narrative, Bradford captures the sights, sounds, and flavors of Sicily in his lively portrayal of an excursion across an ancient and extraordinary island, a part of Italy and yet a world unto itself.＜/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！】Captain Elliot and the Founding of Hong Kong Pearl of the Orient【電子書籍】[ Jon Bursey ]

＜p＞＜strong＞An in-depth look at the life of Captain Charles Elliotーfrom his Royal Navy career to his controversial role in establishing Hong Kong as a British colony.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞On January 26, 1841, the British took possession of the island of Hong Kong. The Convention of Chuenpi was immediately repudiated by both the British and Chinese governments and their respective negotiators recalled. For the British this was Capt. Charles Elliot, whose actions in China became mired in controversy for years to come.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Who was Captain Elliot, and how did he find himself at the center of this debate? This book traces Elliot's career from his early life through his years in the Royal Navy before focusing on his role in the First Anglo-Chinese War and the founding of what became the Crown Colony of Hong Kong. Elliot has been demonized by China and for the most part poorly regarded by historians. This book shows him to have been a man ahead of his time whose views on slavery, armed conflict, the role of women and racial equality often placed him at variance with contemporary attitudes. Twenty years after the return of Hong Kong to China, his legacy is still with us.＜/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！】The Mistresses of George I & II A Maypole & a Peevish Beast【電子書籍】[ Catherine Curzon ]

＜p＞When George I arrived in England he found a kingdom in turmoil. Mistrustful of the new monarch from Hanover, his subjects met his coronation with riots. At George's side was his mistress, Melusine von der Schulenberg, whilst his ex-wife languished in prison. Known as the Maypole thanks to her eye-catching figure, Melusine was the king's confidante for decades. She was a mother to his children and a queen without a crown. George II never forgave his father for tearing him from his mother's arms and he was determined to marry for love, not duty. Though his wife, Caroline of Ansbach, proved to be a politically gifted queen, George II turned to another for affection. She was Henrietta Howard, the impoverished Countess of Suffolk, and she was desperate to escape her brutish husband. As the years passed, the royal affair became a powerplay between king and queen and the woman who was mistress to one and servant to another. Melusine and Henrietta's privileged position made them the envy of every courtier. It also made them a target of jealousy, plotting and ambition. In the tumultuous Georgian court, the bedroom and the throne room weren't so far apart.＜/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！】Escorting the Monarch We Lead Others Follow【電子書籍】[ Chris Jagger ]

＜p＞Escorting the Monarch is as close to an official history of the Metropolitan Police's 'Special Escort Group' (SEG) as one could hope for.You may have seen the team at work; as the combination of motorcycles and cars pass you by, they glide elegantly and seemingly effortlessly through busy traffic. Developing a dedicated and diligent team culture, they are masters of their trade. They hold a well-earned reputation for excellence amongst their peers; delivering their passengers (and cargo) on time, safely, in a great deal of style, and without fuss or mishap. Professional and precise in the execution of their operations, they are neither shaken nor stirred.Although the work of the SEG demands exquisitely high levels of presentation there is little room for gloss or glitter. The individuals and property they are charged to protect are assessed by government to need the highest possible levels of protection. From queens, kings, presidents and emperors, to priceless works of art, terrorists and high risk prisoners, the group escort them all.Written by the son of a retired SEG officer who himself served in the British Government's security and intelligence community, Escorting the Monarch is told, in part, through first hand stories and anecdotes gleaned from former officers of the group. The insights offered are unique, privileged and first of their kind. Chris Jagger unfolds a collection of fascinating and never before told stories built on high profile events, such as the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill, and the visit of Nelson Mandela.Now the SEG have honed their skills for over 6 decades. Through a carefully constructed description of a changing security and political environment across the decades, and an insightful analysis of the ingenuity of those who have severed with the SEG, _Escorting the Monarch_ explains the events that made the group who they are today.＜/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！】Warsaw 1944 An Insurgent's Journal of the Uprising【電子書籍】[ Zbigniew Czajkowski ]

＜p＞＜strong＞"Built around a journal written in the months just after the Warsaw uprising by . . . a teenage fighter in the Polish underground . . . a compelling account." ーHistoryOfWar.org＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞This remarkable journal, written shortly after the event, describes not only the author's own experiences of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising but the wider picture. With the Soviet Army's arrival imminent, the Polish Underground fighters decided to wage open warfare against the hated Nazi occupiers. This courageous decision was taken despite the Poles chronic shortage of arms, ammunition, and medical support. They fully expected the Soviets to relieve them gratefully for hastening the defeat of the Germans. With cruel and calculated cynicism, the Soviets halted their offensive and let the uneven match be settled without their involvement. The outcome was inevitable Warsaw was largely destroyed, the Polish men, women, and children fighters crushed and the Nazis weakened. The Soviets then moved in.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This journal is a unique record of the bitter fighting when neither side was prepared to give quarter.＜/p＞ ＜p＞"Authentic, dramatically realistic, showing the tragedy of a generation thrown into a hopeless battle. A priceless treasure against which other memoirs pale in comparison." ーLech Dzikiewicz＜/p＞ ＜p＞"The author has described the scenes of fighting so vividly almost impossible to believe he had come out unscathed." ー ＜em＞Kultura＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞"An exceptionally valuable documentーgreat historical and literary value." ー ＜em＞Dziennik Polski＜/em＞＜/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！】Aetius Attila's Nemesis【電子書籍】[ Ian Hughes ]

＜p＞＜strong＞"The history of Aetius' life and his dealings with Attila . . . [and] of the (western) Roman Empire throughout the pivotal fifth century." ー ＜em＞Ancient Warfare Magazine＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞In AD 453, Attilaーwith a huge force composed of Huns, allies, and vassals drawn from his already-vast empireーwas rampaging westward across Gaul (essentially modern France), then still nominally part of the Western Roman Empire. Laying siege to Orleans, he was only a few days march from extending his empire from the Eurasian steppe to the Atlantic. He was brought to battle on the Catalaunian Plain and defeated by a coalition hastily assembled and led by Aetius. Who was this man that saved Western Europe from the Hunnic yoke?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Aetius is one of the major figures in the history of the late Roman Empire and his actions helped maintain the integrity of the West in the declining years of the Empire. During the course of his life he was a hostage, first with Alaric and the Goths, and then with Rugila, king of the Huns. His stay with these two peoples helped to give him an unparalleled insight into the minds and military techniques of these "barbarians" which he was to use in later years to halt the depredations of the Huns.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Ian Hughes assesses Aetius' fascinating career and campaigns with the same accessible narrative and analysis he brought to bear on Belisarius and Stilicho.＜/p＞ ＜p＞"A lively, often insightful account of the declining years of Roman power in the West which will be of interest to students of Roman history, the onset of the Dark ages and early Byzantine history." ーThe New York Military Affairs Symposium＜/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！】Alexander Memoirs, 1940?1945【電子書籍】[ Alexander of Tunis ]

＜p＞After his first meeting with General Alexander in August 1942, Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Horrocks wrote that: By repute he was Winston Churchills fire brigade chief par excellence: the man who was always dispatched to retrieve the most desperate situations.Churchill was indeed in need of a fire brigade chief. Allied forces had been chased back across the desert by Rommel. Alexander bought a new hope to the Desert Rats: he instilled them with his own confidence and thought of victory. Under his command, Montgomery was ready to fight and win the battle of El Alamein. Even as his generals drove the enemy from North Africa, Alexander was planning far ahead for Sicily and Operation Husky: the first major seaborne invasion by either side during the war.It was said that before El Alamein the Allies never knew victory, and after El Alamein never knew defeat: much of the credit belongs to Alexander. For decades his contribution to the British efforts in both wars has been overlooked. Here, however, is a comprehensive edition of his personal and candid memoirs, which includes judgments on such men as Montgomery, Patton and Churchill. He also details his role in leading the withdrawal of the 1st Infantry Division at Dunkirk, his dealings with Stilwell in Burma and the bombing of the Monte Cassino abbey.＜/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！】The Extraordinary Life of A. A. Milne【電子書籍】[ Nadia Cohen ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The true story of the man who created Winnie-the-Poohーyet struggled to enjoy the overwhelming success that it brought him.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Thanks to a phenomenally popular collection of whimsical children's stories about a boy named Christopher Robin and his beloved teddy bear, A.A. Milne remains a household name in almost every corner of the globe. Generations have grown up loving the tales of Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends from the Hundred Acre Wood.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But though his work brought unparalleled joy to millions, Alan Alexander Milne himself was never able to enjoy the fame and fortune they brought him. He died deeply resenting Pooh's successーas far as he was concerned those stories were just a tiny fraction of his literary work, but nothing else he produced came close in terms of public appreciation. Milne died still unable to reconcile the fact that no matter what else he wrote, regardless of all the plays and stories for adults he had published, he would always be remembered as a children's storyteller. And his son, widely hailed as the inspiration for Christopher Robin, could never accept his unique place in literary history either. He had barely reached his teens before he grew to loathe his famous father, who he bitterly accused of exploiting his early years.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This biography delves deep into the life of Milneーshedding light on new places, and telling stories untold.＜/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！】Escape to Japanese Captivity A Couple's Tragic Ordeal in Sumatra, 1942?1945【電子書籍】[ Margery Jennings ]

＜p＞＜strong＞This harrowing WWII memoir recounts the tragic ordeal of a British couple separated by war and taken prisoner by Japanese forces in Sumatra.＜/strong＞＜br /＞ Captain C.O. "Mick" Jennings and his wife Margery were living in British Singapore when the Japanese invaded in 1941. Margery was on her way to Australia with other British families when their ship was bombed, leading to her capture in Sumatra. When Singapore fell in February 1942, Mick and other soldiers commandeered a junk and sailed to Sumatra. With a fellow soldier, he set sail for Australia in a seventeen-foot dinghy. But after an appalling ordeal at sea, he was also captured.＜br /＞ Despite their close proximity, Mick and Margery never saw each other again. Though they managed to exchange a few letters, Margery died of deprivation and exhaustion in May 1945, shortly before VJ day, while Mick miraculously survived.＜br /＞ Based on personal accounts and Margery's secret diary, this outstanding book describes in graphic detail their attempted escapes and horrific imprisonments. Above all it is a moving testimony to the couple's courage, resilience, and ingenuity.＜/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！】The Crime at Halfpenny Bridge【電子書籍】[ George Bellairs ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Thomas Littlejohn investigates a murder committed by the glow of a lighthouse＜/strong＞＜br /＞ The waterfront pub is closing up and the sailors are staggering home. World War II means a blackout in the English port town of Werrymouth, but the locals have no trouble finding their way over the Halfpenny Bridge, where a small toll shaves a mile off their drunken walk. A group of them are about to cross when a ship comes into the channel, and the lighthouse snaps on to guide its way. As the beams rake across the harbor, the sailors see two men struggling by the shore. One overpowers the other, killing him in the surf.＜br /＞ The murderer escapes, and Detective-Inspector Littlejohn ventures down from London to find him. Two more murders follow, bringing this center of shipping to a halt just when England needs it most.＜/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！】German Soldiers in the Great War Letters and Eyewitness Accounts【電子書籍】

＜p＞＜strong＞The first English translation of writings that capture the lives and thoughts of German soldiers fighting in the trenches and on the battlefields of WWI.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞German Soldiers in the Great War＜/em＞ is a vivid selection of firsthand accounts and other wartime documents that shed new light on the experiences of German frontline soldiers during the First World War. It reveals in authentic detail the perceptions and emotions of ordinary soldiers that have been covered up by the smokescreen of official military propaganda about "heroism" and "patriotic sacrifice."＜/p＞ ＜p＞In this essential collection of wartime correspondence, editors Benjamin Ziemann and Bernd Ulrich have gathered more than two hundred mostly archival documents, including letters, military dispatches and orders, extracts from diaries, newspaper articles and booklets, medical reports and photographs. This fascinating primary source material provides the first comprehensive insight into the German frontline experiences of the Great War, available in English for the first time in a translation by Christine Brocks.＜/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！】An Anthology of Ancient Mesopotamian Texts When the Gods were Human【電子書籍】[ Sabine Franke ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Learn about the ancient civilizations of Iraq and Syria, through the stories they told.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞This book gathers the best stories of ancient Near Eastern literature surrounding the Mesopotamian gods, men, and kings. It takes the reader on a journey back to the birth of literature in Mesopotamiaーwhich at the same time seems so distant yet so familiar.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Fairy tales, myths, and epics of this region are still able to entertain readers todayーand allow us to delve into the fascinating life of this ancient civilization. This book includes fables such as that of the tooth worm, which causes tooth pain, as well as the great myth of Innanas, which describes the goddess Ishtar's transition to the underworld. There are also stories of daily life, such as that of a student, and the Sumerian incantations against a crying baby.＜/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！】Hitler's Munich Man The Fall of Admiral Sir Barry Domvile【電子書籍】[ Martin Connolly ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A "fascinating" account of the British director of Naval Intelligence who was interned during the Second World War as a Nazi sympathizer ( ＜em＞The Armourer＜/em＞).＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Between the First and Second World Wars, there was a growth of fascism in Britain and anxiety about revolution was in the air. Concerns of a possible Fascist attempt to overthrow the established order were high, not to mention the rise of Hitler and the threat of invasion.＜/p＞ ＜p＞With secret clubs and clandestine meetings now a threat, the security services decided to infiltrate their ranks. Sir Barry Domvile had served with honor during the First World War and had risen to director of Naval Intelligence. He became involved with Oswald Mosley and other far right leaders, also visiting prominent Nazis in Germany with whom he became enamored and formed "The Link," a far right, pro-German organization. Concerns were raised and in 1940 he, along with his wife and son, were detained and imprisoned without trial under Regulation 18B of the Defence (General) Regulations 1939, under suspicion of being involved in a secret plot to bring in a Fascist Government.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Hitler's Munich Man＜/em＞ gives a detailed account of Domvile's background, detention, and hearings that were held behind closed doors and reveals the extent of his Fascism, pro-German attitudes and anti-Semitism. The first book to throw a spotlight on the saga, it examines his writings, both open and issued under a pseudonym, and considers the legitimacy of his detention. With photographs from the German archives, substantial coverage using the Secret Service files, Domvile's personal diaries, and other sources, the book will illuminate and inform the reader.＜/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！】Outrage on Gallows Hill【電子書籍】[ George Bellairs ]

＜p＞＜strong＞In Melchester, Thomas Littlejohn hunts the killer of a strangled poet＜/strong＞＜br /＞ The war is over and blackouts are a thing of the past, except in the village of Melchester, where the local council has refused to sully its streets with unsightly lamps. The night is pitch black, but hardly quiet. Young lovers are rendezvousing, a police constable is helping himself to a few of his neighbor's partridges, and a poet is going to visit his beloved, a new verse on his lips. She will never hear it, sadly, for the young man is stopped along his wayーstopped forever, by the tight grip of the garrote.＜br /＞ The local constabulary wastes no time reaching out to Scotland Yard, which sends its best man: the easygoing detective-inspector Littlejohn. In Melchester he will find unspeakable secretsーand one citizen whose soul is as dark as the village night.＜/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！】The Great Illusionists【電子書籍】[ Derek Tait ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Houdini and beyond: a historic magical mystery tour of the great showmen who inspired the likes of David Blaine, Penn & Teller, and Siegfried & Roy.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Today, Harry Houdini stands as the most famous illusionist and escape artist in history. But from the late nineteenth century to early twentieth century, magicians and escapologists who inspiredーand were inspired byーHoudini packed vaudeville houses and local theaters across the globe. ＜em＞The Great Illusionists＜/em＞ reveals the careers, lives, and sometimes shocking on-stage deaths of the greatest showmen to ever wow the world.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In addition to the astounding accomplishments of Houdini, marvel at the feats of Jean-Eug?ne Robert-Houdin, the "Father of Modern Conjuring"; the Davenport Brothers, music hall mediums and devotees of the Spiritualist movement; the "Dean of American Magicians" Harry Kellar; master illusionists, the Great Raymond, David Devant, the Great Lafayette, and Chung Ling Soo; the novelty performances of The Human Fly and Datas, "The Living Encyclopedia"; and many more.＜/p＞ ＜p＞From vanishing acts and public seances to harrowing bullet-tricks and psychic wizardry, ＜em＞The Great Illusionists＜/em＞ brings to life a unique history of entertainment.＜/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！】Dublinesque【電子書籍】[ Enrique Vila-Matas ]

＜p＞In this novel, Enrique Vila-Matas traces a journey connecting the worlds of Joyce and Beckett, and all they symbolize.＜/p＞ ＜p＞One night, a renowned and now retired literary publisher has a vivid dream that takes place in Dublin, a city he’s never visited. The central scene of the dream is a funeral in the era of ＜em＞Ulysses＜/em＞. The publisher would give anything to know if an unidentified character in his dream is the great author he always wanted to meet, or the ghostly angel who abandoned him during childhood. As the days go by, he will come to understand that his vision of the end of an era was prophetic.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Enrique Vila-Matas traces a journey that connects the worlds of Joyce and Beckett, revealing the difficulties faced by literary authors, publishers, and good readers in a society where literature is losing influence. A robust work, ＜em＞Dublinesque＜/em＞ is a masterwork of irony, humor, and erudition by one of Spain’s most celebrated living authors.＜/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！】The Covenant【電子書籍】[ Jeff Gulvin ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The Scotland Yard Detective and FBI Agent trace a link between an alt-right militia and the CIA's hunt for Osama bin Laden in this pre-9/11 thriller.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞A CIA agent hunts Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan. A female sergeant is assassinated in London. A Japanese terrorist is detonating bombs across Washington, DC And in Texas, a serial killer is murdering transients who ride the rails, untilーeither by mistake or designーan ill-fated English tourist is counted among the victims.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Scotland Yard's top anti-terrorism expert, Jack Swann, and his friend, FBI Special Agent Johnny Harrison, are about to find a frightening connection between these seemingly random events. A secessionist militia in America's heartland is amassing an army for a coming civil war calculated to divide and destroy the United States. And their next two targets are the only two men who can stop the explosive plan from going off.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Written before the events of September 11, ＜em＞The Covenant＜/em＞ is a prescient view of international politics, espionage, terrorism, and the rise of the alt-right in the twenty-first century. Jeff Gulvin's extensive research and contacts within the FBI and London's Special Branch bring unerring authenticity to his Jack Swann novels, ＜em＞Nom de Guerre＜/em＞, and ＜em＞Storm Crow＜/em＞, which ＜em＞New York Times＜/em＞?bestselling author Jack Higgins called "absolutely marvelous. One of the best thrillers I've read this year."＜/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！】Once and for All The Best of Delmore Schwartz【電子書籍】[ Delmore Schwartz ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The publication of this book restores a missing chapter in the history of twentieth-century American literature＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞With his New Directions debut in 1938, the twenty-five-year-old Delmore Schwartz was hailed as a genius and among the most promising writers of his generation. Yet he died in relative obscurity in 1966, wracked by mental illness and substance abuse. Sadly, his literary legacy has been overshadowed by the story of his tragic life.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Among poets, Schwartz was a prototype for the confessional movement made famous by his slightly younger friends Robert Lowell and John Berryman. While his stories and novellas about Jewish American experience laid the groundwork for novels by Saul Bellow (whose ＜em＞Humboldt’s Gift＜/em＞ is based on Schwartz’s life) and Philip Roth.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Much of Schwartz’s writing has been out of print for decades. This volume aims to restore Schwartz to his proper place in the canon of American literature and give new readers access to the breadth of his achievement. Included are selections from the in-print stories and poems, as well as excerpts from his long unavailable epic poem ＜em＞Genesis＜/em＞, a never-completed book-length work on T. S. Eliot, and unpublished poems from his archives.＜/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！】Slow Twitch (A Brenna Blixen Novel)【電子書籍】[ Liz Reinhardt ]

＜p＞Perfect for the fans of ＜em＞Easy＜/em＞ by Tammara Webber and ＜em＞The Vincent Boys＜/em＞ by Abbi Glines.＜/p＞ ＜p＞It’s summer in Sussex County and things are heating up for Brenna, Jake and Saxon.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Golden couple Brenna and Jake are worlds apart. Brenna’s in Ireland on a creative writing course and Jake’s in New York, meeting his real family, who are super wealthy and seriously obnoxious.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Sex and getting drunk are pretty much all Saxon’s life is about, until he runs his allowance dry and is sent to the middle of nowhere to learn some real life lessons. He might just be surprised by what he learns…＜/p＞ ＜p＞It’s a summer full of romance, breaking up, making up, and looking to the future. But who will end up with who, and will all that unresolved chemistry finally get put to bed?＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Slow Twitch＜/em＞ is the third title in the Brenna Blixen series.＜/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！】Borges at Eighty Conversations【電子書籍】[ Jorge Luis Borges ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A collection of interviews now available from New Directions for the first time＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞The words of a genius: ＜em＞Borges at Eighty＜/em＞ transcends our expectations of ordinary conversation. In these interviews with Barnstone, Dick Cavett, and Alastair Reid, Borges touches on favorite writers (Whitman, Poe, Emerson) and familiar themes ー labyrinths, mystic experiences, and death ー and always with great, throw-away humor. For example, discussing nightmares, he concludes,“When I wake up, I wake to something worse. It’s the astonishment of being myself.”＜/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！】Founder, Fighter, Saxon Queen Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians【電子書籍】[ Margaret C. Jones ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The story of the daughter of Alfred the Great, who fought against Viking invaders and ruled a kingdom in the tenth century.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Alfred the Great's daughter defied all expectations of a well-bred Saxon princess. The first Saxon woman ever to rule a kingdom, Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, led her army in battle against Viking invaders. She further broke with convention by arranging for her daughter to succeed her on the throne of Mercia.＜/p＞ ＜p＞To protect her people and enable her kingdom in the Midlands to prosper, Aethelflaed rebuilt Chester and Gloucester, and built seven entirely new English towns. In so doing she helped shape our world today.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This book brings Aethelflaed's world to life, from her childhood in time of war to her remarkable work as ruler of Mercia. The final chapter traces her legend, from medieval paintings to novels and contemporary art, illustrating the impact of a legacy that continues to be felt to this day.＜/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！】From Normandy to Auschwitz【電子書籍】[ Paul le Goupil ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The unforgettable memoir of a WWII French Resistance fighter who survived the Nazi concentration camps Auschwitz and Buchenwald.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Paul le Goupil was about to take his first job as a teacher when Germany invaded France in May of 1940. Soon after, he joined the Front National and found his life irreversibly shaped by the horrors of the Second World War. Organizing the Front Patriotique de la Jeunesse in Normandy in 1943, le Goupil was militant in his defiance of the Nazi occupation of his homeland, but nevertheless was captured by the Gestapo. What followed was a catalog of brutality and despair, first in solitary confinement in French prisons, later in several labor camps, leading finally to Auschwitz and Buchenwald. He was subjected to beatings, starvation, and a torturous SS march before his miraculous liberation at the hands of the Russian army. His experiences are captured here in a memoir rich with detail, emotion, and the spirit of a true survivor.＜/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！】House Mother Normal【電子書籍】[ B.S. Johnson ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A wild, experimental, polyphonic novel, recounting a typical day of diminishing returns at a nursing home＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞House Mother Normal＜/em＞, subtitled “A Geriatric Comedy,” is the English writer B. S. Johnson’s fifth novel. Unusual in both its subject and structure, this novel is a remarkable study of old age, stripped of sentimentality and spiked with bizarre language and perceptions. Made up of eight monologues describing a single day at a nursing home, ＜em＞House Mother Normal＜/em＞ explores the failing minds of the elderly with precision, humor, and unflagging compassion, and Johnson achieves, with inventiveness and escalating absurdity, a vivid multidimensional effect.＜/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！】Fighting for the French Foreign Legion Memoirs of a Scottish Legionnaire【電子書籍】[ Alex Lochrie ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A soldier's true story of danger and adventure as a modern-day legionnaire in Kuwait, Bosnia, and beyond.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞With no French language ability, Alex Lochrie approached recruiters for the French Foreign Legion in Paris and embarked on the demanding selection process that followed. When he was accepted, he and other prospective legionnaires were sent to Southern France to begin the harsh recruit training course. The mix of nationalities and backgrounds among his fellows was enormous. New members are traditionally allowed to change their identitiesーand Lochrie chose to alter his age, becoming twenty-eight instead of thirty-eight.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Elite paratrooper training followed in Corsica before Lochrie earned his wings. The FFL is never far from the front line, and in this book he tells of challenging active service in former French colonies in Africa as well as during the first Gulf War, evicting Saddam Hussein from Kuwait, and operations in Bosnia and Sarajevo.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This gripping account lifts the veil of mystery and myth, pulling you into the actionーand revealing much about the realities of service in the Foreign Legion.＜/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！】The Day the Music Died【電子書籍】[ Ed Gorman ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A "genuinely affecting" mystery set in small-town Iowa in the 1950s ( ＜em＞The Wall Street Journal＜/em＞).＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Sam McCain loves Buddy Holly because he's the only rock-and-roll star who still seems like a dweeb, and Sam knows how that feels. With the unrequited love of his life at his side, Sam drives more than three hours through the snow to watch his idol play the Surf Ballroom. That night, Buddy Holly dies in the most famous plane crash in music history, but Sam has no time to grieve. Because there are too many lawyers in this small town, Sam makes a living as a PI, doing odd jobs for an eccentric judgeーwhose nephew, it seems, has a problem only a detective could solve. His trophy wife has been murdered, and as soon as Sam arrives, the nephew kills himself, too.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The police see this as a clear-cut murder-suicide, but Sam wants to know more, diving into a mystery by Ellery Queen Award?winning author Ed Gorman that will get dangerous faster than you can say "bye-bye, Miss American Pie."＜/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！】The Foreign Legion【電子書籍】[ Clarice Lispector ]

＜p＞＜strong＞"A radiant beauty of a writer."ー＜em＞The Los Angeles Times＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞The Foreign Legion＜/em＞ is a collection in two parts, gathering both stories and chronicles, and it offers wonderful evidence of Clarice Lispector's unique sensibility and range as an exponent of experimental prose. It opens with thirteen stories and the second part of the book presents her newspaper ＜em＞cr?nicas＜/em＞, which Lispector said she retrieved from a bottom drawer.＜/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！】Rebel Voices: Monologues for Women by Women Celebrating 40 Years of Clean Break Theatre Company【電子書籍】[ Alice Birch ]

＜p＞Clean Break is a British theatre company set up in 1979 by two women in prison. It exists to tell the stories of women with experience of the criminal justice system and to transform women's lives through theatre.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Over 40 years, Clean Break has commissioned some of the most progressive and brilliant women writers to write ground-breaking plays, alongside developing the writing skills of the women they work with in its London studios and in prisons. This is a collection of monologues from this canon.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Rebel Voices: Monologues for Women by Women＜/em＞ celebrates the opportunities inherent when women represent themselves. Offering female performers a diverse set of monologues reflecting a range of characters in age, ethnicity and lived experience, the material is drawn from a mix of published and unpublished works.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This book is for any performer who does not see themselves represented in mainstream plays, for lovers of radical women's theatre and for rebels everywhere who believe that the act of speaking and being heard can create change.＜/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。