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The official book behind the Academy Award-winning film The Imitation Game , starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley Alan Turing was the mathematician whose cipher-cracking transformed the Second World War. Taken on by British Intelligence in 1938, as a shy young Cambridge don, he combined brilliant logic with a flair for engineering. In 1940 his machines were breaking the Enigma-enciphered messages of Nazi Germany’s air force. He then headed the penetration of the super-secure U-boa...

発売日: 2012-11-30 ジャンル:伝記／自叙伝 ¥1,200

「自然保護の父」と呼ばれたジョン・ミューアの生涯を描いた伝記。 地球環境がますます悪化していくなかで、ジョン・ミューアの生涯は、それ自体がもうひとつのアメリカ史といわれているほど、その自然哲学が見直されようとしている。 『森の聖者』は8章からなり、その生い立ちからはじまり、国立公園誕生までの生涯が描かれている。

発売日: 2012-06-05 ¥780

Vogue's Best Books of the Year, 2018 Sunday Time s' Best Memoirs of the Year, 2018 A New York Times Book of the Year New Yorker Book of the Year A frank, smart and captivating memoir by the daughter of Apple founder Steve Jobs. Born on a farm and named in a field by her parents - artist Chrisann Brennan and Steve Jobs - Lisa Brennan-Jobs's childhood unfolded in a rapidly changing Silicon Valley. When she was young, Lisa's father was a mythical figure who was rarely present in her life. As she gr...

発売日: 2018-09-13 ジャンル:伝記／自叙伝 ¥660

From the Wall Street Journal’s Tripp Mickle, the dramatic, untold story inside Apple after the passing of Steve Jobs by following his top lieutenants—Jony Ive, the Chief Design Officer, and Tim Cook, the COO-turned-CEO—and how the fading of the former and the rise of the latter led to Apple losing its soul. Steve Jobs called Jony Ive his “spiritual partner at Apple.” The London-born genius was the second-most powerful person at Apple and the creative force who most embodies Jobs...

発売日: 2022-05-12 ジャンル:伝記／自叙伝 ¥1,600

NOMINATED FOR SIX OSCARS, INCLUDING BEST PICTURE, SUPPORTING ACTOR AND SUPPORTING ACTRESS . . . Aged just five, Saroo Brierley lost all contact with his family in India, after waiting at a train station for his brother who never returned. Discover the inspiring, true story behind the film, Lion. This is the heart breaking and original tale of the lost little boy who found his way home twenty-five years later. ----------------------------------- As a five-year old in India, I got lost on a train....

発売日: 2017-01-12 ジャンル:伝記／自叙伝 ¥1,000

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. An unorthodox guide to making things worth making, from 'the father of the iPod and iPhone' and the creator of Nest. Everyone deserves a mentor. For every career crisis, every fork in the road, you need someone to talk to. Someone who's been there before, who knows exactly how wobbly and conflicted you feel, who can give it to you straight: Here's how to think about choosing a job. Here's how to be a better manager. Here's how to approach design. Here's how to star...

発売日: 2022-05-03 ジャンル:伝記／自叙伝 ¥1,900

A FINANCIAL TIMES AND TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR An exhilarating new biography of John von Neumann: the lost genius who invented our world 'A sparkling book, with an intoxicating mix of pen-portraits and grand historical narrative. Above all it fizzes with a dizzying mix of deliciously vital ideas. . . A staggering achievement' Tim Harford The smartphones in our pockets and computers like brains. The vagaries of game theory and evolutionary biology. Self-replicating moon bases and nuclear weapons. All...

発売日: 2021-10-07 ジャンル:伝記／自叙伝 ¥1,200

This book of thoroughly engaging essays from one of today's most prodigious innovators provides a uniquely personal perspective on the lives and achievements of a selection of intriguing figures from the history of science and technology. Weaving together his immersive interest in people and history with insights gathered from his own experiences, Stephen Wolfram gives an ennobling look at some of the individuals whose ideas and creations have helped shape our world today.  From his recolle...

発売日: 2016-07-07 ¥1,100

***SOON TO BE A MAJOR HOLLYWOOD FILM DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER NOLAN*** WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NONFICTION 'Reads like a thriller, gripping and terrifying' Sunday Times Physicist and polymath, as familiar with Hindu scriptures as he was with quantum mechanics, J. Robert Oppenheimer - director of the Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb - was the most famous scientist of his generation. In their meticulous and riveting biography, Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin reveal a brillian...

発売日: 2021-11-25 ジャンル:伝記／自叙伝 ¥1,200

WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION 'Gripping from the start, Written in Bone is superb' - Dr Richard Shepherd, author of Unnatural Causes 'No Scientist communicates better than Sue Black' - Val McDermid, author of Still Life 'Macabre, authoritative and fascinating.' - The Sunday Times Our bones are the silent witnesses to the lives we lead. Our stories are marbled into their marrow. Drawing upon her years of research and a wealth of remarkable experience, the world-renowned forensic a...

発売日: 2020-09-03 ジャンル:伝記／自叙伝 ¥1,200

THE TRUE CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR AND 18-WEEK SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER 'One of the most fascinating books I have read in a long time. Engrossing, a haunting page-turner. A book I could not put down' The Times, BOOKS OF THE YEAR __________ Meet the forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd. He solves the mysteries of unexplained or sudden death. He has performed over 23,000 autopsies, including some of the most high-profile cases of recent times; the Hungerford Massacre, the Princess Diana in...

発売日: 2018-09-20 ジャンル:伝記／自叙伝 ¥1,000

In An Appetite for Wonder Richard Dawkins brought us his engaging memoir of the first 35 years of his life from early childhood in Africa to publication of The Selfish Gene in 1976, when he shot to fame as one of the most exciting new scientists of his generation. In Brief Candle in the Dark he continues his autobiography, following the threads that have run through the second half of his life so far and homing in on the key individuals, institutions and ideas that inspired and motivated him. He...

発売日: 2015-09-10 ジャンル:伝記／自叙伝 ¥1,400

WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY BILL GATES In this warm, insightful portrait of the Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1965, we see the wisdom, humour and curiosity of Richard Feynman through a series of conversations with his friend Ralph Leighton. Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1965, Richard Feynman was one of the world's greatest theoretical physicists, but he was also a man who fell, often jumped, into adventure. An artist, safecracker, practical joker and storyteller, Feynman's l...

発売日: 2014-08-21 ジャンル:伝記／自叙伝 ¥1,200

The world's greatest contrarian confronts his own death in this brave and unforgettable book. During the American book tour for his memoir, Hitch-22 , Christopher Hitchens collapsed in his hotel room with excruciating pain in his chest. As he would later write in the first of a series of deeply moving Vanity Fair pieces, he was being deported 'from the country of the well across the stark frontier that marks off the land of malady.' Over the next year he experienced the full force of modern canc...

発売日: 2012-08-25 ジャンル:伝記／自叙伝 ¥660

Laurens van der Post was a long-time friend of Jung and here presents Jung as he knew him: Jung the man, the discoverer and explorer of a new dimension in the human spirit, rather than Jung the psychologist. Calling him a 'universal personality, one of the greatest since the Renaissance', van der Post writes much more than simply a biographical study of Jung. Jung is a full-scale, unflinching attempt to convey the creative, pioneering greatness of the man and to show how his far-seeing vision ha...

発売日: 2010-05-25 ジャンル:伝記／自叙伝 ¥1,600

This vintage book contains Samuel Smiles Jr.'s 1857 biography, “The Life of George Stephenson”. George Stephenson (1781–1848) was an English engineer who is responsible for building the world's first inter-city railway line to use steam locomotives, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. This fascinating and insightful biography is highly recommended for those with an interest in locomotive history, and it would make for a worthy addition to any collection. Samuel Smiles (1812–190...

発売日: 2020-10-16 ジャンル:伝記／自叙伝 ¥1,200

The incredible book behind the primetime Channel 4 documentary, Peter: The Human Cyborg 'A remarkable account of what it means to be human and what technology can really achieve' Sunday Telegraph 'Peter's story is one of the most extraordinary you will ever hear. I urge people to read it' Stephen Fry 'A remarkable story . . . you're left desperate to take nothing for granted' Radio Times __________ Peter, a brilliant scientist, is told that he will lose everything he loves. His husband. His fami...

発売日: 2021-04-01 ジャンル:伝記／自叙伝 ¥1,200

'Honest, compassionate, brave and big hearted' - LORRAINE KELLY 'Celebrates human beings in all their glorious, messy imperfection' - CAT DEELEY Sunday Times Bestseller updated with a new chapter on Amir's experiences during the coronavirus pandemic and being on the frontlines of the historic vaccination effort. 60 hours a week 240 patients 10 minutes to make a diagnosis Welcome to the surgery. Charting his 15 years working as a GP, from rookie to becoming a partner in one of the UK's busiest su...

発売日: 2020-08-20 ジャンル:伝記／自叙伝 ¥1,000

A moving memoir from a woman who made a fortune in a man's world and then gave it all away...soon to be turned into a film In 1962, Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley created a software company when the concept of software barely existed. Freelance Programmers employed women to work on complex projects such as Concorde's black box recorder from the comfort of their own home. Shirley empowered a generation of women in technology, giving them unheard of freedom to choose their own hours and manage their ow...

発売日: 2019-04-04 ジャンル:伝記／自叙伝 ¥1,200

Fondatore effettivo della fisica moderna, Galileo Galilei ha posto le basi per lo sviluppo della Rivoluzione Scientifica nel XVII secolo.  Fin da ragazzo, curioso e intraprendente, ha cercato di indagare la vera essenza dei fenomeni naturali. Divulgò e fu promotore del metodo scientifico, sostenne la sperimentazione e la pratica induttiva come unico vero mezzo per sbrogliare con precisione e criterio quella matassa di misteri che è la Natura.  La sua sete di conoscenza lo spinse a me...

発売日: 2018-11-05 ジャンル:伝記／自叙伝 ¥200

A gripping account of how a major air disaster was averted, by the captain and former Top Gun pilot Instinctively, I release my pressure on the sidestick. Out of my subconscious, a survival technique from a previous life emerges: Neutralise! I'm not in control so I must neutralise controls. I never imagined I'd use this part of my military experience in a commercial airliner ... On routine flight QF72 from Singapore to Perth on 7 October 2008, the primary flight computers went rogue, causing the...

発売日: 2019-06-01 ジャンル:伝記／自叙伝 ¥1,600

明朝医药学家李时珍所著《本草纲目》是中医养生治病的根基,也是天下民生的博物学。绘本《本草神医——李时珍》讲叙了李时珍自学成才、行医著书的伟大历程,为孩子提供了一份极其有益的精神食粮。 读酷出品 书非酷不能读 【编辑推荐】 ★“用伟人的事迹激励孩子,远胜于一切教育。”——英国思想家培根 ★“改变世界的科学家绘本传记丛书”是一套入选国家“十二五”...

発売日: 2015-11-01 ¥350

Success is a by-product of well-being. "To be able to focus and give your maximum, it is important to have the right people around you. Aki is certainly one of these people. He is honest, calm, loyal and independent... All characteristics that define an ideal working relationship." – Sebastian Vettel, a four-time Formula 1 champion The Core is a unique story from the top of the Formula 1 world, where Aki Hintsa, a Finnish F1 coach and a doctor, has for years guided drivers towards success, but...

発売日: 2016-04-14 ¥350

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An adrenaline-fuelled exposé of life inside the tech bubble, Chaos Monkeys lays bare the secrets, power plays and lifestyle excesses of the visionaries, grunts, sociopaths, opportunists and money cowboys who are revolutionising our world. Written by startup CEO and industry provocateur Antonio García Martínez, this is Liar’s Poker meets The Social Network . Computer engineers use ‘chaos monkey’ software to wreak havoc and test system robustness. Similarly, tech...

発売日: 2016-06-30 ジャンル:伝記／自叙伝 ¥1,400

Mestareiden tekijä Mies F1-mestareiden takana kertoo tarinansa ja paljastaa menestyksen salaisuuden. Mika Häkkinen, Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Räikkönen, Sebastian Vettel... Aki Hintsa - Voittamisen anatomia on ainutlaatuinen tarina F1-maailman huipulta, jossa suomalainen Aki Hintsa leipoo kuljettajista mestareita. Sittemmin kansainväliset huippujohtajat ovat ottaneet Hintsan opit käyttöönsä.Teos sisältää runsaasti ennen julkaisematonta tietoa formulamaailman kulissien takaa sekä Hintsan ...

発売日: 2015-03-04 ¥1,700

Henri Abraham, Eugène Bloch, Georges Bruhat sont les fondateurs du Laboratoire de physique de l’École normale supérieure. Pionniers dans leurs domaines scientifiques respectifs, ils ont également été des enseignants exceptionnels, suscitant le respect et la gratitude de leurs étudiants. Se succédant à la direction du laboratoire de l'ENS de 1912 à 1944, ils ont collaboré à la construction du nouveau bâtiment, inauguré en 1938, qui reste à ce jour un outil de travail adapté et f...

発売日: 2013-02-08 ¥500

In a BBC poll in 2002, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was voted the second-greatest Briton of all time, only eclipsed by Churchill. It's often claimed that that through his ships, bridges, tunnels and railways Brunel played a critical role in creating the modern world. In the soaring ambitions of the Victorian age, nobody thought bigger than Brunel. Never tied to a dusty office, he crammed enough work, adventure and danger into a single year to last a lesser person a lifetime. He was also a brilliant s...

発売日: 2014-02-03 ジャンル:伝記／自叙伝 ¥330

Erwin Schrödinger was an Austrian physicist famous for his contribution to quantum physics. He won the Nobel Prize in 1933 and is best known for his thought experiment of a cat in a box, both alive and dead at the same time, which revealed the seemingly paradoxical nature of quantum mechanics. Schrödinger was working at one of the most fertile and creative moments in the whole history of science. By the time he started university in 1906, Einstein had already published his revolutionary papers...

発売日: 2012-03-29 ジャンル:伝記／自叙伝 ¥1,300

One of the most enduring images of the Ethiopian famine that shocked the world in 1984 was that of the young International Red Cross nurse who, surrounded by thousands of starving people and with limited supplies, had the terrible task of choosing which children to feed, knowing that those she turned away might not last the night. That nurse was Claire Bertschinger, and those pictures inspired Live Aid, the biggest relief programme the world had ever seen. 'In her was vested the power of life an...

発売日: 2011-12-31 ジャンル:伝記／自叙伝 ¥1,600

Take a trip down memory lane and read about the life of Britain's most beloved vet, who charmed us all with his bestselling tales of veterinary life in Yorkshire. 'A wonderful, glorious insight into the life of the man behind the books' 5***** Reader Review 'Moving . . . A book I shall treasure and read several times' 5***** Reader Review ______ After qualifying as a vet in 1939, Alf Wight, aka James Herriot, moved to a veterinary practice in Thirsk, Yorkshire. It wasn't until he was over fifty ...

発売日: 2000-10-26 ジャンル:伝記／自叙伝 ¥1,200