Have you forgotten the importance of believing in yourself and others？ This book will remind you of that and show you that having imagination， creativity， and love make you strong. The author， Kazuo Inamori， was a world−renowned entrepreneur who founded Kyocera Corporation， which has brought ceramics to every continent， and KDDI， one of the largest telecommunications companies in Japan. He also lifted Japan Airlines out of bankruptcy to solid profitability as its volunteer （unpaid） chairman. Despite the impressive career， he never let his successes get to his head and continued to work for the greater good. This book is a culmination of the answers to questions he encountered through suffering and difficulties throughout his life. Chronologically， it is the first of Inamori’s many books， which have collectively sold over 25 million copies worldwide. In it， Inamori shows us the importance of finding passion and joy in one’s work， believing in oneself to overcome obstacles， and being both rational and creative at the same time. True wisdom is timeless. That’s why Inamori’s theories stand the test of time and remain popular among businesspeople today. Whether you’re a new employee， a leader of a team， or even a CEO…at each step of your life， this book will help you.

「楽しいふりをしていませんか？」

「本当に時間がないの？」

「今の自分が好きですか？」など、

あらためて聞かれるとハッとする質問満載の一冊です。

姉妹編『The Book of Answers』と同様、プレゼントにぴったりの本になりました。

恋に迷ったら、元祖書物占いの恋愛ヴァージョン！



ディスカヴァーではおなじみ、『The Book of Answers』、『The Book of Questions』に、恋のシリーズが加わりました。

「出会いはいつも偶然」「もっと愛情表現を！」「逃げるな！」恋に悩むあなたに、ずっしりと響く言葉たち。

この本にそっと手をあてて、思い切ってひらいてみてください。

そのページに、あなたの恋へのヒントが書かれています。

『ビッグクエスチョンズ』は、人類の歴史を通して、探究心旺盛な人々を悩ませてきた科学や哲学の大疑問に対し、一流の専門家が回答するシリーズです。「親しみやすく簡潔に」という編集方針により、その分野を概観しつつ、最新の知見を身につけることができます。

本書のテーマは「脳と心」。
生物が脳を持つようになった経緯や脳の鍛え方などの脳科学的なテーマから、知識とは何か、自由意志とは何かといった哲学的なテーマまで、わかりやすくしっかりと掘り下げていきます。

“Since the taste of leftover wine gets worse and worse after opening the bottle， you must drink up the wine in the bottle after opening it” “You should combine Burgundy lamb dishes when you take this certain wine”….Are these “useful” instructions really correct？ Kenichi Shimizu is not only a Doctor of Microbiology， but also a world−class consultant on brewing technology. This book is an introductory book that solves general questions about wine from a scientist’s point of view. Various positive effects of wine on human health have recently come up in the conversation. “Red wine is helpful for anti−aging” “Red wine can protect us from heart diseases” “Red wine can prevent dementia”….Numerous health−friendly substances have been found in wine indeed， but there is too much misinformation. This book also unravels the truth of various discourses in media such as TV， magazines or the internet on the health benefits of wine.

※『ワインの秘密』を英訳し、電子書籍として配信いたします。

「あなた」が、自分に与えられた一日を精一杯たいせつに過ごせば、世界は70億分の1だけよくなる。そうした人が2人、3人と増えていくにつれて、世界は少しずつよくなっていく、その鍵を握るのが、今日が輝く「10の問いかけ」であり、これを日々、自分自身に問いかけていこう――本書はこうしたメッセージがこめられた、自己啓発的な絵本です。旅人と青年によるストーリーと共に出てくる、「あなたは、今、笑顔ですか？」「あなたにとって、たいせつな人はだれですか？」といった「10の問いかけ」に答えながら読み進めることで、小学高学年から大人まで、老若男女が今日を生きるヒントを自然に得られるように工夫されています。日英完全対訳です。

【英訳】
If you honored your day every day and lived each day mindfully　the world would be better for one-seven-billionth. If two people　three people and even more people tried to do so　the world would become better little by little. The key is “The Ten Questions” to make your day shine　and they are for you to ask every day. This book is a self-enlightening picture book with the above message. People of all ages from the 5th and the 6th graders of elementary schools to adults　both men and women　and　young and old can get some hints to live a better day naturally once they answer to “The Ten Questions” such as “Are you smiling now？”　“Who are those whom you care about？” and so on　as they go through a story of a traveler and a young man. All the content is in both Japanese and English.

“経営の神様”と呼ばれた松下幸之助は、講演先や雑誌・テレビのインタビューで、数多くの質問を経営者やビジネスマンから受けている。本書は、その中から実践で役に立つと思われるやり取りを、「経営者」「経営理念」「人材」「組織」「先見性と決断」「経営危機」「商売」の項目に分類してQ＆A方式に編集したケーススタディ集である。「人材育成のコツは？」「組織活性化のポイントは？」「不況克服の心得は？」など、時代を超えた課題について、松下幸之助がその質問に答えてくれる一冊。『松下幸之助の経営問答』の英文版。

“K. Matsushita Founder of Panasonic Answers the Questions about Your Management”The founder of the Panasonic Group called “King of Management” received a large number of questions from audience at lecture meetings and in interviews with TV stations and magazine publishers.

How did Konosuke Matsushita concretely deal with the full range of functional areas and concepts of corporate management　including basic management principles　organization　product development　production　sales　accounting　and personnel？　This volume attempts to answer those questions by presenting a compendium of good management. It is a carefully considered selection of Matsushita’s thought on these issues　designed to provide a reliable compass for negotiating the route to management success even in the most difficult of business.（『経営のものさし』の英文版。経営理念・経営者・責入者・組織・体制・商品開発・製造・販売・営業など職能的分野における考え方をすべて開陳）