In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he’d completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, not to mention triathlons and a dozen critically acclaimed books, he reflects upon the influence the sport has had on his life and—even more important—on his writing.
Equal parts training log, travelogue, and reminiscence, this revealing memoir covers his four-month preparation for the 2005 New York City Marathon and takes us to places ranging from Tokyo’s Jingu Gaien gardens, where he once shared the course with an Olympian, to the Charles River in Boston among young women who outpace him. Through this marvelous lens of sport emerges a panorama of memories and insights: the eureka moment when he decided to become a writer, his greatest triumphs and disappointments, his passion for vintage LPs, and the experience, after fifty, of seeing his race times improve and then fall back.
By turns funny and sobering, playful and philosophical, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is rich and revelatory, both for fans of this masterful yet guardedly private writer and for the exploding population of athletes who find similar satisfaction in running.

摘自 Wolfram 本人blog
I spend most of my time trying to build the future with science and technology. But for many years now I’ve also had two other great interests: people and history. And today I’m excited to be publishing my first book that builds on these interests. It’s called Idea Makers, and its subtitle is Personal Perspectives on the Lives & Ideas of Some Notable People. It’s based on essays I’ve written over the past decade about a range of people—from ones I’ve personally known (like Richard Feynman and Steve Jobs) to ones who died long before I was born (like Ada Lovelace and Gottfried Leibniz).
The book is about lives and ideas, and how they mix together. At its core it’s a book of stories about people, and what those people managed to create. It’s the first book I’ve written that’s fundamentally non-technical—and I’m hoping all sorts of readers without deep technical interests will be able to enjoy it.

“Long live the King!”（一语双关，既是“国王万岁！”，又是“ 斯蒂芬·金万岁！”）美国《娱乐周刊》在《写作这回事》出版之际大声欢呼。
一半是有史以来最畅销的恐怖小说之王的人生回忆录，一半是国家图书奖终身成就奖文学大师的创作经验谈兼写作大师班。手把手教有志于写作的文学青年要备好哪些必要的装备，如何像发掘一架恐龙化石一般将一个好故事发展成型，如何“关门写作，开门改稿”，甚而至于少用被动语态、“通往地狱的路是副词铺就的”等等谆谆教导。一切有关文学与写作的高头讲章均化作“卑之无甚高论”的如话家常，而且全部从自己的创作经历出发，将众多金氏名著的创作过程公之于众，坦陈自己的私心好恶。
除此之外，本书在斯蒂芬·金的人生和创作生涯当中还具有独一无二的重要意义：1999年6月19日，斯蒂芬·金在外出散步时遭遇车祸，伤势危及生命。而这本回顾和总结自己的一生和创作经验的书还没写完，差一点真成了斯蒂芬·金的盖棺定论。在鬼门关转了一遭后，斯蒂芬·金在髋部粉碎性骨折、仍身受巨痛的情况下重新捡起笔来，艰难地续写《写作这回事》，坦陈：“写作对于我来说好比是一种信念坚持的行动，是面对绝望的挑衅反抗。此书的第二部分就是在这样的精神中写成的。正如我们小时候常说的那样，是我拼着老命写出来的。写作不是人生，但我认为有的时候它是一条重回人生的路径。”

当我画一个太阳，我希望人们感觉它在以惊人的速度旋转，正在发出骇人的光热巨浪。
当我画一片麦田，我希望人们感觉到原子正朝着它们最后的成熟和绽放努力。
当我画一棵苹果树，我希望人们能感觉到苹果里面的果汁正把苹果皮撑开，果核中的种子正在为结出果实奋进。
当我画一个男人，我就要画出他滔滔的一生。
如果生活中不再有某种无限的、深刻的、真实的东西，我不再眷恋人间……
在写给弟弟提奥的信中，凡高娓娓述说着自己对艺术的独特见解、自己在艺术探索中的孤独寂寥，字里行间更渗透着浓浓的兄弟间的手足之情……

《朝花夕拾(增订版)》是“从记忆中抄出来”的散文，“以青少年时代生活经历为线索，真实而动人地抒写了从农村到城镇、从家庭到社会、从国内到国外的一组生活”。《朝花夕拾(增订版)》艺术特色鲜明——爱憎分明；叙述与议论、回忆与感想、抒情与讽刺有机结合；流畅自然，亲切平易。

《捣蛋鬼日记》的主要内容是：他在姐姐的婚礼上把炮仗拴在了姐夫的扣眼上；他在客厅里表演魔术，差点儿射瞎了客人的眼睛；他在家里玩钓鱼，却钓下了一个老人的牙齿；他在火车上拉下了紧急制动闸，仅仅出于好奇；他自己搞了一个动物园，挂在树上的“猴子”竟是邻居家的小孩……妈妈说，因为有了他，她成了世界上最不幸的女人。他就是捣蛋鬼加尼诺，一个总是因好奇心而闯祸的孩子。

这是一本由八篇文章组成的散文集，每章都有一个主题，独立成篇，从航线说到同志、飞行、飞机和行星、绿洲、沙漠中心，最后归结到人。贯穿这些文章的线索是飞行员的感受、激情和思索，是一种祟高的“使命感”，是作者对友谊、责任、勇气、毅力的颂扬。是对人类、文明、战争、品质的深层思考。……

本书记述了先生当年抛家傍路赴德求学德经过。 在赫赫有名的哥廷根大学，先生几经辗转选定印度学为主修方向，遂对其倾注热情与辛劳，最终获得博士学位，也由此奠定了毕生学术研究的深厚根基。