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LATVIJAS VALSTS IZDEVNIECĪBA RĪGĀ 1960

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Mākslinieks V. VEIDE. , No angļu valodas tulkojusi R: KOKA.

La romano"Ojstro" far anglino Ethel Lilian Voynich (Etelo Liliano Vojniĉ) aperis en 1887 kaj jam en 1898 estis tradukita en la rusan, post ĝiaj eldonoj en Usono kaj Anglio, kaj tuj iĝis plej ŝatata libro de avangarda rusa junularo.

Komence de la 19-a jarcento, post forpelo de la napoleona armeo, la tuta Italio estis disigita je ok separataj ŝtatoj kaj fakte okupita de aŭstraj militistoj. Ĉiu ŝtato havis proprajn limojn, doganejojn, monon ktp. Progresemaj homoj de Italio komprenis necesecon de unuigo de la lando kaj batalis pro la nacia sendependeco. Ties celo efektivigis nur en 1870.

Eventoj de la romano "Ojstro" komencas en 1833. Juna kaj naiva Arturo Berton (Arthur Burton), studanta filozofion en Pisa, decidas dediĉi sian vivon al batalo kontraŭ eksterlandaj okupantoj pro liberigo de Italio. Devizo de societo, al kiu li aliĝis, estis "Pro Dio kaj la popolo, nun kaj por ĉiam!". Arturo sekvas ĝin. Ja Kristo pereis pro savo de homoj. Sed konfesprenanto informas policon lian sekreton, diritan dum la konfeso. Lia amatino Gemo (Gemma) opinias, ke Arturo estas perfidulo kaj vangofrapas lin. Samtempe li ekscias, ke pastro Montanelli estas lia reala patro. Nesukcesinte eltoleri tiujn turmentojn, Arturo kvazaŭ dronigas sin en la rivero, kaj penetras la ŝipon naĝantan en Sudan Amerikon.

En 1846, timiĝinta pro publika indigno, papo Pius IX kvazaŭ realigis iun postulojn de la popolo: estis liberigitaj iuj politikaj arestitoj, cenzuro ne tro furioze premis ĉiun liberan vorton, sed entute tiama amnestio, certe, neniel plibonigis staton de la loĝantaro.

Tiutempe en Florencon venas riĉa ĵurnalisto Felico Rivarez, laŭ invito de membroj de loka societo "Juna Italio". Laŭ ties peto li verkas satirajn pamfletojn, kies ĉefa celo iĝas kardinalo Montanelli. Liaj novaj geamikoj: Martini, Rikardo, Galli kaj Gemo nomas lin ankaŭ per pseŭdonimo "Ojstro". Gemon turmentas duboj, ĉar ŝi vidas multon komunan inter Ojstro kaj Arturo.

Antaŭ pafmortigo Ojstro konfesas al pastro Montanelli, ke li estas Arturo, ke li ne dronis. Li tre amas sian patron, sed ne povas pardoni ties trompon. Li ankaŭ tre amas Gemon, sed ne povas pardoni ŝian vangofrapon. Por li gravas ne la insulto mem, sed tio, ke ŝi ekdubis pri liaj honesto, kuraĝo kaj fideleco al sia kredo, kaj tion li pardonas al neniu.

“Oceanography’s answer to Indiana Jones”, Dirk Pitt responds to a mysterious Mayday signal from a deserted ship that will draw him toward a deadly secret leftover from the Cold War arms race in this #1 New York Times-bestselling series.

Dirk Pitt, the director of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, is on the Black Sea, helping to locate a lost Ottoman shipwreck, when he responds to an urgent Mayday — “Under attack!” — from a nearby freighter. But when he and his colleague Al Giordino arrive, there is nobody there. Just dead bodies and a smell of sulfur in the air. As Pitt and Giordino explore, a blast from the stern scuttles the ship swiftly, almost taking them with it.

The more the two of them search for the secret of the death ship, the deeper they descend into an extraordinary series of discoveries. A desperate attempt in 1917 to preserve the wealth and power of the Romanov Empire. A Cold War bomber lost with a deadly cargo. A brilliant developer of advanced drone technology on an unknown mission. Modern-day nuclear smugglers, determined Ukrainian rebels, a beautiful anti-terrorism agent from Europol — all will combine to present Pitt with the most dangerous challenge of his career.

And not only Pitt. His two children, marine engineer Dirk and oceanographer Summer, are exploring a mysterious shipwreck of their own, when they are catapulted into his orbit. The three of them are used to perilous situations — but this time, they may have found their match.

Filled with breathtaking suspense and remarkable imagination, *Odessa Sea *is further proof that when it comes to adventure writing, nobody beats Clive Cussler.

In this book, the author of Seven Gothic Tales gives a true account of her life on her plantation in Kenya. She tells with classic simplicity of the ways of the country and the natives; of the beauty of the Ngong Hills and coffee trees in blossom; of her guests, from the Prince of Wales to Knudsen, the old charcoal burner, who visited her; of primitive festivals; of big game that were her near neighbors—lions, rhinos, elephants, zebras, buffaloes—and of Lulu, the little gazelle who came to live with her, unbelievably ladylike and beautiful.

Shortlisted for the Douglas Stewart prize for non fiction and the Community Relations Commission Award in NSW and the Age Non-Fiction Book of the Year.

I left too early, before tanks rolled into Moscow in 1991, and before Gorbachev was put under home arrest in a failed coup. I left before Russia and Ukraine became separate countries, before the KGB archives were opened, before the Russian version of Wheel of Fortune, before the word ‘Gulag’ appeared in textbooks. I left before Chechnya, before the mass renaming of cities and streets, before you could go into a shop and actually purchase the books of Brodsky, Pasternak and Nabokov. I left too early, I missed the whole point. I was not there when my generation was cornered by history.

Maria Tumarkin travels with her Australian-born teenage daughter, Billie, back to Russia and Ukraine to have her experience first-hand the seismic shifts of her family’s native country. For Maria the trip back is no simple stroll down memory lane. Splintered and scattered across the world, her generation has ended up inhabiting vastly different realities.

Along with exploring the political and cultural fallout of a century of turmoil, Maria wanted to bring together the worlds of her mother and daughter – the different continents, histories and experiences they encompassed. Before they set off, Maria wistfully imagined her and Billie’s hearts beating in unison as they travelled back to a past they could both understand, forging a nearly superhuman bond along the way. But, in Maria and Billie’s case, the past was not simply another country, but one that no longer existed.

Otherland is the story of a six-week trip traversing three generations, three lifetimes and three profoundly different but profoundly interconnected stories of mothers and daughters.

Review

“For the most part her account is fascinating, even exhilarating, and there is barely a dead word in the book. Tumarkin’s viewpoint is unfailingly insightful with an overlay of pungent Russian humour.”

—Age

“The literary beauty of Otherland is essentially textual: multiple layers of memory and reflection, intertwining historical commentary, cultural and literary criticism, and personal reminiscence. It is at once a roadtrip of anecdotes peppered with yearning and longing as well as a politico-cultural window on a huge part of 20th century history.”

—Sydney Morning Herald

OKEĀNA MĪKLA

V. BEĻKOViČS S. KLEINENBERGS A. JABLOKOVS

Vaļi un delfīni, to dzīves veids un bioloģiskās īpatnības tiešām ir okeāna lielā mīkla. Tā nodarbina matemātiķus un psi­hologus, inženierus un valod­niekus, raķešu konstruktorus un zemūdens speciālistus. Un, lūk, kuģi, kurus klāj delfīna ādai lī­dzīgs apvalks, brauc divreiz āt­rāk. Nav tālu tas laiks, kad ra- diotehniķi konstruēs tikpat precī­zu lokatoru, kāds ir delfīnam: drīz mēs droši vien iemācīsi­mies tikpat labi sajust jūras smaržas, kā to prot vaļi…

Pētot vaļveidīgos, zinātne un tehnika ir kļuvusi bagātāka ar daudziem atklājumiem un iz­gudrojumiem. Zinātnieki neat­laidīgi turpina savu darbu. Grā­matas «Okeāna mīkla» autori pēta ne tikai jūras zīdītāju bio­loģiju, bet arī to evolūciju, zoo- psiholoģiju un bioniku. Daudz laika viņi ve^tī arī zinātnes sa­sniegumu popularizēšanai.

IZDEVNIECĪBA «ZINĀTNE» RĪGA 1968

Всеволод Михайлович Белькович, Сергей Евгеньевич Клейиенберг, Алексей Владимирович Яблоков

ЗАГАДКА ОКЕАНА

Издательство ЦК ВЛКСМ «Молодая гвардия», Москва, 1965

Издательство сЗинатне» На латышском языке

Autori sirsnīgi pateicas 'saviem ameri­kāņu kolēģiem Dāvidam Braunam, Frankam Esapjanam, Dāvidam Kolvelam, Ričardam Bolutjanam par delfīnu oriģināluzņēmumiem.

Tulkojusi  L. ŽĪg u r e Mākslinieks M. S v i d L e r s

In this book, the author of Seven Gothic Tales gives a true account of her life on her plantation in Kenya. She tells with classic simplicity of the ways of the country and the natives; of the beauty of the Ngong Hills and coffee trees in blossom; of her guests, from the Prince of Wales to Knudsen, the old charcoal burner, who visited her; of primitive festivals; of big game that were her near neighbors—lions, rhinos, elephants, zebras, buffaloes—and of Lulu, the little gazelle who came to live with her, unbelievably ladylike and beautiful.

All Hal ever wanted was a dog. Then his wealthy parents discover Easy Pets, a convenient dog-rental agency. Fleck arrives on Hal's birthday, but when Hal discovers that Fleck must be returned, he runs away-along with a group of joyfully escapees from Easy Pets.

Claire Randall is leading a double life. She has a husband in one century, and a lover in another… In 1945, Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon – when she innocently touches a boulder in one of the ancient stone circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach – an "outlander" – in a Scotland torn by war and raiding border clans in the year of our Lord… 1743. Hurled back in time by forces she cannot understand, Claire’s destiny in soon inextricably intertwined with Clan MacKenzie and the forbidden Castle Leoch. She is catapulted without warning into the intrigues of lairds and spies that may threaten her life… and shatter her heart. For here, James Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior, shows her a passion so fierce and a love so absolute that Claire becomes a woman torn between fidelity and desire… and between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

Do románu Lezvije britvy (Ostří břitvy, 1964; č. 1967) vložil autor množství hypotéz z oboru biologie, psychologie, etiky, estetiky atd.

Dobrodružný román nabízející exotiku, tajemství a napětí. Příběh, jehož děj je motivován honbou za černou korunou — starobylou památkou indické země. Napínavé vyprávění o cestě skupiny dobrodruhů, kteří se snaží indický poklad nezákonně získat a dostávají se na této cestě až do ticha indických klášterů..

Jack Sigler, call sign “King,” field leader for a black ops organization known as Endgame, is accustomed to feeling capable of handling most any situation. It is a confidence forged in the fires of battle against both monsters and madmen. But the introduction of Asya, a sister he never knew existed, and the kidnapping of his parents has him reeling. Using Endgame’s resources, King and his Chess Team (Queen, Rook, Bishop, and Knight) scour the planet for his parents, tracking a man known to the world as Alexander Diotrephes, but known to King by another name. A masked man walks past their secret headquarters’ defenses, sits himself down in the director’s chair, and waits. He’s Richard Ridley, the team’s oldest and most dangerous enemy, who is supposed to be dead. But he isn’t Ridley. He is a clone in search of his master, the real Ridley, who yet lives and is being held captive by the same man that is holding King’s parents.

The Golden Age of Adventure has a new champion!

Twice before, Dodge Dalton proved himself a worthy heir to the heroic Captain Falcon, but saving the world has been more costly than he could have imagined. The scars of that sacrifice have only just begun to heal when disaster strikes again. Dodge's friend Doc Newcombe has been kidnapped by a gang of terrorists who plan to use his scientific expertise to build a weapon capable of destroying entire cities.

To save his friend, Dodge will have to unravel a web of intrigue where no one can be trusted, face off against enemy spies trained in the ancient arts of stealth and assassination, and travel to the very gates of Hell.

Dodge Dalton has emerged from the Shadow of Falcon's Wings…

He survived the Outpost of Fate…

But is he ready for the dangers that await on the High Road to Oblivion?

Name: USS Omega Deep

Cost: 8 billion dollars

Class: Experimental

Noise Emissions: Undetectable by current sound monitoring capabilities

Current Status: Unknown. Last contact 96 days ago. Presumed sunk. 192 souls lost.

The US Navy’s most advanced nuclear attack submarine, the USS Omega Deep was the first to disappear.

It was followed swiftly by the loss of the Russian spy vessel Yalta, and then the Feng Jian, a Chinese Aircraft Carrier.

Sam Reilly and his unique team of troubleshooters are requested at the express order of the President of the United States of America to locate the Omega Deep and determine the cause of these unexplained tragedies, before they lead to World War III.