“Korgist loomad”
Meisterdamis- ja kingiideed korkidega. Lihtsalt loomalik Pidudest jääb ikka korke üle. Ja mis oleks veel lihtsam, kui haarata nuga ning pintsel ja neid korralikult vormida, värvida, täiendada ja liimida? Selles vihikus ei ütle mitte ainult rebane ja jänes head ööd, siin pikutavad aasal ka unised lehmad, härra Mutt teeb künka peal oma kallimale abieluettepaneku ning […]
“Kommuuni kindral. Jaroslaw Dabrowski”
Pariisi-Gentilly rahvarohkel teel tundus see ratsanike grupp imelik ja silmatorkav. Ees sõitsid teed rajades kaks ohvitseri. Neile järgnes väikesel valgel hobusel pikahõlmalise saterkuuega mees, kelle nägu varjas sügavalt silmadele tõmmatud kübar. Vaikiva protsessiooni lõpetasid kaks püstoli ja mõõgaga relvastatud adjutanti. … (sees on pühendus)
“Kraatrid tules”
“Kraatrid tules. Kohtumised saatanaga”. H. Tazieff, tuntud belgia vulkanoloog, jutustab nendes teostes oma ebatavalistest reisidest, mis olid seotud vulkaanide tegevuse uurimisega. Tazieff kirjeldab hämmastavaid vaatepilte ja nähtusi, mis toimusid vulkaanide pursete ajal. Raamat on illustreeritud fotodega. Maailm ja Mõnda
“Missioon Sienas”
… Higi nõrgus mööda Shapiro nägu alla, kui ta seal niiviisi ootas. Paremas peos hoidis ta laia teraga nuga. Ja siis äkki nägi ta, kuidas ähmaselt läbi kardinate kumanud tuled kustusid. Ta surus sõrmed aknaraami alla, tõukas selle üles, astus tagasi ja jäi ootele. Kerge tuuleõhk liigutas kardinaid. Ta sai vahest kümme või kakskümmend sekundit […]
“Kanaka”
Dr. Hans Dammi raamat “Kanaka” annab ülevaate Lõunamere piirkonnas elavatest loodusrahvastest. Pilt pildi järel astuvad meie ette Lõunamere maailm, selle inimesed ja elu. Teos viib meid nende inimeste argiellu, näitab neid jahil, sugukonna rännakul, matustel ja tootemipühal. See on elav pilt kanakadest, nii nagu nad on – arukad ja lugupidamist väärivad inimesed. (paberkaaned kulunud) Maailm […]
“Taavet Soovere elu ja surm”
Saatesõna 1. trükile: Taavet Soovere kurvanäoline kuju ilmus minu silme ette viimaseil aastail enne maailmasõda. Paberile panin katkendeid tema elukäigust aastail 1914-1915. Maailmasõja kaasas käiv hingeline ja vaimne murrang oli siis juba mõjule pääsmas. Inimene kisti oma isiklikkude murede ja rõõmude juurest rahvaste ja inimkonna saatust kaasa elama; kutsuti oma saatuse sepitsemiselt rahvaste ja inimkonna […]
“Lost Race of the Giants”
Foreword by Paul Von Ward The mystery of their culture, influence, and decline throughout the world. Giants are cornerstone of the myths, legends, and traditions of almost every culture on Earth. Stories of giants are often considered fantasies of the ancients or primitive attempts to explain natural phenomena, but archaeological discoveries of 10- and 12-foot […]
“13 Things That Don’t Make Sense: The Most Intriguing Scientific Mysteries of Our Times”
Science starts to get interesting when things don´t make sense. Even today there are experimental results that the most brilliant scientists can neither explain nor dismiss. In 13 Things That Don´t Make Sense Michael Brooks meets thirteen modern-day anomalies that may become tomorrow´s breakthroughs. Is ninety six per cent of the universe missing? If no […]
“Ending the US War in Afghanistan. A Primer”
The Bush administration answered the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 with what it called the “global war on terror”, first the assault on and invasion of Afghanistan and then the invasion and occupation of Iraq. More and more Americans joined the opposition to the Iraq war, but for some, Afghanistan remained “the good war”. […]
“Fine Things”
Smart, likable, Bernie Fine was the wonder boy of Wolff’s, New York’s most glamorous department store. A senior VP moving up, he arrives in San Francisco to open a West Coast store. His career is skyrocketing, but his life is lacking a center. When he looks into the wide, innocent eyes of five-year-old Jane O’Reilly, […]
“Dear Life”
Winner of the International Man Booker Prize IN STORY AFTER STORY IN THIS BRILLIANT NEW COLLECTION Alice Munro pinpoints the moment a person is forever altered by a chance encounter, an action not taken, or a simple twist of fate. Her characters are flawed and fully human: their stories draw us in with their quiet […]
“1421: The Year China Discovered The World”
On 8 March 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China. The ships, some nearly five hundred feet long, were under the command of Emperor Zhu Di’s loyal eunuch admirals. Their orders were “to proceed all the way to the end of the earth”. The voyage would last for two […]
“The Gunpowder Plot: Terror and Faith in 1605”
With a narrative that grips the reader like a detective story. Antonia Fraser brings the characters and events of the Gunpowder Plot to life. Dramatically recreating the conditions and motives that surrounded the fateful night of 5 November 1605, she unravels the tangled web of religion and politics which spawned the plot. Winner of the […]
“The Wordsworth Book of Sonnets”
This broad selection of sonnets from the fourtheenth century to the twentieth century is arranged thematically, and ranges from the love sonnets of the early masters to those about despair, faith, the spirit of place and death. As well as the great sonnets of Petrarch and Shakespeare, Donne and Milton, it includes deeply moving examples […]
“Walking Back to Happiness”
Slightly overweight, pale and discontented, Christine begins her journey from southern France to Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain on a quest to fit into a deliciously skimpy silk Bellino top. Along “The Way”, she meets characters whose paths intertwine with hers for a few days or for a lifetime. In lurid detail and with […]
“Poems”
Compiled by Evgeny Pasternak Luuletused kõrvuti vene ja inglise keeles. Boris Pasternak is one of the most brilliant Russian poets. The son of a famous artist and a talented pianist, Pasternak drank in an atmosphere of music and colour from childhood. Among the frequent guests to the Pasternak home were Lev Tolstoy, Sergei Rachmaninov, Sergei […]
“White Gold”
The Extraordinary Story of Thomas Pellow and North Africa’s One Million European Slaves. In the summer of 1716, a Cornish cabin boy named Thomas Pellow and fifty-one of his comrades were captured at sea by Barbary corsairs. Their captors – Captain Ali Hakem and his network of fanatical Islamic slave traders – had declared war […]
“The Phantom of Manhattan”
The compelling and haunting sequel to THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. In this brilliantly conceived novel, master storyteller Frederick Forsyth brings the legend of the mysteious Phantom back to life. After his failed attempt to kidnap his beloved Christine, the beautiful young opera singer, and a harrowing escape from the hands of an angry mob […]
“Apteeker Melchior ja Tallinna kroonika”
Kriminaalromaan vanast Tallinnast. Tallinn, a.D. 1432. Dominiiklaste kloostrist leitakse unustatud kroonika, mis paljastab, et üks Tallinna kabel võib varjata iidset templirüütlite saladust. Samal ajal aga korraldatakse linnas esimest korda Püha Ihu päeva näitemängu. Etendusele järgnevad mõrvad, kroonika hävitatakse ning mõrtsukas näib olevat seotud Püha Ihu gildiga, kuhu kuulub ka apteeker Melchior. Ja kummalisel kombel võib […]
