kira-kira (kee ra kee ra): glittering; shining Glittering. That's how Katie Takeshima's sister, Lynn, makes everything seem. The sky is kira-kira because its color is deep but see-through at the same time. The sea is kira-kira for the same reason. And so are people's eyes. When Katie and her family move from a Japanese community in Iowa to the Deep South of Georgia, it's Lynn who explains to her why people stop on the street to stare. And it's Lynn who, with her special way of viewing the world, teaches Katie to look beyond tomorrow. But when Lynn becomes desperately ill, and the whole family begins to fall apart, it is up to Katie to find a way to remind them all that there is always something glittering — kira-kira — in the future

Aleksandrs Puškins Kirdžali stāsts Kirdžali pēc tautības bija bulgārs. Turku valoda Kirdžali nozīmē varonis, drošulis.Kad Aleksandrs Ipsilanti pasludināja sacelšanos un saka vākt karaspēku, Kirdžali atveda pie viņa vairākus no saviem vecajiem biedriem. Eterijas īstais mērķis viņiem bija miglā tīts, bet karš deva iespēju tikt pie bagātības uz turku un varbūt arī uz moldāviešu rēķina — un tas viņiem likās skaidrs. tulkojusi Ārija Elksne izdevniecība Liesma 1969 Noskannējis grāmatu un FB2 failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis

ALEKSANDRS PUŠKINS KIRDŽALI stāsts tulkojusi Ārija Elksne izdevniecība Liesma 1969 Noskannējis grāmatu un FB2 failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis

The saga continues… Days after the shocking discovery of Halifax Harbor, battlecruiser Kirov heads east into the Atlantic, a lost ship in a forsaken and devastated world. Twelve days later they have entered the Mediterranean Sea finding nothing but blackened destruction on every shore. Disheartened and stricken with remorse, the ship turns west for the long voyage back to the Straits of Gibraltar when a sudden and unexpected attack leads them to the astounding conclusion that they have once again moved in time, not forward but back, returning to the cauldron of fire of the Second World War. Only this time a full year has passed and they now find themselves sailing the dangerous waters of the year 1942. As the Royal Navy prepares for one of the largest naval operations of the war, Kirov becomes a renegade ship, trapped in the restricted waters of an inland sea with only three ways out. With enemies on every side, the one question her beleaguered captains and crew must now answer has been reduced to the simplest possible terms—survival! At this crucial turning point in the war, forces on every side slowly begin to unravel the mystery of this phantom raider they have now come to call Geronimo. Naval combat rages in this exciting and fast paced sequel to the breakthrough military fiction novel Kirov, by John Schettler. http://youtu.be/ZWLCmaa4UHM

The Kirov saga continues in Volume III… Admiral Tovey’s visit to Bletchley Park soon reaches an astounding conclusion when the battlecruiser Kirov vanishes once again to a desolate future. Reaching the Pacific the ship’s officers and crew soon learn that Kirov has once again moved in time. Now First Officer Anton Fedorov is shocked to finally learn the true source of the great variation in time that has led to the devastated future they have come from and the demise of civilization itself. They are soon discovered by a Japanese fleet and the ship now faces its most dangerous and determined challenge ever when they are stalked by the Japanese 5th Carrier Division and eventually confronted by a powerful enemy task force led by the battleship Yamato, and an admiral determined to sink this phantom ship, or die trying. In this amazing continuation of the popular Kirov series, the most powerful ships ever conceived by two different eras clash in a titanic final battle that will decide the fate of nations and the world itself. http://youtu.be/a9ey7xtVWIA

Masao, einziger Sohn einer reichen japanischen Unternehmerfamilie, tappt ahnungslos in eine Falle. Der Achtzehnjährige ist mit Onkel und Tante nach Amerika gekommen, um die Asche seiner Eltern heimzuholen, die bei einem Flugzeugunglück das Leben verloren haben. Noch ganz benommen vom Tod der Eltern und von der Testamentseröffnung, die ihn zum Alleinerben des Industrieimperiums macht, hört Masao Bruchstücke eines Gesprächs, und ein furchtbarer Argwohn steigt in ihm auf: Will ihn sein Onkel aus dem Weg räumen, um in den Besitz der Firma zu kommen? Ein erster Fluchtversuch Masaos endet kläglich, und in der Nacht darauf wird der Verdacht zur Gewißheit: Masao soll sterben. In letzter Sekunde gelingt es dem Jungen zu entfliehen. Er schlägt sich nach New York durch. Auf abenteuerliche Weise entkommt er auch dort immer wieder den Häschern seines Onkels. Die Flucht führt Masao weiter, quer durch die Vereinigten Staaten, von der Ostküste bis nach Los Angeles, und als Masao schon glaubt, es geschafft zu haben, steht Teruo Sato, der Onkel, vor ihm …