A word to the reader Here is a brand new Russian translation of the novel by American writer Kurt Vonnegut " Cat's Cradle ." A topic that has affected the author in his book, has always been an unhealthy interest . Destruction of civilization . Repeatedly one has predicted the end of the world, even called the exact dates . Obviously, we originally were laid out in the instinct of destruction, self-destruction. For those who have not read Vonnegut's novel in the original or the old translation in Russian, we specify, that the author's lampoon was brought in his book to the very end. Eventually he turned the planet into an ice desert. Imagine ice, where you can walk barefoot, feeling the warm touch of it. However, the so-called ice-nine represented itself mortal danger . But you can look about it for yourself when you will buy this book . The main thing is, in whose hands could get, and finally got, such a substance which destroys everything - ice-nine. During the Soviet era in Russia were banned many writers . Kurt Vonnegut was not among them . But now, if you take up the old translation of the novel " Cat's Cradle " and compare it with the original, you can note that may be the translator ( Rita Rite- Kovalyeva ) or publishers worked with a sharp instrument in their hands, cutting and sharpening all direct "corners," sounded dissonant or incompatible with the Soviet ideology . Thus, the names of Karl Marx, Stalin and even Mao Zedong disappeared from the pages of the old translation, the Communists turned into monarchists and a Soviet spy of the Ukrainian ballet Zinka became simply: " Zika from a foreign band ." Should pay attention to the language style of the author. It is unusual . To move the similar style in Russian language is practically impossible, but the translator R. Rite- Kovalyeva tried to do it. Nobody will blame her for it. The translation, which is offered here, executed, how it worked, according to the canons of the Russian literary language . PONY Michurinsk

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Here we present the sixth, brand new volume from our famous feisty heroine Cat Royal. In which Cat Royal spins a tale about the search for her family, weaving in friends and foes, old and new. Her journey takes her from riotous London to a revolutionary cotton mill on the River Clyde in Scotland. And a mysterious newcomer is introduced. So take your seats, ladies and gentlemen: the Industrial Age has arrived. Cat says: Back on home soil I have barely laid eyes on Drury Lane before my world is turned upside down and I am forced to leave once again. As an orphan I never had the chance to meet my mother, but when news of my lost family reaches me from Scotland I must head north for the border. My friends in London have always been beside me, but this is one task I must face alone!'

It was a cat's cradle, tangled in hatreds and grudges - that was how Jane, a wealthy, ailing English girl, saw her marriage to Simon, who professed to be a sculptor. Simon had followed her halfway across the world - was it for love?

This is a new release of the original 1962 edition.

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Poetry is my link to all of life. It is the sea in my body, the touch of people, even those I dont know, the wonder of place. Each poem is a deeper breath, and I am grateful for it. I love words. They glisten like shattered glass, like glass splinters, they have the power to wound. I steal time from a demanding law practice to write, photograph, tend my family, my garden and four rascally dachshunds. The first time I read Renate Models poems was when we both were on a Riverboat cruise down the Mississippi. I was pleasantly surprised to find such beautiful poetry in such a romantic setting. Renates poetry is beautifully laid out with evocative imagery that reflects on love and loss. Renate is a poet who wants to be understood and as such is approachable. Her poems are musical and yet, not singing. They flow like lilac honey, yet they are also bittersweet like an old photograph. You should read her poetry it is like experiencing an orchid-eyed Zebra. Dave Duggan, Webmaster@lovepoetry.com Renate Models robust imagery and compelling juxtaposition of phrase create a riveting atmosphere, drawing the reader in to share fully in the emotion evoked in each of her poems. Gerard Belliveau, Assistant Chief Librarian for General Research, New York Public Library, (retired)

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In the year 2000, a young man discovers ice-nine, which can set off a chain reaction more deadly than a nuclear bomb, and discovers a new prophet whose teachings sweep the world.