Bøger udgivet af Asteroid Publishing

According to critics, Andrei Gavrilov is among the world's greatest concert pianists. In 1974, he won the first prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition; in the same year he made a triumphant international début at the Salzburg Festival. Since then, he has enjoyed an impressive international career which included performances with the world's greatest orchestras. After 1979, Gavrilov struggled with years of persecution at the hands of the Soviet KGB which included at least four known murder attempts. Fortunately for his fans he made his way to the west in 1984, calling both England and Germany home before he moved to Switzerland in 2001. Gavrilov's book captures the most meaningful episodes of his life. In it he shares his philosophical views on the major problems of the modern world that include but are not limited to totalitarianism, fundamentalism and the decay of our modern culture. It is a piercing view of the man behind the music. An added bonus are the anecdotes about other famous Russian and international celebrities, such as Malkovich, McCartney, Richter, Rostropovich and many others.

This memoir of Andro (Andrei Vasil'evich) Bitsadze, an outstanding Georgian and Russian mathematician, gives a glimpse into his life, background and career behind the Iron Curtain. Born in 1916 a small alpine village of Tskhrukveti in western Georgia, Andro Bitsadze became a professor at Novosibirsk State University and later at Moscow Lomonosov State University. In 1958 Bitsadze became a corresponding member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences and in 1969 he was elected a full member of the Georgian Academy of Sciences. Throughout his academic career, Andro Bitsadze wrote extensively on the mathematical theory of elasticity, the theory of functions, the theory of equations of mixed type and the theory of boundary-value problems for elliptical systems of equations. Besides the description of the author's personal life, this book contains graphic description of various aspects of life in the former USSR, unknown or little-known facts about some outstanding scientists, politicians and artists whose paths crossed with Andro Bitsadze, as well as his philosophical reflections on various issues and problems of science, politics, history and life in general.

The book contains three stories about life in the former USSR. They could well be united under the general name "The Lower Depths" that reminds of a play by Russian dramatist Maxim Gorky written in 1902. The only difference is that Maxim Gorky depicted the social bottom of Russia at the turn of the 20th century, while in this book Vladimir Markman will introduce you to the real bottom of the Soviet Gulag during the period of the "developed socialism" (1970s).The story "On the edge of geography"was written, based on the author's own impressions and observations of the fractures in the fate of the "villains" and "angels" who lived on both sides of the barbed wire of Soviet penitentiary camp. Nobility and betrayal, brutal murders and mercy, love and hatred... The poles change unpredictably in the life of a person who is "led along a dashing road" - as the poet Vladimir Vysotsky put it.The other two stories are also closely related by a common theme and have something in common with the first work, although they are less autobiographical. In them, the author narrates without comments and pre-formulated conclusions. The reader is to draw his/her own conclusions.Vladimir Markman is a tireless traveler and adventurer. The mystical Ural Mountains, the taiga wilds of Siberia, the deserts of Nevada and Arizona, the respectable salons of New York and San Francisco... Acquaintance with people of different cultures and social circles invariably provides the author with rich material for his novels and short stories - always and everywhere.

Trujace Akta will definitely nail you to your chair. It is an action-packed detective story with some elements of a thriller based on real events. It addresses such issues as transnational crime, "deep state" transnational secret societies and what is often labelled as "conspiracy theories". The authors, whose professional and life experience introduced them into many of the problems mentioned in the book. The book starts with the description of a business trip of young Polish female journalist to the USA where she meets an old and terminally sick World War veteran who had been involved in various secret operations of Polish intelligence and seems to know about the world way more than one can read in the media. The journalist is shocked with some of the veteran''s statements that sound incredible to her and is willing to do further research of the facts he mentioned. The veteran gives her contact address of his old friend and colleague living in Warsaw, who could help her in her investigation. The investigation seems to bother some influential transnational groups of people that believe that they own the world. The main characters are on the run trying to find a safe haven in Ukraine but their game is just to begin...

This book introduces the reader into good manners. By "good manners" the author means the style of social behavior that is accepted by decent society and is marked by kindness and consideration for other people. It is an etiquette book, planned and written especially for young readers. All the rules for good manners are in it, easy to read and easy to follow. Эта книга дает читателю представление о хороших манерах. Под хорошими манерами автор подразумевает стиль поведения, позволяющий человеку быть принятым в приличное общество и основанный на достоинстве и уважении к окружающим. Это - своего рода книга-справочник, написанная соециально для молодых читателей, которая одновременно может быть полезна и взрослым.