Georgia Books

'Georgia Republic On My Mind' is an action adventure (spy) thriller based on current events and historical facts.
A young schoolteacher in the Republic of Georgia is a witness to the illegal transfer of radioactive materials. The only person that she could confide in was her brother, who is an electronics surveillance engineer with for the CIA in the U.S. They are soon swept up in a mission to pursue the terrorist buyers of the deadly substance. The adventure takes them from Georgia to Azerbaijan and back as they follow the terrorists with the help of a radio-controlled predator spy plane. The sellers of the radiocative materials are using the money to finance the theft of a Christian relic that is buried under a cathedral.

My daughter is 9 years old and has went nuts over these rainbow magic books. She started reading them about 2years ago and she never seems to be able to put the book down and is waiting impatiently for the next series to come out for purchase....I totally recommend this series for any girl ages 5 through 10......

Good investment!!!!
Chris Ryan

I am an 8th grade teacher and we study Georgia Authors. This is a GREAT resource, and I'm so glad it came through UGA (my Alma Mater)! Too bad Hugh Agee wasn't part of it. A great man with whom I took many classes. Now I'm in "Foxfire Country" and this book will help my students understand more about writing, history, and their own heritage. Can't wait to get the poetry version.

An excellent book that we used on our May-June vacation to Ukraine-Crimea-Georgia and Turkey.

The August invasion of Georgia by Russia may have changed some of the dynamics of traveling in that region so I don't know how accurate the Georgian part of this book will be.

Still when it comes to the City of Tbilisi, it was incredibly helpful.

Only one landmark/attraction is left out. The restaurant on Budjan Square known as "Rahaulzi". It serves the best fadouli and semili rolls I have ever had.

Have a refreshing lunch and expresso there and then walk across the street to see the Museum of Martyrs which includes what is purported to be the actual sword used to behead Saint Annoukalis in 383 AD.

A great guidebook!!

ciao // gurkha

Georgia's Bones by Jen Bryant is a children's picturebook based on the life of artist Georgia O'Keeffe. Introducing young readers the world of a talented female artist, who sees the natural of beauty of New Mexico, even in such mundane things as bones, Georgia's Bones blends lyrical rhyme with sweeping color illustrations by Bethanne Andersen, and introduces the reader to the soul-stirring natural world, that can be summoned to mind and memory even when far away.

Along with the images of young soldiers staring at us through the veil of time we are given images of monuments and cemeteries when they, like the soldiers they honor, were young. Most of these statues and obelisks are still standing, still honoring the Confederate soldier, though now aged with a patina that only time can create. Dr. Wiggins has gone to enormous lengths to capture for all time the unique tributes Georgia has made to its soldiers of long ago.

Hugh T. Harrington
author of: "Civil War Milledgeville, Tales From the Confederate Capital of Georgia," "Remembering Milledgeville, Historic Tales From Georgia's Antebellum Capital" and "More Milledgeville Memories."

Tells about 135 locations for finding the most valuable gems and minerals in Georgia. Includes a county-by-county list of known valuable sites.

35 Indian treasures and the stories behind them. Includes some small maps, and other directions.

I had never suspected the extent of the diamond finds in Georgia! Wish I had known about this book years ago!

This book has the most thorough discussion of the so-called Lost Confederate Treasury Train/Wagons that I have ever seen! Very detailed, with names, witnesses, and places.

Also has other interesting material on pictographs, (Indian) signs, divining rods, and metal detectors.

Highly recommended.

A fascinating book. Whilst I am no expert in this area (12th century alternative land use in Norflok being my field (as it were) of speciality) I fully appreciated the author's ability to take what some might think of as an ever so slightly specialised subject for study and expound upon it, thereby highlighting the relevance of Georgian women to women of today.

I struggled to put this book down. Dan Brown eat your heart out.

Part of the "Images of America" series cherishing beloved local landmarks, Georgia's Lighthouses is a treasury of black-and-white archival photographs of lighthouses built along Georgia's 100-mile coastline. Images of the Cockspur Light, Sapelo Light, Simons Light, and Cumberland Light (now located on a private island) along with brief yet evocative captions help recreate the vibrant history of these historical buildings. Some of the pictures and captions are quite telling, such as one of a chicken coop - "Lighthouse keepers often cultivated gardens and raised chickens to help feed their families. Many keepers took second jobs to make ends meet." Written by the executive director of the Coastal Georgia Historical Society and the St. Simons Lighthouse Museum, Georgia's Lighthouses is a superb giftbook for lighthouse enthusiasts.

The book is very well written by Mr. Desmond. The information on Rome, along with the photos, are very informative. As one who loves history, I thoroughly recommend it, not only to people in the area of Rome, but others anywhere in the USA.