Brooks Books

Book Review

Brook, Stephen. Claws of the Crab: Georgia and Armenia in Crisis. Sinclair-Stevenson, 1992.

This is another treasure of a book about the Caucasus that I unearthed from the bowels of the Wandsworth Public Library system in south London. Only one other person had borrowed it, back in September 1999 when I was working in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi. Reading this book, I discovered that Stephen Brook had got there before me when all the exciting stuff was happening at the start of the nineties. Independence from the Soviet Union, the overthrow of the tyrannical president Zviad Gamsakhurdia and the battles for Nagorno Karabakh - Brook was there or thereabouts. Studiedly sympathetic to the Armenians and guardedly admiring of the Georgians, Claws of the Crab is a rare eyewitness account of many of the events that made independent Georgia and Armenia what they are today. Suffice to say that there's been remarkably little change since the book's completion in 1992.

this book said it was used, but when i got it, it looked fairly new!

I ordered this book one week before my college classes began. I recieved it in two days. The book was is great shape and everything was as they said it would be. Thanks!!!

I am very satisfied about this book. I recieved at good timing from when I ordered it. Also this person kept me posted on when they had sent it and where it was. Thank you very much!!

Love the fact that I could buy the teachers addition. When I get stuck I can see where I am going wrong before getting into the classroom.

I used this textbook with a high school independent study course that I took through a university. This book taught me more about mathematics than any previous book I have studied.

As I said, I used this book with an independent study program, but it was absolutely no problem learning the material. This book teaches you trigonometry in an easy-to-understand and thorough way. I didn't have a teacher, and I didn't need one with this book.

This book is excellent for learning trigonometry, and a great preparation for calculus. If you want to learn trig, buy this book!

In one reality there are sorcerers, elves and a host of other magical creatures. Jared Byrne is a young sorcerer soon to receive his degree. The only thing missing is the emerald he needs to complete his wand. Conlan is his lover, half human and half elf.

Another reality thrives with a human population where there is no magic and everyone relies on technology. Jarrett Burns and his human `pet' live here as well as Taylor Hart. Both men intend to become very rich, the sooner the better.

Taylor has found a way to establish a lucrative business venture with an elf. Meanwhile, Jared is searching for the emerald he needs and reaching out to another world may be the only option he has. As they all know however, crossing such a barrier could be dangerous, deadly or both. What is success worth or for that matter someone's entire future?

Color of Magic/Color of Money is definitely a unique story filled with intriguing characters and a fascinating plotline. I thoroughly enjoyed the dual realities although it is important to pay attention to each separate group. Readers are treated to some very hot, sticky sex, some tender lovemaking and even some mild BDSM. Color of Magic/Color of Money has humans, others and great sex - what more could you ask for?

Lisa
reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

I used this book for a teaching reference. I am a Edcuation major in College at the elementary level. It was very useful.

This is a great book; it offers an outstanding intro to cladistics, or phylogenetic systematics. I knew this was a great book before I even got it. At the 2003 annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, some prominent paleontologists pointed out that this book may be downloaded legally for free (!) at the following address:

http://www.nhm.ku.edu/cc.html

Why is it free? Because the folks at KU know how intellectually valuable this document is, not to mention how difficult it may be to come by.

This isn't a permanent offer; the link will only be valid until the Second Edition is published. So if you'd like to check it out, act now!

Table of Contents: 1836 essay on Nature. The American Scholar (1837) An Address (Harvard Divinity School) 1838. The Transcendentalist 1843. The Lord's Supper. ESSAYS; FIRST SERIES - HISTORY. SELF-RELIANCE. COMPSENSATION. SPIRITUAL LAWS. LOVE. FRIENDSHIP. PRUDENCE. HEROISM. THE OVER-SOUL. CIRCLES. INTELLECT. ART. *** SECOND SERIES: The Poet. Experience. Character. Manners. Gifts. Nature. Politics. Nominalist and Realist. New England Reformers. Plato; or, The Philosopher. Napoleon; or, the Man of the World. ENGLISH TRAITS . CONDUCT OF LIFE. SOCIETY AND SOLITURE. FARMING. POEMS. EXRA RIPLEY, DD . Emanicipation in the Britich West Indies. The Fugtive Slave Law. John Brown. The Emanicipation Proclamation. Thoreau. Abraham Lincoln. Carlyle. Quite a remarkable collection in this older 1950 edition by Modern Library. (930 pages, blue cover).