Gray Books

Anyone with experience in Civil War history, or with an interest in Texas history generally, is familiar with the work of Prof. Wooster of Lamar University. His academic and scholarly accomplishments and recognitions over the past half-century are many and deserved, and his list of publishing credits is lengthy. This volume follows logically from his TEXAS AND TEXANS IN THE CIVIL WAR (1995) and LONE STAR GENERALS IN GRAY (2000), helping to complete his portrait of Texas forces in the War between the States. Texas contributed seventy-eight infantry and cavalry regiments and thirty-five artillery batteries which saw service from the Virginia Tidewater to the California border (not even counting the fourteen regiments and independent battalions raised for state service, and which are not considered here). Many Texan soldiers served in the same unit throughout the War. Since the regiment, the basic military building block, was usually recruited in a single region of the state and was commanded by a local (elected) individual, the genealogical value of understanding the system is obvious. Nor is this simply a handbook setting out the key details of each unit (though those are included), but a narrative history and explanation of the Texas military establishment, the broad campaigns and specific battles in which its units fought, and the successes and failures of the men who commanded it. There also are nearly nine hundred footnotes (many of them considerably more than source citations) and a lengthy bibliographical essay, making this almost required reading for any student of the Civil War and any family researcher with mid-19th century Texas ancestry.

An irresistibly beautiful heiress sets out to tame the most arrogant lord in all of Regency England. When Faustina encountered Hugh Crale for the first time in years, the proud heiress to Kennett Chase set out to teach the haughty Earl of Pendarvis some badly needed lessons. Hugh Crale had to learn that he could not treat his small daughter like an unwanted stray...that he could not trust the designing French governess he had employed...that he could not expect to go to London to choose a new wife as he might buy a horse at market...and, above all, that Faustina was no longer a silly young thing to be dazzled and dallied with, but a woman in control of her mind, heart, and destiny. But now Faustina had discovered something she did not have time to impart to the Earl. Hugh Crale had been led into a labyrinth of intricate evil and murderous intrigue-and the only way to save his life was to risk her own. And what could the headstrong Faustina be expected to do when the most outrageously, arrogant, stubborn, domineering, elegant, and handsome nobleman in all the realm was in desperate need of rescuing....?

I very much recommend this book to those who love the regency period. A wonderful read and a fine example of regency writing! Vanessa Gray is a very talented writer

We stayed in Amsterdam for just two days en route back home to Canada, but without this guide, we'd have been lost. It's thin and light, but there's a small wealth of information crammed into it. Of course, if you're staying Amsterdam longer, invest in a more in-depth guide. But we're returning later this year, and it's definitely coming along for the ride - the fold-away maps are worth the price alone.

I am an extensive user of travel guides, particularly ones for travelers on a budget. The Lonely Planet books have the same budget travel info on hotels, airline travel, how to get around by bus, train, etc. that my other favorite series, "Let's Go" has. However, you don't get to learn as much history and culture in the Let's Go books like you do in Lonely Planet. Let's Go is more of a reference book. Lonely Planet teaches you local culture and has much more comprehensive coverage of the region, especially this one-the Carolinas and Georgia. Let's Go doesn't give North and South Carolina nearly as much justice as this Lonely Planet book. Let's Go never mentions the Triad or Wilmington, NC. Lonely Planet has a good section on those. This book makes the least-heralded travel destinations look interesting. This series is also updated an average of every two years, and they welcome input from readers and they use it for the next edition.

This book has an entire section on Atlanta, including a set of very good maps and a MARTA map. You will do well in Atlanta with this book. Charleston and Myrtle Beach, and somewhat of Columbia, SC are well documented, and the up-country of Greenville/Spartanburg are represented. In North Carolina, you'll learn about the Triangle, Charlotte, the Western NC mountain region, and all the beach areas from top to bottom. Georgia has the entire state covered, even the mountain areas of the northeastern part of the state, where there are some excellent state parks, and of course, the southern end of the Appalachian Trail. You will also get to explore Savannah, Augusta, Hilton Head, and much more. There is a good deal of info in the book, and it isn't overbearing to find your way around in it.

Very good information for international travelers from abroad as well. For those of you who visit our area and have never been to the South before, you'll get a handy primer on its eccentricities and its triumphs, as well as how to get along with the most genteel and aristocratic of Southern ladies and gentlemen.

this is a comprehensive book It's all you need to read to know everything on the subject of web design. written for people who have no background in design. refrshing, unpretentious

Although the editting is imperfect, this module (by one of Gygax's sons) is imaginative and entertaining.

I enjoyed reading Gray and Malone's Macrofinancial Risk Analysis. As an economist with some background in finance, I think this book is a milestone contribution to bridge conceptual and empirical gaps between modern finance and economics when applied to financial risk analysis and management on a broad scale. Gray and Malone do a great job on laying out an original, clever and comprehensive analysis of the most relevant economy and system-wide financial risks transfers, identifying the most important financial inter-linkages between sectors marked-to-market balance sheets. The analytical framework they develop, based on forward-looking market information and the evaluation of cross-sector contingent claims, provides a very robust methodology for assessing and managing financial risk factors, vulnerabilities, transfers and final exposures at any level of aggregation. But the authors do not stop there. They also provide all along the book countless examples of practical applications of the methodology. Particularly interesting are the applications of the methodology to better understand the key aspects of the 2007- ? subprime / international financial crisis and its transmission across economic regions, markets, financial systems and specific sectors -i.e. banks, firms, sovereigns or households. The book will certainly provide powerful and innovative tools for anyone involved in understanding financial risk transfers, either from a national or supra-national, market or individual institution perspective, and I expect will become a landmark of future academic and empirical work in the field.

Cristián Echeverría
Head, External Financial Stability Group, Central Bank of Chile.

This book contains piano arrangements for all tracks on the Epic CD Release "Macy Gray - On How Life Is" including the non-sheet music version of her hit "I Try". Excellent arrangements if you are looking for accompniments(<-sp?), as they rarely incorporate the medley with the piano part. If you're looking to do a piano solo of any of these songs, you're really only going to get the song without someone singing. That's all. Nothing fancy. But the book is a great play and great to sing with. As a huge Macy Gray fan, I highly recommend it.

This book is one of the early books on origami and written by 2 American legends who lead origami in USA and started the rise in origami and the popularity origami currently enjoy.

This book contains a lot of simple models, easily folded by beginners. The models folded has a lot of practical applications. In general, if you use the correct colours in folding the model, you can get a really effective and eye catching model.

There is section on Christmas decorations which I use even today. Use bright shiny paper and hang up the origami decorations on your Christmas tree and listen to the "oohs" and "aahs" of kids as they admire the decorations. The decorations come in many shapes and often require more than a piece of paper to fold. This is a blessing since this allows you to control the colour of the model. They are usually very easy to fold although assembling it could present a challenge to begineers.

An excellent book for begineers keen to fold their own decorations.

I figured that since it wasn't on here I might as well include it. Here is the summary on the back of the book.

"Magick, mischief and mayhem--that is what Alexander Adams finds when he wakes up one morning with magickal powers. Rules, regulations and attendance policies take a backseat to the never-ending quest to get out of school early. But what starts as a prank has a deadly result. Can Alex deal with the devil and figure what happened? Or will he have to spend the rest of his life in..."

It's a cute little book that, no matter what your age, will give you a few good chuckles.