Virginia Books

This book is great because it gives the student perspective that you don't really get anywhere else. I'm glad I found something as unique as this. There is info about everything from Academics to Nightlife. If you're thinking about going to Virginia Tech, this is something you should really pick up.

This book on Virginia Tech is chock-full of information that potential students need (and want). It rates and describes everything on campus from facilities (gyms, bathrooms, dorms) to dining halls to all aspects of campus life. There are quotes from real Virginia Tech students who give their honest opinions on how hot the co-eds are, how interesting the teachers are, and how fun the town is. And these students aren't just rooting for their school they tell it all whether it's negative or positive. For high school students who are interested in Virginia Tech there isn't a better book than this one to give you an impression of what the university is like. And this book is even great for students who are new to Virginia Tech. This book contains info on where to get the best food, where to go for fun, how to succeed in class, and where to meet the cutest classmates. This book is even kind of good for parents because it has information on hotels (contact information and price ranges) and directions on how to get to Tech.
Reading this book is like sitting down and talking to a bunch of Tech students and hearing what their school is really like. This book tells you about the good and the bad, the boring and the fun, the weird and the interesting things at this school.
There is nothing in bookstores quite like this book. Most college guidebooks just give you facts and statistics, but this book really helps you visualize what life is like at Virginia Tech.

This reference has all the "A-to-Z" entries one would expect but the critical analyses of every one of Woolf's novels makes this a must-have book for the new Woolf fan.

This book supplemented a course I took on the works of Woolf. It is filled with interesting background material and helpful character biographies. Hussey skillfully condensed volumes of biographical and critical work on Woolf into one, user-friendly manual.

If you're a woolf student this book may be useful to have a complete panorama of the critical situation on two of her major books. I used it to have a deeper insight on the two novels, especially on "The Waves" - a book on which critical judgement is not easily found - and found it perfectly responding to the needs of a higher university student.

The book presents the major critical instances on the two works in chronological order, from woolf's contemporaries up to our days. Each chapter deals with a selection of significant reviews, all of which belonging to the same period if not to the same attitude to the works. Moreover each chapter is introduced by a brief text by the curator explaining the main contents of the reviews which are going to follow and the principal critical ideas referring to a period or critical school.

In a few words: this is what you need if you want to get a deeper critical knowledge of "To the Lighthouse" and "The Waves", and to gain it in a quite short time - the book in fact is not too long, can be read quite quickly and if you're interested in getting particular pieces of information can also easily be skimmed through.

If you're a woolf student this book may be useful to have a complete panorama of the critical situation on two of her major books. I used it to have a deeper insight on the two novels, especially on "The Waves" - a book on which critical judgement is not easily found - and found it perfectly responding to the needs of a higher university student.

The book presents the major critical instances on the two works in chronological order, from woolf's contemporaries up to our days. Each chapter deals with a selection of significant reviews, all of which belonging to the same period if not to the same attitude to the works. Moreover each chapter is introduced by a brief text by the curator explaining the main contents of the reviews which are going to follow and the principal critical ideas referring to a period or critical school.

In a few words: this is what you need if you want to get a deeper critical knowledge of "To the Lighthouse" and "The Waves", and to gain it in a quite short time - the book in fact is not too long, can be read quite quickly and if you're interested in getting particular pieces of information can also easily be skimmed through.

You don't have to don your perriwig and spectacles to feel right at home with THIS version of Virginia's history! Chiles Larson has vividly brought to life the EXISTING effects of "history" upon the current day Virginian and cleared away the museum effect of traditional glimpses into the past of this staid Old Dominion.

The photographs are dazzling to the eye and he has used everything from airplanes to the dangerous leap from the pilot boat to the freighter entering the rough waters of Hampton Roads harbor at Cape Henry to give reality to his book.

Truly an adventure for the photographer and the historian who may be interested in our nation's beginnings from the original footprints of the First Permanent English Colonists.

This book is indeed worth buying just for the pictures! Chiles Larson's love for his native state blends with his many years of photojournalism experience to create a historical portrait of great beauty. He has an ear for stories and an eye for detail, and both are reflected in the essays that accompany the photos. The book has three sections: The Roots, The Bounty, and The Vision -- sort of a past, present, and future look. If you live in or are from the central or Tidewater areas of Virginia, this book is a must-have, as that is where Larson has focused much of the book. A great gift for a Virginian!

Robert Rodes finally gets the biography he has deserved for years. In James Swisher's fine book the casual Civil War buff will be introduced to one of Robert E. Lee's best Division commanders. Historians have stayed away from a book on Rodes because of a perceived lack of information, but Swisher's passion for fellow Lynchburg, Virginia resident Rodes gave him the patience to unearth much undiscovered material on his subject. Like all Civil War Generals, Rodes had his good days (Chancellorsville, Wilderness, Spotsylvania) and his bad days (Gettysburg), but his superb leadership and bravery put him in high esteem with both his men and his superiors. Many felt there was no better commander in the Army of Northern Virginia. Because Rodes was killed at 3rd Winchester in September of 1864, and because many of his principle subordinates were killed during the war there was no one to write his book. James Swisher's biography of Rodes, besides being a great work of scholarship, is highly readable. Swisher has a great writers gift of taking cold facts and making his subject come to life...warts and all. This is a long overdue biography that every Civil War student will want to read. Many good maps and photographs. I recommend it highly!

This was a well written biography on a forgotten soldier who is just getting his due. Highly recommend this fine historical study of Confederate division commander in action!

We visited Washington DC a few years back and found it rather complicated getting to all the places we wished to see. I am looking forward to another trip with this book in hand to navigate the sights as well as restaurants as it seems to be very straight forward and easy to understand.

Simple, easy reading! If we wanted information about something/anything in the area, it was so easy to find. More than enough information was given in a way that was easy to understand, but yet very informative. I think the authors must enjoy most of the things we like, because their comments and thoughts on places that we went to, were exactly what we thought too. Once we realized that they thought the same way we did, it was easier to decide whether to visit or eat at the places that they suggested.
I would recommend buying this book if you are going to Washington D.C. - it really will make your stay a LOT easy because there is so much to see and you can not see it all. I am positive that it helped us have a fun trip. Thanks again!
Washington D.C. and Northern Virginia: Great Destinations: A Complete Guide (Great Destinations)

Willis Madden, son of Sarah Madden is given favorable mention in "Seasons of War, The Ordeal of a Confederate Community 1861-1865," by Daniel E. Sutherland. It focuses on the Culpeper County environs as both armies come and go - the great battles, the personalities of the civilian,s enlisted and officers, and the econimic and sociological impact on the locals.

This is a great book - well written, with interesting and solid documentation, a "good read". Instead of another exploration of the tragedy of slavery, this is the story of a black family whose hard work prospered themselves instead of an owner, for many generations, and who wound up selling their land very profitably indeed. It's an encouraging success story, rich in detail and embodying the values of education and industriousness. The characters are memorable. It's several years now since I read it and it's still vivid in my mind. It rings true and is a very satisfying book.

This is a good book to have if you have a Weimaraner or Weimaraner mix dog to raise or keep. Wiemaraner's can be great hunting dogs but they do need a person to help them out. Look for the 2nd edition of this book soon!

This book is so great. We bought it 8 years ago and still pull it out and look at it. Highly recommend.

This book contans pictures, text and maps showing the location of and the trains that worked the logging railroads that penetrated the vast stands of hardwood lumber in the eastern part of the state of West Virginia.

You can still ride on one of them. The Cass Scenic Railroad climbs the mountain on switchbacks just like it did when they hauled timber down that same railroad. The book contains mostly black and white pictures, with a few in color in the very back. It also discusses the main types of logging locomotives, the Shay, the Heisler and the Climax. All were "geared locomotives" meaning that the pistons drove a driveshaft that was linked by gears to all the axles. They were slow, they made a lot of noise because the pistons moved faster than the train seemed to move due to the gearing.

The Elk River Coal and Lumber Co. Shays ususlly crossed the creeks with out the aid of bridges and the cover painting depicts one doing just that! Why bother to build bridges that you were going to abandon in a few months anyway?

I have been to Cass and ridden up the mountain behind a Shay and the pictures brought it all to life again.

The world will not see the likes of the mountain lumber railroads again and this book explains it very well.

There is one picture showing many acres of stacked hardwood in the edge of Rainelle, WVA in 1952 that you will not see the like of again.

Well researched and enjoyable 108 pages (6th printing 2000) full of terrific WV logging railroad photos and useful maps. Covers WV logging history and iron horses; Includes chapters with many photos on the railroad operations of: Mower Lumber Co - WV Pulp & Paper; Elk River Coal & Lumber Co. - W.M. Ritter Co. - Georgia Pacific; Meadow River Lumber Co.; Cherry River Boom & Lumber Co.; Ely-Thomas Lumber Co; plus stories on Pardee & Curtin Lumber Co., Moore-Keppel Co., Beech Mountain Railroad and other railroads including Buffalo Creek & Gauley RR and West Virginia & Pittsburgh RR. Great for research as well as a pleasant and entertaining memory trip.

The main character in this moving book is a teenaged girl, Roma, who is separated from her affluent family and sent to a concentration camp at the age of 16, where she never knows if she will be in the next group of inmates selected to die in the crematorium. Her only solace from the daily horrors is the imagined conversations she has at night, before going to sleep, with her mother. The story of how she manages to survive with her humanity intact and start a new life in Israel makes for gripping reading; I read this book in one sitting. Especially interesting is the epilogue, where she talks about what it felt like to return to Poland nearly 60 years after she left. Adding to the authenticity of the historical details is the fact that Roma's co-author, her son, is a history professor. He writes about the difficulties faced by himself and his mother in writing about her past. Rather than just telling a story, this book addresses the problem of reconciling memory with historical fact, and what it means to write about your past so many years later.

This is the greatest and most touching memoir on the Holocaust I have ever read. It provides psychological insights into the way the victims felt. Read this!!!!!