first of all I should explain that I am just starting with the georgian language.(...)
You were a little unfortunate in showing page 3 as sample because there you find gushin translated as tomorrow. Gushin means yesterday. Tomorrow in Georgian is "Khval". I imagine this must have been corrected in the last pages but it gives a wrong impression of the dictionary. Regards

I found this book to be very helpful. Georgian is a difficult language by anyones standards. You will not be able to learn the language with this book. You should be able to learn words that will help you in communicating in Georgia. I used this book for six months while in Georgia. The book translates words in Georgian into close sounding "words" spelled with English letters. The problem with this, is that Georgian has seven more letters than English and several more sounds that we don't make in English. That makes translation using English letters very difficult. I would recommend that anyone going to Georgia take this book, however. It is the only book that is pocket sized that I have found.

I've yet to find a better book to serve as an introduction to this challenging language. The book is not for serious language students, but it does an excellent job of introducing the basics of language. There are also some informative cultural insights which is found interesting and appropriate. I HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone who is considering visiting this marvelous country and its wonderful people. In light of the dearth of quality or current material on the introduction to the Georgian langauge and culture, I find this book to be a pleasant surprise.

I was gravely disappointed in this book. The writing level is appropriate for 12-year-olds. The author's native language, if it's English at all, must be "Californian"; I was amazed at how shallow the whole thing was.

It seems that half of the book is spent analyzing the "deep feelings" and "inner turmoil" of the women (one of whom is clearly bipolar, and none of whom have careers of their own beyond providing emotional support and hugs) "finding themselves" and their difficulties in relating to the male engineers in the story.

The plot is silly, and the ENDING -- not to give too much away -- is both wholly formulaic (the only bad guy in the story did it) and trite (everyone "good" bands together to make lemonade out of lemons).

In a word, "ack!"

An enjoyable mystery that really shines in its amazing ability to capture the people, the tempo and the feel of life in Silicon Valley. This is the way it is, as those who work and live here every day experience it. From relationships to fast food, stock options and startups to theft of intellectual property: this is it.

A good read and a great "backgrounder" on the Silicon Valley crowd and the cultural and social entanglements. The finale is the best.

If the book makes you want to start you own Silicon Valley company make sure you get John Nesheim's "High Tech Start Up" - an equally gripping read!

I wasn't at all impressed. The writing style is shallow with poorly developed characters. The main character's sister dies as an apparent suicide which everyone who knew her can't understand and he never calls the police who are invetigating the case to question them. Even when he learns she was strangled he barely reacts and doesn't take an interest in the investigation. Incident after incident occurs to which any normal person of average intelligence would react. He and his new main squeeze just stroll through the story barely paying attention as their world comes apart around them. The only reason I finished the book instead of quitting in the middle was curiosity as to weather the author ever got these two to do something! It sure was a fast read because all I had to do was skim the pages. The writing wasn't interesting enough to bother reading every word. I sure am glad I didn't waste my money buying this book ( I checked it out of the library)

I would have given this book 5 stars except for the ending, which I found disapointing. Yes, the novel's mystery is solved but the hero ends up where he started. That is not my idea of the ending this book deserved. The look into the world of a major fashion magazine was terrific. Good characters and a plot that kept me guessing. The author writes very well. If only the ending showed some progress or some promise for the main character! Glad I read it, anyway.

The story is quite simple; the editor/owner of a society magazine gets killed and her antipode in life, her brother, takes over as an editor. At the same time he plays the sleuth and finds out who killed her. What makes it a good read is the nice "behind the scene" view of the glossy magazine world.If we have to believe the writer ( and why not, he is a BIG player in this world) it is a ruthless and dangerous environment, interesting enough as background for a well developed thriller. The dialogues are OK and the plot has enough twists to keep the tension in the novel...in short, good fun for a nice long summernight

It has some well-written passages about the philosophers, but reducing them to a tool or condensing them into such a small space is misleading. Philosophy is more of a way of looking at things than reaching into a toolbox. It, in the end, puts philosophy in deceivingly simplistic terms. I would recommend it for someone burnt out on long, involved philosophic tracts or a beginner.

"Zeno and the Tortoise" is a lovely, accessible reference to the more interesting milestones of philosophy history since ancient times. It is relatively thin (180 pages), but sharply drawn. Each chapter gives a precise and useful summary of an important philosopher, and their contribution to the art.

The book is written in lay terms, and is seldom confusing. The author is not afraid to be subjective at times, and peppers his narrative with an opinion or two, but these never distract from the idea under discussion, and do not detract from the book's quality.

Readers with a curious mind may read this book with great joy. Readers seeking philosophical wisdom may find this book a handy introduction to an obscure field. The author has given us the foundational stories of philosophy in clear language, without overintellectualized jargon, but with a sense of joy and wonder over the intellectual insights Western society has achieved over the ages, and the inspired ways in which some of mankind's more perceptive members have expressed them so eloquently.

I was an academic philosopher until it burned me out. I left philosophy and haven't touched it for a long time. Recently, I picked up this marvelous text. What I like is how each chapter focuses on one philosopher and a particular "tool". For example, Fearns begins at the beginning with Thales and talks about the strengths and weaknesses of reductive explanations (Thales believed that everything was made of water). He proceeds on to Protagoras and relativism and on through Descartes (famous for discovering that he couldn't doubt that he was doubting - i.e., thinking) to Wittgenstein (the best brief introductions I've read to both the "early" and "later" Wittgenstein. Other important philosophers considered are Nietzsche, Kant, Derrida, Ryle, and so on.

The aim of the book is to get you to think like a philosopher and not get bogged down in history or arcane debates. It accomplishes this in a splendid fashion and is suitable introduction to philosophy for any thoughtful person.

As a student, I had come to appreciate M. Cheremisinoff work. What a shame he dared to sign such a "book". Presentation is lame, design informations is either basic or incomplete
DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK. You'll save money, believe me
This "BOOK" is not worth a dime.

The Table of Contents of this book is completely erroneous (and it appears in the Butterworth-Heinemann Web). This is the real one: Chapter 1. Heat Exchange Equipment. Chapter 2. Evaporative Cooling Equipment. Chapter 3. Evaporating and Drying Equipment. Chapter 4. Distillation Equipment. Chapter 5. Mass Separation Equipment. Chapter 6. Mechanical Separation Equipment. Chapter 7. Mixing Equipment. Chapter 8. Calculations for Select Operations.

This is an excellent reference book for a seasoned engineer and for project engineering managers. It is not a stand alone textbook for students, which may disappoint young professionals. However, what it lacks from a college textbook standpoint, the volume more than makes up for with very practical design and operating information for a wide variety of process equipment used throughout the CPI. It clearly has been written by a seasoned engineer who has extensive design and process experience. The book is a strong reference for process engineers and likely a good supplemental textbook for the more aggressive students of chemical engineering. Practicing engineers will find this to be a good volume to leaf through for ideas, additional resources to obtain more in-depth information on, and to troubleshoot operational problems with certain types of equipment, particularly heat exchangers. It is highly recommended for the practicing engineer.

Impossible start. Fails to catch interest, sorry. Fascinated with 90's drug culture?? Is that the gimmick? Oh. sordid, maudlin interest more like. Unjustified violence isn't nice.

well, this book is definitely not for the light-hearted or weak-stomached or well, most people. but if you are into the bizarre, fascinated by the 90's drug culture, and just looking for a wild ride, this is definitely a great read! i found myself reading passages to my friends and lending the book once i was done! it's full of twists and turns and gratutious violence and drugs and everything is somehow connected!

witty and contemporary reveals the spirit of our times.Set in the late 90's in London. The story of a chef, his friends and all the strange and unpredictable situations he gets into.A very good profile of all the characters leaves you a very electrical feeling. Best book I read this year.

While at first drawn into the lush visual imagery, I eventually found the poems, and long journal in the back, strikingly empty. Christopher seems to be a showman, constantly performing for the reader with too many sleights of hand and verbal somersaults. The basic premise of the journal is interesting, but Christopher takes the rumination of life and death to a cloyingly predictable, pretensious degree. The Dcotor, the driver are one dimensional figures trapped in Christopher's invention. The overall effect is a kind of patronizing and inaccessible work, where Christopher's characters are walking blindly through a universe of chaos, where the poet seems to mourn their darkness yet fail to illuminate much for the reader. A depressing combination, in part because the poet obviously spent a good deal of energy performing for the reader during what's essentially an empty journey.

To preface, I'm no great fan of poetry. I don't read the stuff often but I was interested in this collection after I read Christopher's novel Veronica. While the poetry is good, its the imagery that makes this collection. Christopher is undoubtedly one of the most creative and imaginative writers working today. I would highly recommend Veronica but this collection will give readers some insight into the mind of a visionary.

Nicholas Christopher's latest book of poems features some trademarks of his, including noir-ish portraits of cities, and a long poem (in 35 entries this time) that interweaves several characters and different events in unexpected ways. Though he's done this kind of thing before (5 Degrees, Desperate Characters, On Tour With Rita) this time it's more coherent and immediately accessible than those earlier works. It still takes a minute to bend your mind around some of the concepts he uses, but it's more immediately to your advantage this time around. A good read for those unfamiliar with his work, but offers extra goodies for those who know his poetry beforehand.

I bought this book because I was interested to read a story set in modern Shanghai. In this respect I was not disappointed. The Red Thread does provide some interesting and evocative descriptions of the city and its surrounds. However, as a love story it is impossible. The main characters are wooden and superficially developed; in fact, some of the minor characters are more interesting. The technique of telling the story in parallell with the story of the old manuscript might have worked, had the old story been more intriguing, and the new one alive with believable passion. As it is, it is as dry as the paper of the old manuscript.

When I began reading "The Red Thread," I was very interested in the plot twists and history of the story itself. However, as the book continues, I found myself struggling to keep interest. The past lives/loves of our two main characters is fascinating, and especially the "soul mate" quality of the ancient book linking their reincarnation... but the author, unfortunately, does not keep this excitement. Plus, the introduction of a third character that seems "thrown in" to make a better story, just doesn't seem to fit with the majestic theme. I kept reading the story for the simple fact that I thought it would get better, in a sense-make a full circle, and I never came to a conclusion. Perhaps that is the point, however, to come to that realization is a step far beyond what the author projected.

I don't read much fiction. When I do it is usually by accident. This one was a happy accident. It has all the things I like in it. Antiques and curios, art, ancient scriptures, asian food, chinese herbal medicine, reincarnation, even embroidered shoes.

The love story is far from traditional and it would not surprise me if many readers missed the point entirely. I suppose also a good deal of readers would not consider the ending happy. Thank goodness there are some writers who do not write for the majority. Sorry I can't tell you why four stars and not five stars, this would spoil the book for you...........I don't like it when reviews tell too much of the story and give away the plot.

This dictionary is primarily for tourists. It was not designed for language study. If you're trying to converse or translate, it is a poor tool. Although it attempts to use latin script, some letters are substituted which makes deciphering a bit slow until you get used to it. If you find yourself in Baku you might be able to survive with this dictionary in your pocket.

I picked up this book on a whim, since I speak Turkish and wanted to learn Azerbaijani. I was pleasantly surprised to find not only words and phrases, but introductions to the alphabet, fairly thorough grammar, and loads of useful and very usable words and phrases. Awde is a great linguist, as well, I have picked up several excellent books by him on many subjects an find his work to be very reliable. I highly recommend this book.

I totally agree with Chris Gasper. For a foreigner attempting to learn Taiwanese, this book is not at all helpful, since the romanized system used within the book is (1) not defined, and so it is unclear how the pronunciation system functions, (2) does not explain the complex tonal system used in Taiwanese, and (3) is not entirely consistent throughout the book. Even native speakers of modern Taiwanese have had much difficulty understanding the proposed pronunciation system and have conveyed that it is incorrect. Though this book is targeting conversational Taiwanese, it lacks a useful opening chapter with some very basic vocabulary including the number system, common pronouns, common verbs, time of day system, etc. Rather, this information is scattered throughout the book, and is only touched upon if a sample sentence happens to make use of any of the above.

The foreword suggests this book may have been written in support of a class, which may be likely, since it is impossible for a foreigner to learn Taiwanese on his/her own solely with the use of this book. Disappointing as it may be, given that this is one of the few books available on the Taiwanese language, this book will not be of much assistance in learning the language.

I totally disagree with the other reviewers. I bought the book on the strength of their positive comments. Big mistake. This book has no explanation of pronuciation, tones, grammar, or language usage. Example:

"Have you eaten yet Mr Iu? Iu sian si ciaq-pa bue"

How would you know the pronunciation of these words? How does the romanized system work? What is the the grammar structure? You won't find any answers in this book. In Taiwanese they say Iu Mr. the other way round to English and usually put the name at the beginning of most sentences. Again different to English, where don't always use peoples names. Also, have you eaten yet is equivalent to the English, "how are you doing?" or "how are you?". It's not an invitation or suggestion to get some food. There is no valuable info like that in this book.

To cap it all, the language it uses is very old fashioned and different to how most people use Min nan hua in Taiwan today.

Sadly, I agree with the reviewers on one point. There are almost no Taiwanese language books available :O(

I taught myself to speak and read Chinese successfully, but I won't be able to make any progress in Taiwanese with book like this.

I grew up with my parents speaking Taiwanese, but it's really a tongue-twisting, infuriating language, more difficult than Cantonese. I'm glad I bought this book, however, because 1) it's very hard to find books that teach Taiwanese, and 2) it contains most things you need to know to get around in Taiwanese (thank god you can always get by with Mandarin in Taiwan). The reason why I didn't give it 5 stars is because I still think the spelling (or pinyin) could've written differently for a better pronunciation. I figured most of it out with the help of a few Taiwanese-speaking friends. Note also that the usage of words differs from person to person in Taiwan. You should totally buy this book if you're intending to stay for a long time in Taiwan and are very interested in the country. If not, I recommend taking a Mandarin-course. Much more useful and you'll be able to manage in most parts of China as well.