I've read this book in Russian (Russian version is called "Yellow Kings"), and now eager to read it in English. Book is very interesting and author's style is perfect. And, more important - book describes real life, with it humorous and sad moments. I'm Russian and when I first went to NYC - I saw the city the same "way" as the author did...

"Here is the town where Mr. and Mrs. Armadillo live. They just got married, and they are crazy about each other..." They play in the park and rest on a bench when they're tired. They greet other armadillos passing by, and they dream of a family and what to name their future babies. And then one morning Mrs Armadillo notices her tummy is getting bigger, and bigger, and even bigger, and she announces that she's going to have a baby. Mr Armadillo rushes her to the hospital where she delivers not just one, but ten new green and pink little ones. Overwhelmed with the prospect of naming ten babies, they decide to call them One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, and Ten. "Perfect names. I am so happy." Ecstatic relatives arrive with gifts. Grandma brings ten potties...just in case everyone has to go at the same time. Grandpa brings ten baseball caps...he really likes baseball. Uncle Elmer brings ten tutus, because he's so happy he feels like dancing, and Uncle Elmer's wife brings ten pets. One great big, very, very happy family..... Vladimir Radunsky's entertaining, wacky story is engaging, and filled with joy, humor, and the author's witty asides. But it's his bold, bright, and busy illustrations that really steal the show. Each expressive, playful spread is rich in dazzling color, intricate patterns, vibrant, eye-catching details, and lots of opportunities to practice your counting skills. Perfect for youngsters 3-7, Ten is a captivating, fun-filled, manic romp that is sure to charm and delight young and old alike.

For the aviation enthusiast the end of the Cold War was a time of mixed emotions, OK, the west had won, less threat of nuclear war, but so many neat projects died, planes scrapped etc. On the other hand we were suddenly able to find a lot more about those exotic shapes from behind the curtain.
This publication gives a typically Aerofax detail on two intriguing shapes, Samolet 105 Tu-22 Blinder (NATO reporting name was originally Beauty and most apt too, but was felt to be over complementary). Similar in timescale to Convair's amazing B-58 Hustler, the Tu-22 was always more of a tactical than a strategic system. The first half details the Tu-22's evolution from supersonic level bomber to missile launcher to recon / ecm platform. Fascinating aircraft, and the front view showes why the pilots nicknamed it the "Awl"
The second section traces how the swing wing Tu-22M arose as a 2nd generation Tu-22, and why the changes were made.
Many excellent detail shots for modellers, and the ESCI kits will be reissued sometime. This is all the reference you will need on these types (to date at least. Definative.

Unique book giving a full history of the Russian B-29 (Tupolev Tu-4) from its inception as a "Chinese" copy of the US B-29s which had emergency landings in Russia during WWII, through its development and its one potential war use during the Hungarian Revolution (fortunately the mission was recalled). Development of the design is included along with interesting and often experimental variants. Well illustrated. Highly recommended.The information is not available elsewhere in the English language (to my knowledge).

The authors, two Leninist economists from the (then) Soviet Union, drive the last nail into the coffin of central economic planning, also known as the command economy. While still favoring Socialism (collective ownership of the means of production; as in Lenin's New Economic Policy of the middle 1920's), they point out in great detail why individual enterprises and individual workers must be free to make their own decisions in the marketplace. Countless examples illustrate the folly of one-size-fits-all regulation. The book shows how the Soviet economy, then one of the world's largest, was essentially reduced to operating on a barter basis for wholesale (what are now called Business-to-Business) transactions.

It will greatly temper expectations of what can be accomplished by, and the price to be paid for, government intervention into the economy, whether done from Moscow or (for example) Washington, D.C.

An absolutely amazing book. The theories presented are beyond interesting. A must read for anyone interested in physics, mathematics and time.

If you want a deeper vision of God read it. Draws his sources from the Church Fathers of the east. This book will stir the fire in your heart to want to know God in a deeper way. He shares the church fathers love and vision of God. He brings to life the essence of eastern mysticism which is to enter into the heavenly realm.

In the mid-80's, this guy's biweekly food/family/life columns were the best part of the Village Voice. This book is a compliation (and expansion) of some of his finest. John Lennon's assassination, Phyllis Shlafly, Reagonomics, and other 80's phenomena make occasional foray into his reflections, but his main subject is his growing, changing family. I loved this book and wish there was a second volume.

Although this book is short (also, contrary to the description, it is paperback), it gives the reader an unusual perspective on what Lenin was thinking less than a month before the Bolshevik Revolution. Reading such primary sources is not a common occurence.

This book is very good for students engaging in wind engineering.