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Glory Enough for All: The Battle of the Crater : A Novel of the Civil War5 reviews
Duane Schultz

St Martins Pr, 1993

The "Killer Angels" type novel of the Crater at Petersburg.
From a top-notch historian comes top-notch historical fiction bringing light and life to the story of the Crater at Petersburg like "Killer Angels" did for Gettysburg. The story is told from the viewpoint of the Union Army's 48th Pennsylvania Volunteers, raised in the coal-mining country of Pennsylvania, and commanded by a former mining engineer. Individual players are brought to life, from ... 		  
  







  
  
God Lives in St. Petersburg: and Other Stories8 reviews
Tom Bissell

Pantheon, 2005

Terrific Realistic Tales of Contemporary Afghanistan&Other Small "Istans"!
From the first few pages of this book, we know we are reading a master who knows the facts in Afghanistan and the smaller new nations just north of it , and south of Russia. Every yarn is unique, some with tons of black humor, others placing you right inside the Afghan war. The first tells of a journalist trying his best to get some penicillin for his malaria sticken pal, including risking his ... 		  
  







  
  
Russian Tarot of St. Petersburg9 reviews
Inc. U. S. Games Systems

U.S. Games Systems, 1996

Most Magickal, Most beautiful...
I have a number of tarot decks that I actively work with, more for spell work than reading the future, but this particular tarot deck, the Russian Tarot of St. Petersburg, is without doubt the most beautiful tarot set I have ever seen. Each card is elegantly painted by the very talented Yury Shakov and really captures the spirit and images of old Russia. But, more importantly, at ... 		  
  







  
  
Angel of Vengeance: The "Girl Assassin," the Governor of St. Petersburg, and Russia's Revolutionary World2 reviews
Ana Siljak

St. Martin's Press, 2008

Excellent Study of Key Moment in Pre-Revolutionary Russia
Ana Siljak's "Angel of Vengeance" is proof positive that every once in awhile, an extraordinarily talented academic historian can breathe life into a long-dead era and make it accessible to an audience far broader than his or her professional peers. This book is an absolute gem, impeccably researched, engagingly written with a narrative style that reflects the tensions and drama of her subject ... 		  
  







  
  
Saint Petersburg: Museums, Palaces, and Historic Collections: A Guide to the Lesser Known Treasures of St. ...4 reviews
Cathy Giangrande

Bunker Hill Publishing, 2003

An outstanding guidebook to St. Petersburg
I began reading Cathy Giandrande's little guide to St. Petersburg with a great deal of skepticism. As I kept exploring the book, all my doubts quickly disappeared. That alone came to me as a surprise. Unlike most Russians who still suffer from a mild identity disorder, Petersburgers have a strong sense of local patriotism and know what they are and what their city is about. From time to time, ... 		  
  







  
  
St Petersburg: A Cultural History4 reviews
Solomon Volkov

Free Press, 1997

Volkov bares the Soul of St.Petersburg in this work.
Solomon Volkov is a sorcerer. He will have you chuckling out loud one minute & weeping the next! In the pages of this book, you will come to know the people of St. Petersburg; their glory, their sorrow, their passion, their genius. Volkov has brought this immortal city across the ocean and planted it firmly in my heart. It has instilled in me a deep appreciation for the talents of those who, ... 		  
  







  
  
Guide to Sea Kayaking in Southern Florida: The Best Day Trips and Tours from St. Petersburg to the Florida ...3 reviews
Nigel Foster

Globe Pequot, 1999

Lots of trips to keep one busy kayaking South Florida
Nigel Foster has finally turned his excellent writing skills to South Florida. Having kayaked in South Florida for the past 6 years, I have personally done most of the trips described in the book. Mr. Foster's descriptions are brief, but his attention to detail, and excellent on-water guides make the book very useful. Short accounts of the history of some areas (i.e., "The Watson Mystery") ... 		  
  







  
  
St. Petersburg: Architecture of the Tsars8 reviews
Dmitri O. Shvidkovsky

Abbeville Press, 1996

Worth Every Penny
This can be an expensive book if you're not buying it used, but it's absolutely worth it. The beautiful pictures are excellent at presenting St. Petersburg's amazing architectural wonders. The text is well-written, and even if you don't have a great deal of knowledge of Russian history, you'll still be able to follow along without any trouble. A gem - read and enjoy! 		  
  







  
  
Soccer Dreams: My True Adventure Following the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, as a Fan and 12-Year Old ...23 reviews
Leah Lauber

WCI Press, 2003

A "must" reading for all young soccer enthusiasts
Twelve year old Leah Lauber was more than an enthusiastic soccer fan -- she also landed a job as a Junior Reporter for the St. Petersburg Times covering the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cub. Soccer Dreams is the unique story of how for one year, a young girl covered the story of how the team prepared for the event, and how they went on to win this prestigious soccer event. Written with the help and ... 		  
  







  
  
Before the Revolution: St. Petersburg in Photographs : 1890-19142 reviews
Mikhail Pavlovich Iroshnikov, Yury B. Shelayev, ...

Harry N Abrams, 1992

A splendid photographic history of St. Petersburg
A lavishly illustrated book, depicting the beauty the city of St. Petersburg before its bombardment by the Germans in WWII. Depicting everyday life as well as the monumental architecture of this historic city, with a brief history of this city of Peter the Great. The reader is also told which buildings survived destruction and which didn't. A must for any lovers of Russian history under the last ... 		  
  







  
  
St. Petersburg (FL) (Voices of America)2 reviews
Scott Taylor Hartzell

Arcadia Publishing, 2002

Just Don't Call us "Tampa Bay"
Scott Taylor Hartzell's St. Petersburg: An Oral History is a compilation of selected articles from his weekly St. Petersburg Times column. Hartzell has the empathetic heart of a poet and the tenacious soul of a journalist. His work is an eclectic accounting of St. Petersburg's many soteriologists -- from its economic saviors, to its spiritual saviors, its saviors of its local history and ... 		  
  







  
  
St Petersburg (Country & Regional Guides - Cadogan)2 reviews
Rose Baring

Cadogan Guides, 2001

Packed full of information and insight
Besides plenty of practical information (hotels, restaurants, etc), this book contains seven suggested walks in St. Petersburg. They range throughout the center of the city, Vasilievsky Island, the Smolny area and the outlying palaces (and full attention is given to five of them rather than just Peterhof and Tsarskoe Selo as in most guidebooks). It also includes a walk in the Hermitage. These ... 		  
  







  
  
St Petersburg Dialogues: Or Conversations on the Temporal Government of Providence2 reviews
Joseph De Maistre

McGill-Queen's University Press, 1993

Brilliant Analysis of Modernity
De Maistre is one of the most incisive political philosophers ever to take pen in hand: he was able to predict the social impact of the French Revolution's demented ideas with unerring precision, and he dissects the revolutionary mentality with ruthlessness. The frame of his analysis is one simple principle: man is flawed. It is ridiculous to believe that a perfect social order can be dreamed ... 		  
  







  
  
How to Live a Holy Life2 reviews
Metropolitan Gregory of St. Petersburg

Printshop of St. Job of Pochaev, 2005

Sweet book based on orthodox Orthodoxy!
This book is written for those who wish to attain a higher level of living within the Orthodox church. It's about discipline (which alas, I don't live up to!) The premise is great-- you live each and every moment for God and your Guardian Angel. You get up, you cross yourself, you wash and say your morning prayers, you eat, you go about your day living for God. If someone speaks ill of you, you ... 		  
  







  
  
Into the Arms of Pushkin: Poems of St. Petersburg (New Odyssey) (New Odyssey)2 reviews
Carol V. Davis

Truman State University Press, 2007

Song of Russia
A young artist I know was telling me about his mother, bragging really, well I would too, if my mother had won the 2007 T S Eliot Prize. Dave couldn't remember what celebrated figure had loaned his name to the award. "Might be the F. Scott Fitzgerald Prize," he offered, his mouth filled with pizza and enthusiasm. It didn't take long to work out that his mother was Carol V. Davis and within a ... 		  
  







  
  
The Collections of the Romanovs: European Art from the State Hermitage Museum, st Petersburg2 reviews

Merrell, 2003

I actually worked on this volume
This is a catalog of the exhibition held through the end of November 2003 at the University of Michigan Museum of Art called "Romanovs Collect: European Art from the Hermitage." The exhibition features objects of art collected by the Romanovs. The goal of the exhibition and this catalog is to demonstrate the collecting practices of the Romanovs and to show through art their personalities. The ... 		  
  







  
  
Imperial Palaces in the Vicinity of St. Petersburg2 reviews
Ivan Petrovich Sautov

Alain de Gourcuff, 1997

Wonderful art and architecture books
These four volumes are a wonfderful collectionof watercolours and grisailles from the times of Imperial Russia. They would be suitable for anyone with an interestin art, architecture, Russia and St Petersburg. They show the four palaces (sadly there is no volume for other palaces such as Ropsha, Strelna or Oranienbaum) as they were before they were destroyed by the Germans in WWII. The palaces ... 		  
  







  
  
Knopf Guide: St. Petersburg2 reviews
Knopf Guides

Knopf, 2003

Wonderful to have along
This guide was invaluable to us on our regretfully short tour of St.Petersburg. We would read it before touring for background and descriptions of the places we visited. The book is worth having for detailed illustrations of the layout of the Hermitage,Peterhof,PushkinPalace, Yusupov Palace...It is a portable guide even with the color illustrations (i.e.not heavy). Comes with it's own ... 		  
  







  
  
Berlitz Moscow and St. Petersburg Pocket Guide (Berlitz Pocket Guides S.)2 reviews
Inc. Berlitz International

Berlitz Guides, 2005

Exactly what I needed
So our first day in Moscow we lost our dictionary and our big travel guide and had to resort to this little thing I had picked up. It was full of everything we needed and got us through 2 weeks of trolling around Moscow and St. Pete on student budgets. The train maps were extremely useful. I was constantly pulling this thing out of my back pocket to find out what exit we needed to take. The ... 		  
  







  
  
Meridian Street: An Illustrated Memoir2 reviews
John V. Wilson Jr.

Outskirts Press, 2006

History Comes Alive
Disclaimer: I was born and reared in Indianapolis and represented it in the U.S. House for 30 years. So naturally I savor this book about the people and places I know well. However, the book goes beyond the borders of my state, both because the author had two careers in Washington,D.C. and because the book is a beautiful ride in a time machine to palpable American history, styles, customs, ... 		  
  







  




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