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The Key of Solomon the King: Translated from Ancient Manuscripts in the British Museum (Forgotten Books)3 reviews
King Solomon

Forgotten Books, 2008

Book Review
Excellent book! This book was much easier to read and to follow than the American Version. It also had additional information that was interesting to read. I highly recommend reading this book if you are into higher magic. For the first time, I understand what I am doing. It explains why it is necessary to keep track of the hour, planets, signs, angels, colors, herbs, and incense....to make ... 		  
  







  
  
Pinocchio (Puffin Classics)6 reviews
Carlo Collodi

Puffin, 1996

Don?t read the puppet version, read the Real Thing!
Of course you already know the story of Pinocchio, right? Who doesn't? Millions have been charmed by the story of the naughty puppet that wanted to become a real boy. His adventures are hardly new, as Pinocchio is in turn carved by Geppetto, rebellious against his father, disobedient to the good fairy, victimized at the hands of the deceitful cat and fox, changed into a donkey, rescued with ... 		  
  







  
  
The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible: The Oldest Known Bible Translated for the First Time into English24 reviews
Martin G. Abegg, Peter Flint, ...

HarperOne, 2002

Accurate, scholarly, technical
This book has good analysis of the different variant readings from the masoretic text upon which most translations are based, and is very thorough. It would be more helpful though for personal Bible study to have a book that inserts intervening sections that are missing from the scroll fragments. Then you could read a passage through entirely, while having knowledge of textual variants so that ... 		  
  







  
  
Pocket Ref121 reviews
Thomas J. Glover

Sequoia Pub, 2002

Pocket Resource
This is a great reference in a convenient size. It occupies a space next to the Machinery's Handbook in my engineering "tool kit." 		  
  







  
  
Aristophanes : Clouds (Translated With Notes and Introduction) (Focus Classical Library)5 reviews
Aristophanes

Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Company, 1993

Aristophanes attacks Socrates the sophist as a Sophist
The legend is that when Aristophanes' comedy "The Clouds" was first performed in Athens in 423 B.C., his target, Socrates, stood throughout the performance so that everyone in the audience was aware that he was there and hearing what was said of him. The portrait of Socrates clearly satirical and most critics consider it to be inaccurate. But Aristophanes is making fun of Athens' renowned ... 		  
  







  
  
The Humongous Book of Algebra Problems: Translated for People Who Don't Speak Math7 reviews
W. Michael Kelley

Alpha, 2008

excellent all done out examples
lots of problems explained: excellent example problems all done out for basic explanations or even a review if you or your parents are a little rusty 		  
  







  
  
This Earth of Mankind (Buru Quartet)39 reviews
Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1996

Extraordinary and Compelling!
First book I've read by Toer, won't be the last. Toer has been called an "Indonesian Solzhenitsyn" and "Indonesia's Albert Camus." The more one learns about the author, the more compelling he becomes.. 		  
  







  
  
God's Bits of Wood16 reviews
Sembene Ousmane

Heinemann, 1996

One more to read in your lifetime
Shortly after WW2 the black rail workers on the Niger-Dakar line went on strike for six months. At the time, it was the longest labor strike in world history. This book is based on the events that surrounded the strike. It tells how community adapts as hunger and thirst set in. There are almost 45 characters in the book in three different settings, so the chapters become more like a set of short ... 		  
  







  
  
Popol Vuh: The Definitive Edition of The Mayan Book of The Dawn of Life and The Glories of Gods and Kings18 reviews

Touchstone, 1996

Excellent translation
For understanding the basis of the upcoming My2K event of Dec., 2012, this Dennis Tedlock translation is great. I wasn't expecting the story to be humorous, but it is. Entertaining and enlightening. 		  
  







  
  
Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei: How a Chinese Poem Is Translated9 reviews
Eliot Weinberger

Moyer Bell, 1987

Amazing wee book
I checked the book out of the local library a couple of weeks ago and have not stopped reading it since. The library volume is due back, so I just purchased it. My only complaint is that the last poem is Gary Synder's from 1978. I would like to see Mr Weinberger reissue the volume with latter translations such as Arthur Sze or Sam Hamill. And if any one is looking for a most needed project, a ... 		  
  







  
  
Constitution Translated for Kids, Third Edition21 reviews
Cathy Travis

Ovation Books, 2008

History & Politics
I finished the book in one sitting. This is a terrific product. Well written and very informative. Breaks it down so it's easier to understand! Recommended reading for anyone who needs a little history lesson since it isn't taught very well in the schools now! 		  
  







  
  
Abuela's Weave7 reviews
Omar S. Castaneda

Lee & Low Books, 1995

Woven with Love
A beautifully illustrated book written by Omar S. Castaneda who was born in Guatemala and teaches writing at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA. The artist, Enrique O. Sanchez was born in the Dominican Republic and has worked as a graphic artist for Sesame Street. Together they create magic. Esperanza is a girl who is learning to weave with her grandmother, Abuela. On the day of ... 		  
  







  
  
Aristophanes: Lysistrata: Translated With Introduction and Notes (Focus Classical Library) (Focus Classical ...4 reviews
Aristophanes

Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Company, 1988

A complete book
I think this is the best presentation of a Greek text, because there is a good introduction, a lot of help behind in the book, but no translation. So this is the ideal Lysistrata for students. 		  
  







  
  
The Humongous Book of Geometry Problems: Translated for People Who Don't Speak Math2 reviews
W. Michael Kelley

Alpha, 2009

another excellent help book in the "Humongous" math book series
This is another great help book in the "Humongous" math book series. There are so many problems that are solved with step by step explanations, diagrams and notes in easy to find areas of geometry. It is a great book for getting help and explanations for any particular problem area a student may encounter. The "Humongous" math series books are by far the best math books I have ever looked at. 		  
  







  
  
Translated Woman5 reviews
Ruth Behar

Beacon Press, 2003

Esperanza Shines, Ruth Reflects
Esperanza, a poor Mexican street peddlar, is befriended by Ruth, an American anthropologist with Cuban-Jewish roots during the course of Ruth?s fieldwork in Mexico. They become friends, comadres, and Ruth decides to tell Esperanza?s story. Questions arise. Why does Esperanza want to tell Ruth the whole story of her life ? Why does Ruth decide to record it? In what format will Ruth present ... 		  
  







  
  
The Humongous Book of Statistics Problems: Translated for People Who Don't Speak Math (Humongous Book Of...)1 review
W. Michael Kelley, Robert A. Donnelly

Alpha, 2009

Too Many Typos
For such a confusing subject, it's disappointing to see an otherwise approachable text have so many errors. page 132 says "multiply the probabilities of each event occurring to ge the probability of both events occurring together". While true, this section is talking about combinations and it's really demonstrating the Fundamental Counting Principle! Page 131, notes that "you can't multiply ... 		  
  







  
  
Hindu Myths: A Sourcebook Translated from the Sanskrit (Penguin Classics)16 reviews
Anonymous

Penguin Classics, 2004

Great work
Despite what many small-minded reviewers have said, this book is an excellent compendium of analysis and translation. Dr. Doniger possesses an unbelieveable command of Sanskrit, something which I doubt any of her detractors can even approach. 		  
  







  
  
Popol Vuh: The Sacred Book of the Maya : The Great Classic of Central American Spirituality, Translated ...3 reviews
Allen J. Christenson

University of Oklahoma Press, 2007

From An Attentive Reader
It would be a shame to let the slipshod and factually inaccurate review (below) pass without correction and comment as this is an exciting new scholarly edition of the most important extant Maya text. Even a cursory reading of the first page of the introduction (and throughout) would have supplied the information that the translator Christenson's primary Maya linguistic expertise is in Quiché ... 		  
  







  
  
Tanach: The Torah, Prophets, Writings -- The Twenty-Four Books of the Bible, Newly Translated and Annotated ...46 reviews
Nosson Scherman

Mesorah Pubns Ltd, 1996

Best English language translation of the Hebrew Bible
The "Stone Edition" Tanach is by far the best English language translation of the Hebrew Bible. The English is modern and very readable, while remaining true to the Hebrew text. Great for casual readers and students, Jewish and non-Jewish alike. Amazon has a great price on this as well. 		  
  







  
  
Women of Algiers in Their Apartment, Translated by Marjolijn de Jager, Afterword by Clarisse ...

University of Virginia Press, 1999

Djebar's first work to be published in English, this collection of three long stories, three short ones, and a theoretical post-face depicts the plight of urban Algerian women who have thrown off the shackles of colonialism only to face a posHColonial regime that denies and subjugates them even as it celebrates the liberation of men. Denounced in Algeria for its political criticism, Djebar's book quickly sold out its first printing of 15,000 ... 		  
  







  




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