English-Language Books about Georgia
Compiled by the Georgian Circle of Friends, these books are the best-of-the-best.
Title |
Author |
ISBN, ASIN, or LC Control Number |
Publisher & Comments |
Guides & General Information |
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| Azerbaijan, 3rd : With Excursions to Georgia | Mark Elliott | 1873756798 | Trailblazer Publications, 2004 |
| The Caucasian Republics | Margaret Kaeter | 0-8160-5268-9 | Facts on File, Inc., 2004 |
| Georgia | Roin Metrevili | 95-69036 | |
| Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan 2e | Richard Plunkett, Tom Masters | 1-74059-138-0 | Lonely Planet, 2005 |
| Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan (Former Soviet States) | Elizabeth Roberts & Sharon Akiner | 156294309X | |
| Georgia: The Bradt Travel Guide | Tim Burford | 1-898323-98-4 | Bradt Publications, UK, 1999 |
| Georgia Country Study Guide (World Country Study Guide) | International Business Publications USA | 0739714619 | International Business Publications USA, 2005 |
| Georgia (Republic) Customs, Trade Regulations And Procedures Handbook | International Business Publications USA | 0739756486 | International Business Publications USA, 2005 |
| Georgia: A Sovereign County of the Caucasus | Roger Rosen | 962-217-502-3 | Odyssey |
| Mtskheta | Bulia & Janjalia | 99928-0-030-5 | |
| Republic of Georgia | Charles F. Gritzner | 07-9106-7785 | |
| Republic of Georgia (Modern World Nations) | Zoran Pavlovic & Charles F. Gritzner | 0791067785 | Chelsea House, 2002 |
| Tbilisi: A Guide | John Wright | 99928-0-069-0 | |
| Tbilisi: A Guide | Georgii Iosifovich Khutsishvili | 5852501115 | Mockba (Moscow), 1981 |
| 21st Century Complete Guide to Georgia (Republic of Georgia), 2 CD-ROMs | U.S. Government | 978-1422003053 | Progressive Management, 2007 |
Children’s Books |
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| Borya and the Burps: An Eastern European Adoption Story | Joan McNamara | 978-0944934319 | Perspectives Press, 2005 |
| The Caucasian Republics (Nations in Transition) | Margaret Kaeter | 978-0816052684 | Facts on File, 2004 |
| The Fisherman's Son: Adapted from a Georgian Folktale | Mirra Ginsburg and Tony Chen | 978-0688842161 | William Morrow & Co, 1979 |
| Georgia To Georgia | Laurie Dolphin | 0-688-09896-7 | Tambourine Books, 1991 |
| Grasshopper to the Rescue: A Georgian Story | Bonnie Carey and Lady McCrady | 978-0688221720 | William Morrow & Co, 1979 |
| Yes and No Stories: A Book of Georgian Folk Tales | George & Helen Papashvily | out of print (1946 1st. ed.) | |
Fiction, Poetry, and Biographies |
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| Ali and Nino: A Love Story | Kurban Said | 03-8572-0408 | Vintage, 2000 |
| Anthology of Georgian Poetry | Venera Urushadze, translator | 2001032212 | Snova Publishing, 2001 |
| Georgia In the Mountains of Poetry | Peter Nasmyth | 0700713956 | Palgrave Macmillan, 1998 |
| Hadji Murad | Leo Tolstoy, translated by Aylmer Maude | 0914061534 | Orchises, 1996 |
| Home and Home Again | George & Helen Papashvily | 0060132620 | |
| Knight in the Panther's Skin | Shota Rustaveli | 15-6072-5919 | Also known as Lord of the Panther Skin |
| Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar | Simon Sebag Montefiore | 1400042305 | Knopf, 2004 1 st American edition |
| Stories I Stole | Wendell Steavenson | 0-8021-1737-6 | Grove Press, 2003 1 st American edition |
| Yes and No Stories: A Book of Georgian Folk Tales | George & Helen Papashvily | out of print (1946 1st. ed.) | |
Non-Fiction |
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| Adventures in Caucasia | Alexandre Dumas, translated by A. E. Murch | 75016415 | Greenwood Press, 1975 |
| Caucasian Journey | Negley Farson | Penguin Travel Library, 1988 | |
| Caucasus: A Journey to the Land Between Christianity and Islam | Nicholas Griffin | 0-226-30859-6 | University of Chicago Press, 2001 |
| Caucasus: Mountain Men and Holy Wars | Nicholas Griffin | 0312308531 | Thomas Dunne Books, 2003 |
| Custom and Justice in the Caucasus: The Georgian Highlanders | Alexander Grigolia | 0404164064 | AMS Press, 1980 |
| Enough!: The Rose Revolution In The Republic Of Georgia 2003 | Zurab Karumize & James V. Wertsch | 1594542104 | Nova Science Publishers, 2005 |
| Ethnography of Georgia | Nino Brailashvili | 5-89515-018-7 | |
| Georgia from National Awakening to Rose Revolution: Delayed Transition in the Former Soviet Union | Jonathan Wheatley | 978-0754645030 | Ashgate Publishing, 2005 |
| Georgian Language and Culture: A Continuing Course | Howard I. Aronson and Dodona Kiziria | 0893572780 | Slavica Publishing, 1999 |
| Georgian Republic | Roger Rosen | 0844296775 | Passport Books, 1992 |
| Gospel According to Chegem | Fasel Iskander | 83040378 | Vintage Books, 1987 |
| The Hemshin: A Handbook (Peoples of the Caucasus) | Hovann Simonian | 0700706569 | Routledge, 2005 |
| Highlanders: A Journey to the Caucasus in Quest of Memory | Yo'av Karny | 0374528128 | Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001 |
| Historical Dictionary of Georgia | Alexander Mikaberidze | 978-0810855809 | The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2007 |
| Journey to Arzrum | Alexander Pushkin, translated by Birgitta Ingemanson | 0882330675 | Ardis, 1974 /td> |
| Lives and Legends of the Georgian Saints | David Marshall Lang | 0264663300 | Mowbrays, 1976 |
| The Making of the Georgian Nation | Ronald Grigor Suny | 253209153 | Indiana University Press, 1994 |
| Peoples of the Hills: ancient Ararat and Caucasus | Charles Burney and David Marshall Lang | 2002391106 | Phoenix, 2001 |
| Please Don’t Call it Soviet Georgia | Mary Russell | 1852422165 | Serpent’s Tail, 1991 |
| Royal Imagery in Medieval Georgia | Antony Eastmond | 0271016280 | Pennsylvania University Press, 1998 |
| Soviet Georgia | K. D. Antadze | 73158600 | Progress Publishers, 1972 |
| Soviet Georgia | Michael Boyette and Randi Boyette | 87018304 | Chelsea House, 1989 |
| Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar | Simon Sebag Montefiore | 978-1400042302 | Knopf, 2004 |
| St. George & the Dragon | Margaret Hodges | 0-316-36789-3 | Not about Georgia but St. George is important to the country |
| Statehood and Security : Georgia after the Rose Revolution | Bruno Coppieters & Robert Legvold, ed. | 0262033437 | MIT Press, 2005 |
| The Making of the Georgian Nation | Ronald Grigor Suny | 0253336236 | Indiana University Press, 1988 |
| The Georgian Rebellion on Texel | Dick van Reeuwijk | 90-720202-33-6 | Georgian soldiers during WWII, held captive by Germans |
| To Caucasus, the End of All the Earth | Fitzroy MacLean | 0244011707 | J. Cape, 1976 |
Cookbooks |
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| Cooking from the Caucasus | Sonia Uvezian | 0156225948 | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1978 |
| Cuisines of the Caucasus Mountains | Kay Shaw Nelson | 0781809282 | Hippocrene Books, Inc., 2002 |
| The Georgian Feast: The Vibrant Culture & Savory Food of the Republic of Georgia | Darra Goldstein | 0-520-21929-5 | Harper Collins, 1992 |
Language Resources |
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| English-Georgian Self-Study and Reference Phrase-Book with Two Audio Cassettes | Khatuna Gelashvili | Saari in Tbilisi, Georgia, 2002; Khatogela@hotmail.com | |
| Georgian-English/English-Georgian Dictionary and Phrasebook | Nicholas Awde & Thea Khitarishvili | 0781805422 | Hippocrene Books, 1997 |
| Georgian Language and Culture: A Continuing Course | Howard Aronson & Dodona Kiziria | 0893572780 | Slavica Pub, 1999 |
| Georgian: A Learner’s Grammar | George Hewitt | 04115102731 | Routledge, 1996 |
| Georgian Reader | George Hewitt | 0728602520 | SOAS/University of London |
| Georgian: A Reading Grammar | Howard Isaac Aronson | 0893472071 | Slavica, 1982; cassettes available |
| Georgian: A Structural Reference Grammar | George Hewitt | 1556197268 | Routledge |
| Georgian Syntax: A Study in Relational Grammar | Alice C. Harris | 80041497 | Cambridge University Press, 1981 |
| Survival Georgian: Georgian Language Phrasebook for Speakers of English | Patricia Hall Taniashvili and Tatyana Bukia | Order from web site or: Patricia Hall Taniashvili, Survival Georgian, 455 Morgan Bay Road #2, Surry Maine 04684, USA | |
| Talk Now! Series CD-ROM Language Courses | Multilingual Books, 800-218-2737 | ||
Finally, if you want a really comprehensive book list, go to the U.S. Library of Congress web site and search for “Georgia (Republic).”
