got my library to get a copy of a book on shogi

Do you know this site http://www.shogifoundation.co.uk/ ?

These are my favourite English Shogi books:

http://www.amazon.com/Better-Moves-Shogi-Aono-Teruichi/dp/4871879992/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254660091&sr=8-1

In “Better moves for better Shogi“ you will find a lot of information that you won’t find in any other English Shogi book. For example, before reading this book I had no idea which pieces to move and in which order. This book explains many of Shogi’s unwritten laws. If you then take a closer look at games played by strong players, their moves will appear a lot more logical and less peculiar as they might have looked before.

http://www.amazon.com/Habus-Words-Yoshiharu-Habu/dp/0953108929/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254660272&sr=1-2

“Habu’s words” is also great as he strictly comments amateur games in this book. I find it extremely helpful as most of the situations being described there are similar to the ones you will find yourself being confronted with when playing online.

http://www.amazon.com/Art-Shogi-Tony-Hosking/dp/0953108902/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254660297&sr=1-5

A lot of people praise Tony Hosking’s “The Art of Shogi”. Actually it is a lot deeper than “Shogi for Beginners” but this may also be a problem for complete beginners. In contrast to the two aforementioned books it is more a reference book, nothing I could continuously read, as the amount of information is simply overwhelming. To me this is an excellent book if you have a specific question or want to look up a certain castle, study some opening lines, etc.

Those are the three books I actually put up for consideration to buy recently. Upon Takodori's suggestion, I bought Habu's Words, which should be coming in the mail soon. I think I'll buy Better Moves for Better Shogi after I finish Habu's Words.