Books on the slav/semislav?

hey, i have read a book caled "Slav defence" by Drazen Marovic. It's realy great, but it is hard tu get it :)

Play the Semi-Slav by David Vigorito. Carsten Hansen reviewed it in the ChessCafe Checkpoint column with a 5/5 score (http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen109.pdf)

For any opening, you should always first see if Quality Chess Publishing (http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/) has any books on that opening. Their books are always of very high quality. For example they published Beating the Open Games, A Spanish Repertoire for Black, The Berlin Wall, Experts vs. the Sicilian, and some reprinted classics like My System by Nimzovich and Questions of Modern Chess Theory by Lipnitsky. If I'm not mistaken, all of them got a 5/5 score from Carsten Hansen.

I have play the semi-slav by david vigorito, it's been pretty helpful.

I really, really like Play the Semi-Slav by David Vigorito. Fantastic analysis of the model games covering all sorts of interesting sidelines and novelties. I'm not so hot on Flear's Starting Out: Slav & Semi-Slav. Both defenses have a different character so try to figure out which one you prefer before plonking down for a book.

I have books on both and play both. If you are happy with a draw the slav may be a safer choice but if you need to win as black semi-slav is the better choice of the two imo.

Im more looking to play against them as white, but I may play them as black in the future.

Phelan, if you meant as White, you should have pointed that out in the beginning. Both the Vigorito and Flear books are aimed more for Black. In many positions they cover multiple tries by White and only one response for Black. Eg, in the Exchange Slav one book only covers ...a6 while the other book only covers ...Bf5.

I don't like Vigorito's book.  I like Sadler's books.  Sadler's books are out of date with regards to the latest theory, but they are still better because Sadler explains the basics well.  I felt like I wasn't learning anything when I read Vigorito's book.  All he says is stuff like, this is the most popular move, or this is an alternative.  Sadler really gives you the nitty-gritty reasons for the moves.  Unfortunately Sadler will not be updating his books because he got a real job.

Most books written on this topic are from Black's perspective.

Sadler's books are a great place to start, as they give at least a little of the White perspective. He also writes very, very well.

Burgess' books are good as reference, but not for understanding what is going on.