diff --git a/src/Zenith/GUI.hs b/src/Zenith/GUI.hs
index 1fd9ead..932c07e 100644
--- a/src/Zenith/GUI.hs
+++ b/src/Zenith/GUI.hs
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import Zenith.Utils
   , showAddress
   , validBarValue
   , validateAddressBool
+  , isValidString
   )
 
 data AppEvent
@@ -104,13 +105,15 @@ data AppEvent
   | CheckRecipient !T.Text
   | CheckAmount !Float
   | ShowTxId !T.Text
+  | LoadAbList ![Entity AddressBook]
   | ShowAdrBook
   | CloseAdrBook
-  | NewAdrBkEntry  
+  | NewAdrBkEntry
   | CloseNewAdrBook
-  | NotImplemented 
+  | NotImplemented
   | CloseMsgAB
   | CheckValidAddress !T.Text
+  | CheckValidDescrip !T.Text
   deriving (Eq, Show)
 
 data AppModel = AppModel
@@ -155,9 +158,11 @@ data AppModel = AppModel
   , _home :: !FilePath
   , _showAdrBook :: !Bool
   , _newAdrBkEntry :: !Bool
-  , _abdescrip :: !(Maybe T.Text)
+  , _abdescrip :: !T.Text
   , _abaddress :: !T.Text
   , _abAddressValid :: !Bool
+  , _abDescripValid :: !Bool
+  , _abaddressList :: ![Entity AddressBook]
   , _msgAB :: !(Maybe T.Text)
   } deriving (Eq, Show)
 
@@ -778,16 +783,35 @@ buildUI wenv model = widgetTree
             (label "Address Book" `styleBasic`
              [textFont "Bold", textSize 12, textColor white]) `styleBasic`
           [bgColor btnColor, radius 2, padding 3]
+        ,  boxShadow $
+            box_
+            [alignMiddle]
+            (vstack
+             [ vscroll (vstack (zipWith abookRow [0 ..] (model ^. abaddressList))) `nodeKey` "txScroll"
+              ]) `styleBasic`
+          [radius 2, padding 3, bgColor white]
         , spacer
         , hstack [
                button "New" NewAdrBkEntry
-            ,  spacer 
+            ,  spacer
             ,  button "Edit" notImplemented
             ,  spacer
-            ,  button "Copy" notImplemented 
-
-            ]  
+            ,  button "Copy" notImplemented
+            ]
          ]
+    abookRow :: Int -> Entity AddressBook -> WidgetNode AppModel AppEvent
+    abookRow idx ab =
+      box_
+        [onClick $ ShowTx idx, alignLeft] 
+        (hstack
+          [  
+            (label "Descr: ") `styleBasic` [textFont "Bold"]
+          , spacer  
+          , label
+              (T.pack $
+                show (addressBookAbdescrip $ entityVal ab))
+          ]) `styleBasic`
+      [padding 2, borderB 1 gray]
     newAdrBkOverlay =
       alert CloseNewAdrBook $
       vstack
@@ -800,11 +824,11 @@ buildUI wenv model = widgetTree
         , hstack
             [ label "Description: " `styleBasic` [width 80]
             , spacer
-            , textField_ sendRecipient [onChange CheckRecipient] `styleBasic`
-              [ width 320 
---              , styleIf
---                  (not $ model ^. recipientValid)
---                  (textColor red)
+            , textField_ abdescrip  [onChange CheckValidDescrip] `styleBasic`
+              [ width 320
+              , styleIf
+                  (not $ model ^. abDescripValid)
+                  (textColor red)
               ]
             ]
         , spacer
@@ -818,11 +842,11 @@ buildUI wenv model = widgetTree
                   (textColor red)
               ]
             ]
-        , spacer    
+        , spacer
         , hstack [
               button "Save" NotImplemented `nodeEnabled`
-                 (model ^. abAddressValid)
-            ]  
+                 ((model ^. abAddressValid) && (model ^. abDescripValid))
+            ]
          ]
     msgAdrBookOverlay=
       alert CloseMsgAB $
@@ -1148,6 +1172,7 @@ handleEvent wenv node model evt =
       ]
     ShowTxId tx -> [Model $ model & showId ?~ tx & modalMsg .~ Nothing]
     CheckValidAddress a -> [Model $ model & abAddressValid .~ isRecipientValid a]
+    CheckValidDescrip a -> [Model $ model & abDescripValid  .~ isValidString a]
     ShowAdrBook -> [Model $ model & showAdrBook .~ True & menuPopup .~ False]
     CloseAdrBook -> [Model $ model & showAdrBook .~ False]
     NewAdrBkEntry -> [Model $ model & newAdrBkEntry .~ True & menuPopup .~ False]
@@ -1391,6 +1416,7 @@ runZenithGUI config = do
                 if not (null accList)
                   then getUnconfirmedBalance pool $ entityKey $ head accList
                   else return 0
+              abList <- getAdrBook pool (zgb_net chainInfo)
               let model =
                     AppModel
                       config
@@ -1421,7 +1447,7 @@ runZenithGUI config = do
                       ""
                       (SaveAddress  (if not (null accList)
                                       then Just (head accList)
-                                      else Nothing ) ) 
+                                      else Nothing ) )
                       False
                       False
                       Nothing
@@ -1438,9 +1464,11 @@ runZenithGUI config = do
                       ""
                       False
                       False
-                      Nothing
+                      ""
                       ""
                       False
+                      False
+                      abList
                       Nothing
 --                      hD
               startApp model handleEvent buildUI (params hD)
@@ -1491,10 +1519,12 @@ runZenithGUI config = do
                   ""
                   False
                   False
-                  Nothing
+                  ""
                   ""
                   False
-                  Nothing 
+                  False
+                  []
+                  Nothing
 --                  hD
           startApp model handleEvent buildUI (params hD)
   where
diff --git a/src/Zenith/Utils.hs b/src/Zenith/Utils.hs
index 61e0daa..84b3ab9 100644
--- a/src/Zenith/Utils.hs
+++ b/src/Zenith/Utils.hs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import Data.Ord (clamp)
 import Data.Scientific (Scientific(..), scientific)
 import qualified Data.Text as T
 import qualified Data.Text.Encoding as E
+import Data.Char (isAlphaNum, isSpace)
 import System.Directory
 import System.Process (createProcess_, shell)
 import Text.Regex.Posix
@@ -134,3 +135,21 @@ parseAddress a znet =
             Just a3 ->
               Just $ UnifiedAddress znet Nothing Nothing (Just $ ta_receiver a3)
             Nothing -> Nothing
+
+isValidContent :: String -> Bool
+isValidContent [] = False         --  an empty string is invalid   
+isValidContent (x:xs) 
+  | not (isAlphaNum x ) = False   --  string must start with an alphanumeric character
+  | otherwise = allValidChars xs  --  process the rest of the string 
+  where
+    allValidChars :: String -> Bool 
+    allValidChars [] = True  -- if we got here, string is valid
+    allValidChars (y:ys) 
+      | isAlphaNum y || isSpace y = allValidChars ys -- char is valid, continue
+      | otherwise = False  -- found an invalid character, return false  
+
+isValidString :: T.Text -> Bool
+isValidString c = do  
+  let a = T.unpack c
+  isValidContent a
+