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A book is a collection of sheets of paper, parchment or other material with a piece of text written on them, bound together along one edge within covers. A book is also a literary work or a main division of such a work. A book produced in electronic format is known as an e-book.
In library and information science, a book is called a monograph to distinguish it from serial publications such as magazines, journals or newspapers.
Publishers may produce low-cost, pre-proof editions known as galleys or 'bound proofs' for promotional purposes, such as generating reviews in advance of publication. Galleys are usually made as cheaply as possible, since they are not intended for sale.
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Long-Delayed Opening for History of, and by, Joseph Papp
By PATRICIA COHEN Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:33:43 -0000
If Joseph Papp had had his way, “Free for All,” Kenneth Turan’s newly published oral history of Papp and the Public Theater he helped found, would never have seen the light of day.
Exhibition Review | 'A Woman’s Wit: Jane Austen’s Life and Legacy': At the Morgan, the Jane Austen Her Family Knew
By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:38:39 -0000
“A Woman’s Wit: Jane Austen’s Life and Legacy,” a new exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum, includes many personal letters and early manuscripts by the author.
Books of The Times: ‘Amaze Me,’ Mother Said, So That’s What She Did
By MICHIKO KAKUTANI Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:25:32 -0000
Mary Karr’s searing new memoir of alcoholism and recovery is every bit as absorbing as her devastating 1995 memoir, “The Liars’ Club,” which secured her place on the literary map.
No. 1 Omission From Top 10 Book List: Women
By Dave Itzkoff Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:52:25 -0000
Publishers Weekly's choices for top books of the year has drawn protests from a women's literary group, which notes that there are no female writers on the list.
An Appraisal: Other Voyages in the Shadow of Lévi-Strauss
By LARRY ROHTER Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:21:45 -0000
In 1978 I made my first reporting trip to the Brazilian Amazon, with an orange-and-white Penguin paperback edition of “Tristes Tropiques” as the only book squeezed into my gear.
For Thrillers, Glenn Beck Is Becoming New Oprah
By MOTOKO RICH Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:21:56 -0000
The outspoken media darling of populist conservatism uses the plots of the novels as a springboard for issues.
The Book Bench
Nick Paumgarten: Out to Lunch
Nick Paumgarten Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0000
The week before last, two Northwest pilots overshot Minneapolis, their destination, by a hundred and fifty miles, apparently oblivious of their instruments and their internal clocks, as well as of a barrage of increasingly desperate radio calls from air-traffic control. Afterward, they explained that they’d logged onto . . .
Goings on About Town: Readings and Talks
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0000
8220;POLISH POETRY NOW” The poets Tadeusz Dabrowski, Bozena Keff, Marzanna Kielar, and Tomasz Rozycki are joined by the translators Bill Johnston and Benjamin Paloff for a reading and discussion. (Poets House, 10 River Terrace, Battery Park City. 212-431-7920. Nov. 3-4 at 7.) NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY The translator . . .
Elizabeth Kolbert: Should you eat meat?
Elizabeth Kolbert Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0000
Americans love animals. Forty-six million families in the United States own at least one dog, and thirty-eight million keep cats. Thirteen million maintain freshwater aquariums in which swim a total of more than a hundred and seventy million fish. Collectively, these creatures cost Americans some forty billion dollars . . .
BloomsburyMagazine Research Centre - Offers literature reference searches powered by bloomsbury reference books.
Book Sale Finder - Guide to used book fairs and sales across the USA.
Meta Description: [ Book Sale Finder, your guide to used book bargains at book sales held by libraries and other non-profit organizations ]
Centre for the History of the Book - History, projects, and events.
Creative Nonfiction Magazine - Journal includes online essays and book reviews as well as links for the Goucher College MFA in Creative Nonfiction.
Meta Description: [ Creative Nonfiction: The journal devoted exclusively to the creative nonfiction genre. ]
Instruction Manuals UK - Instruction manuals for products sold in the United Kingdom.
Meta Description: [ Instruction manuals,user guides, operating instructions owners handbooks available and wanted for every category of product. Computers, printers microwave oven washing machine software book rare collectable hifi answerphone fax machine camcorder cooker fridge modem photocopier radio television vi... ]
International ISBN Agency - Includes a user's manual, prefix ranges, details of group agencies, publications, reports, and news.
Meta Description: [ International ISBN Agency, Berlin - Germany: General information about the ISBN (International Standard Book Numbering) system ]
ISBN Tools - Information and tools for using International Standard Book Numbers. Scan them with a CueCat, look them up, or search them.
ISBN.org - Enables applications to be made for ISBNs, SANs, and ISMNs in the United States and Puerto Rico, and provides information about the standards.
Meta Description: [ No other source can assign legitimate ISBNs to US publishers.
Bowker provides technical advice on uses of the ISBN standard to the publishing industry.
Also includes SAN and EAN Bookland Bar Code information. ]
Library of Economics and Liberty - Economics classics online, featured essays, letters to the editor, and data links by topic.
Meta Description: [ Economics Forum. Authoritative classic and modern economics books online, economics articles, suggested readings, blog, podcasts, data, and more. Includes EconLog, with Bryan Caplan and Arnold Kling, and EconTalk, with Russ Roberts. Fully searchable. ]
Nonfiction Religion Book Reviews - Collection of reviews by Skylar Hamilton Burris.
Meta Description: [ nonfiction book reviews: religion, history, true crime, professor and madman ]
Resource Central - Books Online - Resource links in finding books on the net.
Meta Description: [ Resource links in finding books on the net. Resources include publishers, sell, trade, club, buy, writers, authors, abe books, amazon.com ]
Waddleton Chronology - Attempt to collect and record all books having colour-printed illustrations or decorations from 15th century up to 1893.
Amazon Mobile - Search for books and more on mobile site.
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