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Many societies have banned certain books. This is a partial list of books which have been banned by some organization at some place and time.
Various scriptures have been banned (and sometimes burned) at several points in history. The Bible, Talmud and the Qur'an have all been subjected to censorship and have been banned in various cities and countries. In Medieval Europe the Catholic Church created a program that lasted until 1948 to deal with dissenting printed opinion; it was called the Index Librorum Prohibitorum. Over the years many books based on the scriptures have also been banned, such as Leo Tolstoy's The Kingdom of God is Within You, which was banned in Russia for being anti-establishment.
Books that deal with criminal matter have also been subjected to censorship. Small-press titles that have become infamous by being banned include The Anarchist Cookbook, E for Ecstasy, and Hit Man.
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