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"The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all."

—Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire (1694-1778) French philosopher, writer, Candide

Books and Literature

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Links to online books and literature, reviews and book lists!

E-Books

Project Gutenberg - over 19,000 free online books.
Great Literature Online - Classic poetry and fiction online with author biographies.
Internet Public Library - links to online books from Aesop's Fables to cowboy poetry.
Librivox Audio Books - listen to books online.

Book News and Reviews

The latest news about books from the New York Times as well as weekly book reviews.
Check out daily book reviews from Powell's City of Books.
Read up on what NPR has to say about the latest books and interesting authors.

Bestsellers and Award-Winners

Check out the Best Seller lists from Book Sense
Browse for award-winning books

Powell's Daily Book Reviews: Review-a-Day for Wed, Mar 17: Hocus Bogus (Margellos World Republic of Letters) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:01 PST; Review-a-Day for Tue, Mar 16: Abigail Adams Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:01 PST; Review-a-Day for Mon, Mar 15: Legend of a Suicide: Stories (P.S.) Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:01 PST; [see more]