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"Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents."

—Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) German philosopher, believed will to live is fundamental reality

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Books and Literature

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 Books
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.
America's book review - Book Page
Guys Read - a website dedicated to what guys (young and old) like to read.
Find out what your friends are reading at Good Reads

Bestsellers and Award-Winners

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

Library Catalog

Powell's Daily Book Reviews: Review-a-Day for Sat, Jul 5: Massacre River Sat, 5 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PST; Review-a-Day for Fri, Jul 4: American Nerd: The Story of My People Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PST; Review-a-Day for Thu, Jul 3: Happiness: A Revolution in Economics (Munich Lectures in Economics) Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PST; [see more]