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"There is a difference between a book of two hundred pages from the very beginning, and a book of two hundred pages which is the result of an original eight hundred pages. The six hundred are there. Only you don't see them."

—Elie(zer) Wiesel (b. 1928) Romanian-born writer, lecturer, survivor Nazi camps, Nobel

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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 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
Browser for award-winning books

Library Catalog

Powell's Daily Book Reviews: Review-a-Day for Thu, Jul 24: The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PST; Review-a-Day for Wed, Jul 23: Thirty-Eight Witnesses: The Kitty Genovese Case (Melville House Classic Journalism) Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PST; Review-a-Day for Tue, Jul 22: Scenes of Clerical Life (Penguin Classics) Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PST; [see more]