Books FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about books.
This FAQ about books was compiled and written by Evelyn C. Leeper eleeper@jaguar.stc.lucent.com with numerous contributions by others.
01 Where can I find book X by author Y?- The United States's most complete bookstore is the combination of BOOKS ...
- 02 What are the (good) bookstores in city X?
- Check out the following listings of bookstores....
- 03 What is "Books In Print"?
- Just about every public library and every bookstore in the country has,...
- 05 What is the answer to the Lewis Carroll riddle, "Why is a raven like a writing desk?"
- According to Martin Gardner, Carroll had no answer in mind which he ...
- 06 What Sherlock Holmes novels (stories) are there besides the ones by Arthur Conan Doyle?
- See accompanying posting of non-canonical Sherlock Holmes works. ...
- 07 What is Project Gutenberg?
- Project Gutenberg is planned as a storage- and clearing-...
- 08 Who wrote the horror story "The Monkey's Paw"?
- William Wymark Jacobs (1863-1943), an English writer of sketches ...
- 09 Where can I find books on audio tape?
- Duane Morse (duane@anasaz) suggests several sources (much of this ...
- 10 What English-language authors learned English as a second language?
- AUTHOR | FIRST ...
- 11 What books or plays have been written about scientists?
- (Given that science fiction would expand this list beyond the disk ...
- 12 Is there really an S. Morgenstern, listed as the author of "ThePrincess Bride" and "The Silent Gondoliers"? And what is the reunionscene?
- No, it's really William Goldman. When you write for the reunion scene, ...
- 15 What is the short story by Jorge Luis Borges in which a Chinese taxonomy is discussed?
- The Analytical Language of John Wilkins, in OTHER INQUISITIONS (...
- 16 Where do ISBNs come from?
- Each country has an issuing agency that assigns numbers to publishers, ...
- 17 What are the "Penguin 60s"? Does anyone have a full list?
- Briefly, they are a set of 60 small books in celebration of Penguin'...
- 18 What is "Kirkus Reviews"?
- KIRKUS REVIEWS is a review mostly read by librarians and booksellers....
- 19 Who wrote THE WONDERFUL FLIGHT TO THE MUSHROOM PLANET?
- Eleanor Cameron wrote it. There were four sequels: ...
- 20 Which is the best translation of Dante's DIVINE COMEDY?
- There is no consensus. Robert Pinsky seems to get the ...
- 21 Copyright Notice (rec.arts.books)
- Information contained in this FAQ is compiled from many sources. ...
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