A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of paper, parchment, or other various material, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf, and each side of a leaf is called a page. A book produced in electronic format is known as an electronic book (e-book).

Books may also refer to works of literature, or a main division of such a work. In library and information science, a book is called a monograph, to distinguish it from serial periodicals such as magazines, journals or newspapers. The body of all written works including books is literature. In novels and sometimes other types of books (e.g biographies), a book may be divided into several large sections, also called books (Book 1, Book 2, Book 3, etc). A lover of books is usually referred to as a bibliophile, a bibliophilist, or a philobiblist, or, more informally, a bookworm.

A store where books are bought and sold is a bookstore or bookshop. Books can also be borrowed from libraries.

History of books

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What are good fantasy books to read for fun?
Q. I need to read other books, preferably fantasy, to heal my damaged eyes from reading twilight *cringe* You see, friends recommended this wretched book and I was completely disappointed in it. But anyways, I want to read fantasy books that is just a "fun read" like the Phantom Tollbooth or Alice in Wonderland. What other books are like this? Something that is a feel good book?
Asked by kiraaa - Sun Oct 5 00:58:32 2008 - - 20 Answers - 3 Comments

A. Check out the books by Tamora Pierce. They are light-hearted, girlpower type fantasy books with plenty of action and adventure. Start with "Alanna: The First Adventure" . Hope you like it!
Answered by Tabby - Sun Oct 5 01:06:51 2008

What books do you recommend for increasing financial intelligence?
Q. I've just read Rich Dad Poor Dad and Rich Dads Cashflow Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki. In these books Robert talks about the importance of financial intelligence. Which books do you recommmend which can help me increase my financial inteligence as prescribed by R. Kiyosaki. I'm not really good with numbers so a book thats aimed at such people wpuld be best. A "financial inteligence for dummies" if you will.
Asked by Obama Christ - Mon Feb 18 15:49:01 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Warren Buffett wrote (maybe co-wrote) a book a few years ago. I highly recommend it. Also, I would strongly recommend a basic textbook on micro- and macro-economics. Good luck.
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What are some good american historical fiction books?
Q. i looking for books related to american wars for example revolutionary war, civil war, ww1,ww2 my english teacher forces his students to read, analize, write essays and get tested on his boring and out dated books about america history. he want the books that we read in his class to connect to other classes. his intentions are good but he needs to choose better books and give kids more options. Please reccomend books are exciting, will apeal to kids age 12-14 and appropriate for class. can you also reccomend books not relating to war but in the same time period. any good books related to physcial science are also helpful.
Asked by vampbookworm - Fri May 25 22:40:57 2007 - - 12 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You should look into the author Ann Rinaldi, she writes excellent historical fiction for young readers both at the middle school and high school level and her books cover all the major events in history. Here are a couple: The Secret of Sarah Revere (Revolutionary War) An Acquaintance with Darkness (Civil War) A Break with Charity- (Salem Witch Trials) And she has many others. Excellent writer and she is used by a lot of classroom teachers although apparently not yours.
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  • One reader is better than another in proportion as he is able of a greater range of activity in reading and exerts more effort.
  • Why is marking a book indespensible to reading it? First, it keeps you awake — not merely conscious, but wide awake. Second, reading, if it is active, is thinking, and thinking tends to express itself in wordes, spoken or written...Third, writing your reactions down helps you to remember the thoughts of the author...Marking a book is literally an expression of your differences or your agreements with the author, It is the highest respect you can pay him.
  • Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man.
  • Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.
  • The covers of this book are too far apart.
  • Reading well is one of the great pleasures that solitude can afford you.
    • Harold Bloom, quoted in O Magazine (April 2003)
  • Reading is going toward something that is about to be, and no one yet knows what it will be.
    • Italo Calvino, If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (1979), translated by William Weaver (1981), p. 72
  • There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.