Books & Manuscripts
Considered an art form, literature has been used to express mankind's deepest observations, most profound thinking, and firmest beliefs. While literature is a form of self-expression, it also represents a profession, with writers being well paid, at times, to produce their works. The term literature, which originally designated all written language, is now only used to describe a variety of genres, including poetry, novels, and drama. The study of literature is included in the curricula of most, if not all, secondary schools and universities. The links included herein relate specifically to books and manuscripts.
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| The Compleat Gamester: A Medieval Book Review Have you ever wondered what kinds of games people played during the Renaissance? The Compleat Gamester is a guide to just... |
Write An Ebook - Get Published Now! The old barriers to publishing are gone. With a bit of extra work you can self-publish your ebook to the world! |
| The Best Reason For Publishing An Ebook? There are many reasons for publishing an ebook. One of the most important economic benefits is what we call "residual... |
Austin Texas Book Festival Austin has a plethora of different festivals throughout the year. This article talks about the Austin Texas book festival. |
| A A Hussain, for books and a slice of history - Hyderabad Book Store Review of A A Hussain Book Store |
Scrapbooking Quotes Use these scrapbooking quotes to add an element of interest to your personal scrapbook! |
| Thriller books - Adventurous and enthralling The thriller books are really amazing and entertaining. They help the readers experience the fun and adventure through the... |
Computer Books: Update yourself with the latest in information technology Acquiring computer skills has become important in today's modern world. Computer books allow you to get training on various... |
| Scrapbooking Storage Are your scrapbooking materials in a mess? Can't find anything because you aren't sure of where it is in the pile? Well you... |
Audio Books : Listening is More Exciting Audio books are gaining popularity in the UK markets at a rapid speed. There are several reasons behind this immense growth... |
| Scrapbooking Rooms A discussion about scrapbooking rooms. How they came to be, what you will find there and how it is helping the art form of... |
Book Stores: Enrich Your Knowledge & Wisdom Book stores are found everywhere but the online version of them has made readers excited in the recent times. A huge... |
| Book Reviews-6 secrets of writing a Book Review Book review writing-Steps to compose a good book review. |
Scrapbooking Software A discussion about scrapbooking software. What it can do for you, how to use it and whats in the future. |
| Free Scrapbooking Ideas A discussion about free scrapbooking ideas. Where to get them and how to use them. |
Audio books - Great infotainment devices The audio books are specially designed to enhance the reading habit of the people. With these books a reader can easily... |
| Scrapbook Stickers A discussion about scrapbook stickers. What they do for your scrapbook and how to use them. |
Green Books vs. Greenbacks - More than Meets the Eye Green books are great--as long as publishers and book buyers have the green to pay for them. |
| Free Scrapbooking Layouts Free scrapbooking layouts, where to get them and how to use them. |
Scrapbook Ideas A discussion about scrapbooking ideas. Borders and layouts are amongst the topics explored |
| Audio Books: A Better Way to Know This World Audio books can be used for educating the mentally handicapped and blind people. These books vary from public speaking to... |
E-books on the Rise Again? Once poised to turn the publishing industry upside down, e-books never really took off like they were supposed to. But new... |
| Best children books- Storehouse of knowledge and fun The best children books give the children great entertainment and joy along with awareness and education. These books are... |
How to Write a Quality Book Review Want to tell the world about that good book you are reading? Here you will find some practical advice on how to write a... |
| How to Write a Book Review Want to tell the world about that good book you are reading? Here you will find some practical advice on how to write a... |
Book Publishing Getting a book published is not an easy process, read this article to fins out more about the various aspects of book... |
| The Jungle Book - Not Just for Children Perhaps you remember Baloo and the other lovable cartoon characters from the Disney version. As entertaining as that movie... |
Audio Books Annual Awards Audio books which excel are recognized by the Audio Publishers Association (APA) each year in a ceremony known as 'The... |
| Authors Tour the World with Virtual Book Tours As fewer publishers are willing to pay for author tours from city to city, promoting books has become more of a challenge... |
A History of the Audio Book Are audio books causing people to stop reading printed books? Exactly what are the benefits or listening, rather than... |
| Book Publishing - How I Got Into Book Publishing I wish you luck in your pursuit of book publishing and hope me story is informative and helpful. |
Book Publishing - What Is The Secret To Getting Your Book Published? It is not easy to get published but a combination of luck, timing and talent can help you get your book published. |
| Top 10 Best Audio Books Audio books are the answer to your lack of reading time. Here are 10 of the best audio books that you can check out and... |
5 Tips To Write Great Book Reviews There is a critic in all of us, everyone likes to give opinions about many things, writing book reviews gives you a chance... |
| Scrapbooking Ideas Here is an article for Scrapbooking Ideas topic that may be of interest to you, tips, ideas and suggestions that is all... |
Newly Published Book: Laboring to Love an Abusive Mate New book: Twenty-one-year old college student suffers abuse at the hands of a lover ten years older. She tells her true... |
| What Are the Main Facts to Remember When You Want to Sell Comic Books? When many of us buy comic books we frequently read them and place them on a pile of old comic books or our book shelves.... |
HarperCollins Sued Over Oj Book Fallout Stir up Rupert Murdoch, OJ Simpson, Rudy Giuliani, add a pinch of antisemitism, throw in a porn star and voilà, you have... |
| A review of The Black Book by Orhan Pamuk Orhan Pamuk won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2006. A new translation of his novel, The Black Book, has been published.... |
Book Award Season - The Logic Behind the Big Winners Every year a new set of novels is chosen as the best for that year. With the sun behind rain clouds, what better time than... |
| Audio Books - Not Just for the Blind. All my adult life I have been listening to audio books. And I am not even blind! Let me tell you how come, and why I love... |
It's a Fact: New Book is Fiction, Says Bruised Author James Frey's first book was fiction passed off as fact, but now the author, who was subjected to public mortification on... |
| How to Write a Book Report A book report is also known as a summary of a particular book. Generally, each and every book report has some details. It... |
"Realms of Light" : A Designer's Journal by Diana Sousa: Work on 'Realms of Light', a new book by Laurie Conrad. Graphic Designer Diana Sousa speaks of her work on "Realms of Light", a new book by Laurie Conrad. A Mystic's... |
| Harry Potter and the Book Banners The objections raised by some fundamentalist Christians to the Harry Potter books continue to make the news. |
How to Get Book Published and Join the Other 291,920 Published Authors Every year writers try to answer the question "How to get a book published? |
| Identity Murder by Jean Sheldon Book Review Kerry Grant of the Chicago Police Department is a computer whiz. she goes undercover to work with the mob to teach them a... |
Stealing the Dragon by Tim Maleeny Book Review A cargo ship has run aground on Alcatraz Island. Normally, this would not be anything out of the ordinary. This time it was... |
| Book Publishers: Be careful before you sign with a book publisher The wrong book publisher can turn your dream of becoming an author into a nightmare. Unfortunately there are charlatans... |
How to get a book deal without being scammed How to get a book deal without getting burned is a challenge for any writer who wants to get their book published. |
| Blue Springs by Peter Rennebohm Book Review Charlie Nash is really looking forward to a hunting trip with his father and dog, Taffy. What he thought would be a good... |
Altared Book Review If anyone has planned a wedding, they are sure to know the stress involved. This book has several essays dealing with this... |
| Killing Che by Chuck Pfarrer Book Review Hold on! That's what you will have to do when you start reading this book. It has plenty of action and moves at a rapid pace. |
Recommended Books on 12 Tone Music & A Discussion with Mark Gould: A Composer’s Journal Suggested books on twelve tone music & the beginning of a discussion on twelve tone music with the composer Mark Gould. A... |
| Craps: Books for Beginners and Advanced Players Considered complicated, Craps is anything but that. And, to break this notion, here are reviews of the top four books on... |
The advantages of Audio Books Why do so many people prefer audio books over paperback books? Is this the right time to try a digital audio title if you... |
| Designing A Cover For Your Book- A guide for self publishers This article provides helpful hints and ideas about designing your book cover. It is intended for self publishers looking... |
How to Find a Book Using Online Bookstores Learn how to locate the definite books for improving your gaming skills. Here, we focus on 5 practical tips for using an... |
| Harry Potter Book 7 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows The count down has began…Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the 7th and final book in Harry Potter series is set to... |
After a Decade, Booker Winner Roy Plans New Novel The Booker prize winner Arundhati Roy is to write her first novel in 10 years after a decade of campaigning against India's... |
| Self Publishing Your Own Book: When should you consider it? If you are a real writer, a control freak, or a money grubber (or perhaps some combination) then you should consider self... |
Freelance Book Editors: Worth the Price? More and more literary agents are returning manuscripts to writers with the suggestion that they hire a freelance editor.... |
| Stoppard Has Oprah-effect for Book About Russian Thinkers We know all about Oprah Winfrey and Richard and Judy and their ability to send sales of a book spiralling into the... |
Best Books of 2006 A semi-scientific discussion of which books garnered the most attention in end-of-year Best Books lists. |
| You've Read the Book, You've Seen the Film ... You've Missed the Show High Fidelity a flop after 14 nights on Broadway - Hit Hornby tale of record shop nerd now a miss |
Self Publishing: Is this the way to publish your book? Not only does self publishing offer you the advantages of complete control, faster publication, and higher profits, it is... |
| Trying to Find Good Used Books? This Article Can Help! New books - especially hardcover editions - are expensive. However, there are ways to locate both paperback and hardcover... |
The I Ching - One of the World's Most Important Books? The I Ching is the oldest known classic Chinese text and is one of the most important philosphical books of all time and... |
| Books for Writers: "Aspects of the Novel," by E. M. Forster A summary and review of a classic book for writers by one of the twentieth century's greatest novelists. E. M. Forster's... |
Foreign Writers Win Top French Book Awards France prides itself on being the world literary capital, with 3,000 awards each year and a handful of winners that shape... |
| Antique Books - Worth the Reading The fascination of antique books is everlasting. To be at the authors side as he penned his great "manifesto" or... |
Air America: The Playbook A collection of articles and interview transcripts from radio hosts of the Air America network. The book covers a variety... |
| Book Reveals Old Violin Customs. But is It a Fiddle? · Doubt cast on history of funerary musical tradition · Writer paid £1,000 for his 'serious artistic statement' |
Why There Is A Growing Demand for Poetry Books There is a distinct revival worldwide of interest in poetry and poets. This is expressed in the increased purchase of... |
| Book review of Keys to Success by Napoleon Hill Keys to Success is a book full of practical advice on how to achieve success. Napoleon Hill describes his 17 principles of... |
Audio Books – Learning Tool or Entertainment? Imagine you can read your favourite literatures anytime anywhere, when you are driving, shopping in the mall or just... |
| Before you buy Decorating books Decorating Books are a wonderful resource if you are considering to gather tips, inspiration, tips and how to advice. |
Interior Decorating Book and Decorating Book club This article specially speaks about Interior decorating book and provides you information as to how you can apply to be... |
| Painting books for beginners and professionals Painting Books consists of some beautiful and decorative paintings. Today you can find many painting book outlets providing... |
Painting and Face Painting Books There are different types of painting books that can suit your needs. One of such types is a Face Painting Book. |
| Decorating book and Cake decorating book With the help of decorating book you can decorate your house, garden, office, cakes, cookies, etc. It has the best... |
Types of Painting Books Painting Books consists of some beautiful and decorative paintings. If you are an artist it will definitely help your cause. |
| Types of Decorating Book Decorating Book is one of the best guides that help you to decorate your favorite places and things. |
Sand Painting Book Have you ever heard about sand painting? Sand painting is a rediscovered craft that has its origin in the greatest deserts... |
| Decorating Book Club – learn the art of decorating Decorating Book Club offers some of the best unique selections in decoration book. It contains many topics in Decoration... |
House Painting Book House Painting is an art that many need to learn today. It is an important job, and comprises of many important aspects... |
| Face Painting Book Face Painting Book will provide you all the tips and techniques that professional face painter artist use. The painting... |
Interior Decorating Book – Make your interiors lively Interior Decorating Book is one of the best references for decorating the interior in your house |
| Book Pulled After Opal Got Rumbled Should she want to, Kaavya Viswanathan could write a sequel to her controversial first novel, How Opal Mehta Got Kissed,... |
Seeker: Book One of the Noble Warriors On the rocky island of Anacrea , in a garden within the great castle-monastery called the Nom, lives the All and Only, the... |
| Coincidence or Conspiracy? Rivals Launch Books on Same Day The author of The Da Vinci Code and one of the men he has been facing in court found themselves locked in a new battle... |
Confessions Of A Book Junkie – Addicted To The Written World For the lover of the written world the Internet just offers more options to feed your favorite obsession. Options abound... |
| Comic Book Art Have you considered a career in creating comic book art? With a wide variety of comic books on the market today, the job... |
Nobel Split Delays Book Prize The secretive group of intellectuals who award the Nobel Prize for literature have delayed their decision for at least a... |
| How to Find a Publisher for Your First Book Learn three simple steps to finding a publisher for your first book. Just remember, do not get discouraged and keep your... |
Pushkin's Notebooks and Mine: 1817 and My Fin-de-Siecle I have come to see my own notebooks as a genre of my writing which began in 1953 when I was in grade four. Reading about... |
| A Book Emergency? No Problem Parisian book-lovers desirous of a dose of Dumas in the dead of night or some Stendhal on a Sunday can turn to a new... |
Bookworm Bush's Holiday Reading George Bush has never had a reputation as a bookworm, but for a man derided by his critics as an intellectual lightweight... |
| The Book of the Travels (Sefer haMasaoth) of Benjamin of Tudela, and his search for the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel The Book of the Travels (Sefer haMasaoth) of Benjamin of Tudela testifies to the persistent search of the illustrious... |
The Periplus of the Red Sea (O Periplous tes Erythras Thalasses) - edition M. S. Megalommatis. A Book Review. The Ancient Greek text of an anonymous, but certainly Alexandrian Egyptian, author dates back to the times of the Roman... |
| Book Review: The Forgotten Beasts of Eld You have to love good fantasy stories. They take you on mystical journeys and stimulate your imagination with their... |
Albanian Beats Literary Titans to First International Booker Prize It read like a rollcall of modern literature's titans and anyone scanning the shortlist for the inaugural Man Booker... |
| Book Review: Animals as Teachers & Healers: True Stories and Reflections Throughout the ages there have been stories of animals, some legend, some myth, and some as spiritual saviors. |
Life 101 For the Young and Young at Heart! Book Excerpt (Part 2 of 2) "Life 101 for the Young and Young at Heart," is a fresh and revealing approach to many of life’s daily... |
| Life 101 For the Young and Young at Heart! Book Excerpt (Part 1 of 2) "Life 101 for the Young and Young at Heart," is a fresh and revealing approach to many of life’s daily... |
Book Review - He's Just Not That Into You It has, according to the publicity blitz, 'helped millions of women end bad relationships or stop pining over uninterested... |
| Book Review: My Dog Skip Author's memoir of his dog. A boy, his dog, and childhood memories of growing up in a Mississippi Delta town are what the... |
Captivate Youth's Horse Crazy Hearts & Live the American Dream with Best Books 2004 Starlight Books Best Books 2004 Awarded to the Starlight Series ~Author captures hearts of America’s youth, relating to today’s real-life... |
| Book Aid: a Literary Pantheon Follows Musicians' Lead on Aids in Africa First the pop stars sang for aid to Africa, and now an illustrious group of authors are helping victims of Aids in the... |
Nelson Mandela at Book Launch Nelson Mandela was at the Dorchester Hotel yesterday helping to launch a book entitled '46664 The Concert', a photographic... |
| Book Extract: The Men Who Stare At Goats By Jon Ronson Jon Ronson knew from his investigation into US military intelligence that top brass had adopted some strange practices.... |
Emigré Jew's Wartime Book Takes France By Storm Sixty-two years after its author died in the gas chambers of Auschwitz, a remarkable and previously unpublished wartime... |
| The Books That Texas Banned In its annual review of state schools and libraries, the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas this week identifies 62... |
Book Review - A Little Princess Some things never go out of fashion - although there are some that might cynically scoff at them as sentimental - things... |
| Book Review: Pathways to Transformation For the six million Baha'is around the world and an increasing number of interested observers, this book has more than a... |
Book Review - The House on Prague Street Originally published as 'Ein Haus in Bohmen' and translated from the German into English by its Czech author Hana Demetz,... |
| France Lifts Curb on Tv Book Adverts After a rearguard action lasting more than 30 years, French publishers have had to drop opposition to TV commercials for... |
Repentant Rogue Dbc Pierre Wins Booker Winner faces big cash rewards - and a queue of debtors. Now, at least, he can start to pay that money back. The many... |
| Anderson's Novel Pairing Out in Front at Book Fair Literary flair may not have been the most obvious of her talents to date, but yesterday the Frankfurt book fair saw the... |
Unmasked: the Murky Past of Booker Author The novelist DBC Pierre, the smart bet for next week's Man Booker Prize, last night confessed to betraying and fleecing his... |
| The other Madonna book - an extract The English pose: a story about Madonna. Once there was a country called England. The people who lived there thought they... |
Book Talks Openly of Chirac 'son' A book published yesterday raises explicitly for the first time in the respectable French media the possibility that... |
| Blasts at Liberal 'traitors' Win Us Book War Big publishers cash in as right-wing polemics sell in their thousands. Two large American publishers are to launch... |
Rowling books 'for people with stunted imaginations' Harry Potter may have his hands full fighting Voldemort but his creator, JK Rowling, has found her own nemesis. Two weeks... |
| Hundreds queue for Clinton book Eric Hammond, 75, a retired builder from Upminster, was the first in the five-hour queue for Hillary Rodham Clinton's... |
Thousands of Harry Potter books stolen Thousands of copies of the new Harry Potter book worth around £1m have been stolen from a trading estate in northern England... |
| Bryson Books a Wry Look at the Arabs The Arab world is lined up as the next target for the spectacularly popular sardonic travel writing of Bill Bryson. After... |
The World of Books As Denis MacShane launches a campaign to boost European culture, Stephanie Merritt asks why Britain reads so little... |
| Book sellers gamble $8m on Hillary Having paid a seven-figure advance for Hillary Rodham Clinton's memoirs, the former first lady's publishers are gambling on... |
Pro-Franco book a bestseller in Spain A controversial, revisionist history of the Spanish civil war which claims it was sparked by a leftwing revolution and that... |
| Bestseller success for anti-US war books Beneath the uniformity of a US media high on victory in Iraq, a wave of books of a heretical flavour is flooding the... |
Madonna condemns 'vapid and vacant' children's books Madonna has revealed that her forthcoming children's books will be moral tales based on the cabbala, the ancient Jewish... |
| Britain's children elect their book of the year Lemony Snicket and Eoin Colfer are two of the authors shortlisted for the 2003 Red House Children's Book Award announced... |
'Hate-filled' Book Rocks Le Monde Stung by a vicious attack on his newspaper's independence, honesty and financial standing, Le Monde's editor said yesterday... |
| How threat of war inflicted collateral damage on a cosy book prize Public anti-war feeling took over one of British publishing's cosiest ceremonies last night when a rollicking diatribe... |
Booker Winner in Plagiarism Row Yann Martel, the Canadian author and winner of this year's Booker prize has become entangled in a row over the plagiarism... |
| Top publishers rejected Booker winner It is every publisher's nightmare - passing up a Booker prize winner - and yesterday, as their post-party hangovers kicked... |
Booker fatwa on 'pompous fiction' Judges declare new era in literary merit: endorsing popular writing, and disdaining novels laden with gravitas. The judges... |
| Veteran novelist tipped for Booker prize William Trevor has emerged as the favourite to win this year's Booker prize with today's announcement of a shortlist that... |
Bookmakers wink at bridge to win Stirling prize Gateshead's "winking bridge" has emerged as the favourite to win the 2002 Stirling prize for architecture from an... |
| DJ Chris Evans secures seven-figure book deal For years every twist of his life has been closely tracked by the tabloids, making it tricky to imagine what revelations an... |
Nourish Mind and Body with Four Unique Books No matter what your reading preference, a quick browse through your local bookstore, library or the Internet is sure to... |
| eBooks by Doctors authors In many countries medical doctors and other health care professionals are working as writers (amateur and professional... |
Book at bedtime is clue to Bush's thinking President reveals he is reading gung-ho study which argues that war is too important to be left to generals. The best clue... |
| Veterans vie with newcomer in Booker prize stakes Two of Britain's most senior award-winning novelists will vie with a 26-year-old former restaurant dishwasher for this... |
Desperately seeking love - and a book deal Shakespeare wrote that love is blind, but he was reckoning without Robert Epstein. The American psychologist has received... |
| New book says Christians suffered most A new book which claims that Christians are the victims of worldwide persecution has stirred controversy in Italy amid... |
There was a bookish man The strange crime of William Jacques has rocked the sedate world of letters. But can greed alone explain why this... |
| US authors' entry to Booker prize seen as betrayal Booker prize judges warn that plans to Americanise the prestigious award would cause irreparable damage to a great British... |
The top 100 books of all time Full list of the 100 best works of fiction, alphabetically by author, as determined from a vote by 100 noted writers from... |
| Banned Books and Censorship Issues Relating To Banned Books If you are concerned about censorship issues or want to know what books get banned and why, there are several online... |
Children's Literature Book Illustrators: Dr. Suess To Where's Waldo From Dr. Suess classics to Where's Waldo books, children's illustrated literature have entertained young and old alike for... |
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