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Where to find the book you want.
The best way to obtain a book to read is through the library in your town.
Admittedly the computer card catalog might present a barrier to access for some
users. But you are here on the computer. Chances are, that is not you. But if
you do have a problem finding a book in your library, then ask a librarian. They
are pleased to offer help in finding items in their library for you. The card
catalog for your local library might also be online.
If you can not find what you want at your local library, ask your reference
librarian about inter library loan. Many county libraries and even state
libraries can access books from nearby libraries. They don't even charge you
postage. Check into this. You might not have to buy the book you want to read.
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about inter library loan. When you get to the Google search box, enter the name
of your city and state to get nearby locations.
The Library of Congress in DC has most books. If you want to search for
appropriate books, that card catalog might be a good place to start. Then if you
know what you want, you are more apt to find it quickly. Also if you happen to
be in Washington DC you can fill out a call slip at the LOC and someone will go
looking for the book for you. No charge beyond taxes. Click HERE
to be connected to the Library of Congress data base for a search.
There are books online available for a free download. The Gutenberg Project
has an index. Click HERE to see it. Here
is a sample.
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Electronic Text Collections in Western European Literature
This page lists Internet sources for literary texts in the western European
languages other than English. Translations are mentioned only when they are
included in collections of original language texts, or when they are themselves
of interest. Collections are listed more or less in order of size; individual
authors are listed alphabetically. EuRoDocs
lists many historical and social science texts in western European languages.
There are eBooks for downloading. Click HERE
to see what is available.
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A Geographical Historie of Africa by Leo Africanus
This month’s featured text is A
Geographical Historie of Africa, Written in
Arabicke and Italian by Iohn Leo a More, Borne in Granada, and
Brought vp in Barbarie... by al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Fasi, better
known as Leo Africanus. Africanus was born in Granada sometime
around 1494. As a teenager and adult, Africanus traveled
frequently. On a return trip from Egypt, he was captured by
pirates and given as a slave to Pope Leo X
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These are large, general-purpose collections with substantial
English-language listings. For archives that mainly carry other languages, see
the foreign languages archive listings.
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Project Gutenberg (over 10,000 texts, mostly book-length)
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ATHENA
(multilingual text index in Switzerland)
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Etext.org archives
(lots of e-zines and shorter or unpublished etexts)
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Samizdat Express
(eclectic collection of texts and pointers)
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Xooqi (vintage fiction)
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Eldritch Press
(books with annotations and illustrations)
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Blackmask Online
(2500+ books, most free, many formats, with reviews) Digital
Book Index (free and for-pay books online; registration-based)
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Searchebooks.com
(full text search of many online books; coverage and currency unclear)
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There are many places to buy books. If you are looking for a used or new
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