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 a literature work, 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, 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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I was six years old when I read my first chapter . book. . It was called Striped Ice Cream by Joan M. Lexau. I vividly remember choosing it from the library shelf. The color was the same shade as the strawberry flavor in Neapolitan ice ...

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Mon Jan 25 03:21:51 2010

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 good books would you recommend for me?
Q. I'm an 8th grade girl, so nothing that's 1000 pages long or has a bunch of SAT words in it. My favorite books are Of Mice and Men, and A Clockwork Orange. I'm also interested in graphic novels, but I still need some ideas that could count as school reading material. I can get bored of books pretty easily so I need a book with an engaging plot and characters. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Asked by Tomra - Thu Jan 21 15:52:15 2010 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Sounds like you enjoy more advanced books than a girl you age. I think you might enjoy. Thought Gang: Tibor Fisher A Confederacy of Dunces: John Kennedy Toole The Demon: Hubert Shelby Jr. Rum Diary: Hunter Thompson On The Road: Jack Kerouac I think you would enjoy any of those books. Great characters, fast paced and good plots. I hope you check these out I really think you would enjoy them.
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What are your best business book reads? Which business books have helped you the most and how?
Q. I know some common books in business are Rich Dad Poor Dad Think and Grow Rich and Secrets of the Millionaire Mind If these are some helpful books, feel free to mention them again and state how they've helped you. Otherwise I'm open to hearing other suggestions on good business books you've read!
Asked by Chris Sicam - Thu Nov 12 03:56:52 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Mark my words do read these books it'll change you for ever Atlas shrugged Straight from the gut-- jack welch Biography of Lee icocca
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Quotations about books:

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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.