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[[Image:Books.jpg|right|Books]]
A '''book''' (Spanish: libro, French: livre, German: Buch, Greek: βιβλίο, Russian: книга) is a collection of written words, usually on paper. The [[Bible]] is an example of a <s>fictional novel relating the life of Jesus and Romeo from Juliet's Island</s> book (in fact, the word "Bible" is derived from the Greek word for "book."), as well as a collection of books. Books are often used for educational purposes in the form of [[text books]], although there is concern about the accuracy of the information contain in some of them. Any finite collection of books can be bound together to form a new book.
The book was called a [[codex]] in Latin, and it was a [[Roman]] improvement over the scroll. By the fourth century the codex had gained wide acceptance, and many scrolls that were not converted to codex form were lost to posterity.
==Types==
Books are classified by a [[hierarchy]]. The two most general categories of this hierarchy are [[fiction]] - meaning an invented or feigned narrative (an imaginative form of narrative)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/FICTION|accessdate=2007-11-12|format=HTML|language=English|work=Dictionary.com|title=fiction}}</ref> - and [[non-fiction]] - a composition that its authors believe to be truthful. Further types of fiction books include science fiction, historical fictions or myths. Non-fiction books would include accounts, biographies and the like.
Books can also be classified by media, such as audio or print. For example, some books are available in audio versions. An example of this is [[Talking Books]], available through the free Talking Books Program through the [[Library of Congress]].
===Classifications and Simple Explanations===
Please note that the list below is not complete.
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!Fiction (untrue)
!Non-fiction (true)
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*''Mystery'' (a story based on a crime<ref name="dumb">{{cite web|url=http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-1843,subcat-INDUSTRY.html|format=HTML|language=English|title=Exploring the Different Types of Fiction
|accessdate=2007-11-12|work=dummies.com}}</ref>)
*''Fantasy'' (a story that is otherworldly in any sense<ref name="dumb" />)
*''Folklore'' (primarily myths <ref>{{cite web|work=Dictionary.com|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/folklore|format=html|language=English|title=Folklore|accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref>)
*''Science Fiction'' (books typically set in the future that deal with technology<ref name="dumb" />)
*''Realistic Fiction'' (a story that could theoretically occur in real life<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southernct.edu/~brownm/Grea.html|format=HTML|title=Realistic Fiction|work=South Connecticut University|author=Mary E. Brown|language=English|accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref>)
*''Historical Fiction'' (featuring characters going through a historical event (one of which is non-real)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/fac/peabody/histfict.html|format=HTML|work=Washignton State University|author=Sue Peabody|title=READING AND WRITING HISTORICAL FICTION}}</ref>)
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*''Biographies'' (Accounts of a real person's life)
*''Auto-biographies'' (self written accounts of one's life)
*''Reference''
*''Instruction''
*''History''
|}
==Holy Books==
One of the most notable genres is the holy book.
==References==
{{reflist}}
==See also==
[[Image:Anonymous-santa-claus-book.jpg|right|150px]]
*[[Library of Congress]]
*[[People of the book]]
*[[Talking Books]]
*[[Torah]]
*[[Vedas]]
*[[Book of Hours]]
*[[Author]]
{{Clear}}
==External links==
*[http://www.fil.com.mx/ingles/i_index.asp Book Feir] Guadalajara.
*[http://www.bookadventure.org/ Book adventure] For kids.
*[http://talkingbookslibrarian.blogspot.com/ Talking Books Librarian] Free Talking Books Program and other Library Related Resources
[[Category:Books]]