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| − | 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 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.
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| − | 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.
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| − | ==Types==
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| − | 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.
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| − | 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]].
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| − | ===Classifications and Simple Explanations===
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| − | Please note that the list below is not complete.
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| − | !Fiction (untrue)
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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
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| − | |accessdate=2007-11-12|work=dummies.com}}</ref>)
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| − | *''Fantasy'' (a story that is otherworldly in any sense<ref name="dumb" />)
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| − | *''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>)
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| − | *''Science Fiction'' (books typically set in the future that deal with technology<ref name="dumb" />)
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| − | *''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>)
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| − | *''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)
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| − | *''Auto-biographies'' (self written accounts of one's life)
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| − | *''Reference''
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| − | *''Instruction''
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| − | *''History''
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| − | ==Holy Books==
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| − | One of the most notable genres is the holy book.
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| − | ==References==
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| − | ==See also==
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| − | [[Image:Anonymous-santa-claus-book.jpg|right|150px]]
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| − | *[[Library of Congress]]
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| − | *[[People of the book]]
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| − | *[[Talking Books]]
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| − | *[[Torah]]
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| − | *[[Vedas]]
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| − | *[[Book of Hours]]
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| − | *[[Author]]
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| − | {{Clear}}
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| − | ==External links==
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| − | *[http://www.fil.com.mx/ingles/i_index.asp Book Feir] Guadalajara.
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| − | *[http://www.bookadventure.org/ Book adventure] For kids.
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| − | *[http://talkingbookslibrarian.blogspot.com/ Talking Books Librarian] Free Talking Books Program and other Library Related Resources
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