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| Book may also refer to a literary 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 [[periodical]]s such as [[magazine]]s, [[journal]]s or [[newspaper]]s. | Book may also refer to a literary 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 [[periodical]]s such as [[magazine]]s, [[journal]]s or [[newspaper]]s. | ||
| - | A lover of books is usually referred to as a [[bibliophile]], a bibliophilist, or a philobiblist, or, more informally, a [[bookworm]]. == Forbidden books == | + | A lover of books is usually referred to as a [[bibliophile]], a bibliophilist, or a philobiblist, or, more informally, a [[bookworm]]. |
| + | == Forbidden books == | ||
| * [[List of banned books]] | * [[List of banned books]] | ||
| * [[List of authors banned during the Third Reich]] | * [[List of authors banned during the Third Reich]] | ||
| * ''[[The Forbidden Best-Sellers of Pre-Revolutionary France]]''{{GFDL}} | * ''[[The Forbidden Best-Sellers of Pre-Revolutionary France]]''{{GFDL}} | ||
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A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of paper, parchment, or other material, usually fastened together to hinge at one side, and within protective covers. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf, and each side of a sheet is called a page.
Book may also refer to a literary 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.
A lover of books is usually referred to as a bibliophile, a bibliophilist, or a philobiblist, or, more informally, a bookworm.
Forbidden books
- List of banned books
- List of authors banned during the Third Reich
- The Forbidden Best-Sellers of Pre-Revolutionary France
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