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Book Searches

Powells.com for out-of-print / hard-to-get books (USA, will mail overseas).
日本の古本屋 lets you search for 2nd-hand books in Japan (Delivery within Japan only, however)
ABE (Advanced Book Exchange) - browse for out-of-print / hard-to-get books (US).
Google Book Search
Most online bookstores have browsable catalogues.
Fantastic Fiction has compiled bibliographies of Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy authors, including obscurities like Neil R. Jones who do not appear in other catalogues

Online Books - Free

Out Of Control by Kevin Kelly -- a marvellous tour of emergent behaviour in complex systems, artificial life etc.
The Adventure of the Field Theorems by science-fiction writer Vonda N. McIntyre
An English translation of Frank Zolf's Autobiography On Foreign Soil
Project Guttenberg is a large collection of classic books on-line, but it sadly lacks Ben Franklin's more unorthodox essays.
Read Richard Darsie's Tales of Wonder - a collection of Folk and Fairy Tales from Around the World
"Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah." - Isaiah 5:10. And you can't argue with that. Searchable copies and concordances of the Bible

Online Bookstores

The Book Depository - UK - free shipping worldwide!
Amazon books (Text-only search) - USA with international delivery
Better World Books - USA with international delivery
Cokahama Books - Australia, will mail books overseas
Abbeys Bookstore, 131 York St, Sydney (Opposite the Queen Victoria Building). (02) 9264-3111. Includes the indispensible Language Book Centre
China Books Shop F7, Level 1 Citymark Building, 683 George Street (below Marigold Restaurant) (02) 9280 1885
The ABC Shop carries many books & other material associated with Australian culture.
Kinokuniya Books - Shop RP2.02, The Galeries Victoria, 500 George Street, Sydney
Collins Bookstores
Co-op bookshops - Australia
Dymocks - Australia. Online Catalog
Blackwell's bookstores - UK
See the origami page for specialist paper-folding bookstores.

Realworld Bookshops

Some Sydney Bookstores

Authors

David Brin's Web Site - his articles on Enlightenment vs. Romanticism

Humour

Are you a reading addict?

Recommended Reading

Hell's Bibliophiles has lots of links to reading material to challenge your thinking

What Fred Has Been Reading Lately

Recently finished:

Feb 2014 Italo Calvino, Hermit in Paris (Vintage, 2004, ISBN 9780099286370)
Feb 2014 Alexander McCall Smith, The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds (Little Brown, 2012, ISBN 9781408704158) [quotes]
Jan 2014 Alexander McCall Smith, The Forgotten Affairs of Youth (Little Brown, 2011, ISBN 9781408703403)
Jan 2014 Alexander McCall Smith, The Charming Quirks of Others (Little Brown, 2010, ISBN 9781408702567) [quotes]
Jan 2014 Alexander McCall Smith, Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers (Polygon Books, 2013, ISBN 9781846972539) [quotes]
Jan 2014 Alexander McCall Smith, Sunshine on Scotland Street (Polygon Books, 2012, ISBN 9781846972324) [quotes]
Jan 2014 Alexander McCall Smith, The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon (Little Brown, 2013, ISBN 9781408704318) [quotes]
Jan 2014 Alexander McCall Smith, The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection (Little Brown, 2012, ISBN 9781408702604)
Jan 2014 Alexander McCall Smith, The Saturday Big Tent Wedding (Little Brown, 2011, ISBN 9781408702598) [quotes]
Jan 2014 - Lois McMaster Bujold, Captain Vorpatril's Alliance (Baen, 2012, ISBN 9781451638455) [quote]
Dec 2013 - Alexander McCall Smith, Bertie Plays the Blues (Polygon Books, 2011, ISBN 9781846971884) [quotes]
Dec 2013 - Alexander McCall Smith, The Importance of Being Seven
Dec 2013 - Joe Haldeman, Mindbridge (Orbit, 1977, ISBN 0860079325)
Nov 2013 - Greg Bellow, Saul Bellow's Heart (Bloomsbury, London, 2013, ISBN 9781408835487)
Oct 2013 - RichardDe Crespigny, QF32 (Pan McMillan, 2012, ISBN 9781742611174)
Sep 2013 - Piers Anthony, Race Against Time.
Sep 2013 - Robert Silverberg, Shadrach in the Furnace (Coronet Books, UK, 1981, ISBN 0340232358)
Jun 2013 - Sep 2013 George R. R. Martin: A Song of Ice and Fire books: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, A Dance with Dragons.
Apr 2013 - Daniel Pennac, School Blues (MacLehose, London, 2010, ISBN 9781906694647) [quotes]
Jan 2013 - Frank Chalk, It's Your Time You're Wasting: A Teacher's Tales of Classroom Hell (Random House Australia, 2008, ISBN 9781741666953) [quotes]
Jan 2013 - Greg Egan, The Eternal Flame (Orthogonal Trilogy book 2) (Gollancz, 2012, ISBN 9780575105720) [quotes]
Dec 2012 - Mem Fox, Reading Magic (Pan Macmillan, 2001, ISBN 0330362828)
Dec 2012 - Stanislaw Lem, The Cyberiad (Translated by Michael Kandel) (Harvest / Harcourt, 1985, ISBN 9780156027595)
Dec 2012 - Italo Calvino, Italian Folktales - Selected and Retold by Italo Calvino (Translated by George Martin) (Penguin Books, 1981, ISBN 9780140062359) [quotes]
Oct 2012 - Stephen Fry, Moab is My Washpot (London : Arrow Books, 2004, ISBN 9780091801618)
Sep 2012 - Terry Pratchett, Terry Pratchett presents Miss Felicity Beedle's The world of Poo (Doubleday, 2012, ISBN 9780857521217) -- not up to Pratchett's usual standard
Aug 2012 - A bit of a write-off for reading due to house moves & a family medical emergency.
Aug 2012 - Greg Egan, The Clockwork Rocket (Orthogonal Trilogy book 1) (Night Shade, 2011, ISBN 9780575095113)
Jul 2012 - Roman Krznaric, How to Find Fulfilling Work (MacMillan, 2012, ISBN 9781447202288)
Jul 2012 - Susanna Clarke, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Bloomsbury, 2009, ISBN 9781608190867) [quotes]
Jun 2012 - Thomas A. Limoncelli, Time Management for System Administrators (O'Reilly, orig pub 2005, ebook ISBN 9780596105082) Highly recommended for anyone needing a touch of organisation in their lives.
Jun 2012 - Bertrand Russell, Nightmares of Eminent Persons, and Other Stories (Bodley Head, London, 1954, ISBN 7220000839)
Jun 2012 - Alom Shaha, The Young Atheist's Handbook (Scribe, Melbourne, 2012, ISBN 9781921844560)
May 2012 - Graham Farmelo, The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac (Faber and Faber, London, 2010, ISBN 9780571222865) [quotes]
Apr 2012 - John Viega, The Myths of Security (O'Reilly, 2009, ISBN 9780596523022).
Mar 2012 - Cassandra Clare, City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments - Book 4) (Walker Books).
Mar 2012 - Cassandra Clare, City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments - Book 3) (Walker Books, 2009, ISBN 9781406335286).
Jan 2012 - Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments - Book 2) (Walker Books, 2008, ISBN 9781406307634).
Jan 2012 - Cassandra Clare, City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments - Book 1) (Walker Books, 2007, ISBN 9781406307627).
Jan 2012 - Ka Wai Cheung, The Developer's Code (ebook beta version 3.0, Jan 2012, ISBN 9781934356791). A collection of 50 short essays. I highly recommended this book for both new and old (and, especially, for jaded) programmers. Website: www.thedeveloperscode.com

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