Archive for the 'Books' Category

Most Popular Places to Get Free Books

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

1.Find Popular Public Domain Works With The Gutenberg Project Top 100 List 
This site is the oldest producer of free ebooks on the Internet.  Their collection, pieced together by thousands of volunteers, now amount to over 20,000 works which have fallen into public domain.  With great numbers however, comes the headache of picking true literary gems […]

Most Popular Ten Books in College

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

 Most Popular Ten Books in College 
 10. The Giver - The first book on the countdown has only been around since 1993. It is also the first of a few books on the list that many college students will have read either in grade school or high school. The Giver is classic tale about a utopia […]

popular ten book for Parents of Teens

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

 From Denise Witmer,
There are many excellent authors out there that will help you create your “Survival Kit” for parenting your child through adolescence. Here are just a few that will help through the really tough times.

1) Back in Control: How to Get Your Children to Behave
Book Description: Back in Control is based on a […]

popular book for teens

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Teen’s Top Ten Books - 2007 Nominations
Teens around the country, like you, vote for your favorite titles during Teen Read Week, October 14-20 2007.Teens at Random
Random House offers teens a great website with lots of great new book reviews.
Printz Award 2007
For a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.
Favorite Teenage Angst Books!
Favorite […]

popular book for young adult

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

      Books written with young adults in mind confront issues that are of great importance to teens and their families. Coming of age, dating, fitting in, friendships, sex, drugs, self esteem, school, and relationships with parents and siblings are frequently addressed in young adult fiction. More than entertainment, these books can be a powerful learning […]

THE MOST POPULAR BOOK OF ALL TIME

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

The Bible
Author: GodCopies sold: 6,000,000,000
OK, maybe not 6 billion, but a WHOLE lot. The Bible was clearly a page-turner from the start, and it benefited from good word of mouth publicity, flying off the shelves. The basic plot is that there’s this omnipotent deity who creates a planet and some beings to inhabit it. These […]