Google’s Book Search Offers 100 Million Texts


	Google’s Book Search Offers 100 Million Texts

skwirlinator

4-25-2008 9:33 PM

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I use this regularly

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4-25-2008 9:43 PM

skwirlinator

Books 1 - 10 of 276600 on books about science fiction. (0.15 seconds)

Books 1 - 10 of 679 on books about berserkers. (0.24 seconds)

Books 1 - 10 of 820 on books about alien creatures. (0.10 seconds)

Books 1 - 9 of 9 on books by "poul anderson" subject:"Life on other planets". (0.09 seconds)

4-25-2008 9:45 PM

skwirlinator

For Love and Glory - Page 308

by Poul Anderson - Fiction - 2003 - 304 pages
His recent books include Harvest of Stars, The Stars Are Also Fire, ... Poul Anderson
lived in Orinda, California, where he passed away in 2001. ...
Limited preview - About this book - Add to my library - More editions

Best in Children's Books: The University of Chicago Guide to Children's ... - Page 412

by Zena Sutherland - Reference - 1976
... and the editor have as a unifying theme the encounter between human beings
and alien creatures; although they describe reactions to such aliens, ...
Limited preview - About this book - Add to my library - More editions

Gods of Fire and ...
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4-25-2008 9:52 PM

skwirlinator

In book search, pick any subject and put it in parenthesis and search- look at the bottom of the page for specific search operators suggested from the original search.

Or just go to the search of your choice

4-25-2008 9:53 PM

skwirlinator

Here is a philosophy search

4-25-2008 9:54 PM

skwirlinator

Fiction

Literature

Science fiction

Fantasy

Romance

Mystery

Fairy tales

Short stories

Poetry
Non-fiction

Philosophy

Economics

Political science

Linguistics

Mathematics

Physics

Chemistry

Biology
Random subjects

Picture books

Architecture

New York (N.Y.) Fiction

Mass media criticism

Literature

History

Cities and towns

Building

4-25-2008 10:37 PM

skwirlinator

I created my Google Library

4-26-2008 9:47 PM

mugofcoffee

Thanks a million Skwril...

4-27-2008 7:31 AM

skwirlinator

LOL, or do you mean Thanx 100 million?

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