Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. New York: Ballantine Books, 1953.

Our salon group enjoyed reading this book. Even though it was another distopia book, we enjoyed the new twist that Bradbury added. We liked the writing style and the horror that Bradbury provided. This should be a recommended book for all.

Bradbury, Ray. Zen in the Art of Writing. Santa Barbara, CA: Capra Press, 1990.

This book is an explanation of writing by Ray Bradbury. The first few chapters focus on the joy of writing and how to write well. One of the later chapters is about Fahrenheit 451. In this chapter, Bradbury writes about how he wrote Fahrenheit 451. He describes his writing conditions in the basement of a UCLA building. This chapter is amusing and interesting because it shows what Bradbury's conditions were when he wrote this book. Also, reading this non-fiction work by him, the reader learns more about Bradbury the person.

"Fahrenheit 451." The Young Reader's Companion. Eds. Carruth, Gorton and Eugene Ehrlich New

Providence, New Jersey: Reed Reference Publishing Company, 1993.

This source is a collection of summaries about famous authors and their works. Fahrenheit 451 is among the works summarized. The summary covers the main events in the novel. It describes the story in a clear way. The source also suggests similar works to Fahrenheit 451 for readers to read. 1984 is a suggested reading under Fahrenheit 451. This source was helpful because it gave a quick summary that was detailed without giving away too much about the book.

"Censored." Online. Excite. Available at: http://www.lib.wmc.edu/instruct/censors.html (21 March 1998).

"Censored" is a web-site about censorship today and how it relates to Fahrenheit 451 and other books. It relates censorship to the book and explains some of the meaning. This web-site includes links to other censorship sites, censored books, and books. It had very useful information for both the reader and researcher.

"Censorship in the Age of Multiculturalism-Fahrenheit 451." Online. Yahoo. Available at:

http://www.rjgeib.com/thoughts/451/451.htm (21 March 1998).

This web-site was a great link to censorship and Bradbury's novel, Fahrenheit 451. It includes a good picture of Ray Bradbury and his comments about censorship. Bradbury connects many of his comments to the book and the book's afterward. This was an informational web-site for one who is reading the book and for one who is researching censorship.

"Fahrenheit 451." Online. Yahoo. Available at:

http://us.imdb.com/m/title-exact?Fahrenheit+451+%2819166%29. (21 March 1998).

This web-site covered the movie Fahrenheit 451. It showed the ratings, gave reviews, and stated what many known critics said on the movie. The web-site had links to all of the actors and technicians to find out their character in the movie, what other movies they have appeared in, and how they viewed the movie. It also gave a place to buy the movie. This is a good web-site for those interested in the movie.

Flink, John. "Ray Bradbury Comes Home." Chicago Tribune 17 Nov. 1998, sec3:2.

John Flink covered many aspects of Ray Bradbury's life. He gave a good author biography about Bradbury. Flink's main focus was when Ray Bradbury returned home to Illinois from California and what his past accomplishments were. This article was very informational.

James, Mertice M., and Dorothy Brown, eds. Book Review Digest 1953. New York: The H.W. Wilson

Company, 1954.

This source contains reviews about written works from 1953. Fahrenheit 451 is among the books reviewed. In general, the reviews are positive. This source is interesting because it contains views the critics had on this novel. One critic called it a "brilliant…social satire" while another called it an "unsettling experience." This is a reliable source because the reviews given are from prominent newspapers like the New York Times and the Chicago Sunday Tribune.

Martin, Mick, and Marsha Porter, eds. Video Movie Guide 1997. New York: Ballantine Publishing

Group, 1996.

This source is a collection of reviews for various films released on video prior to 1996. The film version of Fahrenheit 451 is among the films reviewed. The reviewer gave the 1967 film four stars. The reviewer admires the work of the director and writer that made the classic book into a great film.

McGiveron, Rafeeq O. Rev. of Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury. The Explicator Spring 1996: 177-180.

This article gives a rough overview of the book before going on to some of the deeper points about guy Montag, and quoting a few passages. There is an inner discussion about Bradbury's images dealing with hands that could prove useful information for a paper later on.

"Ray Bradbury." Online. Yahoo. Available at:

http://catch22.com/~`espana/sfauthous/sfb/bradbury,ray.html. (21 March 1998).

This is a fantastic web-site about Ray Bradbury and his works. It includes links to web-sites about his life plus links for other web-sites about Bradbury. The web-site also has a good biography on Bradbury and a fantastic link to Fahrenheit 451. This is a highly recommened web-site for Bradbury fans.

Vinson, James, ed. Contemporary Novelists. London: St. James Press, 1976.

This source is not specific to Fahrenheit 451, but does give a short blurb on it, and compares it to Bradbury's other works. It is a useful source because of the explanation of Bradbury's prevalent themes throughout his works.

Witt, Harold. "Homage to Ray Bradbury." The Literary Review Spring 1995: 367-368.

Although this is merely a poem written about Bradbury, it does give some insight into the creepy syntax he uses when writing scarry things. You can extrapolate ideas about his writing from the poem, but expect no real help from the actual article.

Slusser, George Edgar. The Bradbury Chronicles. San Bernardino, California: The Borgo Press, 1977.

This book is a collection of brief studies on Bradbury novels. In one chapter, Slusser compares Fahrenheit 451 to the original short story "The Fireman." Slusser also studies the characters and messages given in Fahrenheit 451. The author is well-researched and supports his comments well.

Springer, Jason. "Bradbury Central." Online. Yahoo. Available at:

http://www.magicnet.net/~jza/bradbury/index.html. (20 March 1998).

This web-site focused on Bradbury and his works. It covered Bradbury's life, his upcoming appearances, and essays about Bradbury's books. Springer included good pictures and links for other Bradbury sites. This was a very informational web-site.

Touponce, William F. Ray Bradbury: Starmont Reader's Guide 31. Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House,

Inc., 1989.

This source is a book all about Bradbury and his works. The chapters are divided into studies on different Bradbury works. Fahrenheit 451 is the focus of one of these chapters. In the chapters, Touponce studies the Bradbury works critically. The characters, dialogue, and other elements of the novel are analyzed. In the chapter about Fahrenheit 451, these aspects of the novel are studied. This source gives a great interpretation of Bradbury's major works. There is a bibliography at the end to find other sources.