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Gutenberg
First and largest collection of free ebooks. All
materials have expired copyrights; usually published prior
to 1923
Bartleby's Full Text Books
Preeminent Internet publisher of
literature, reference books and poems
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HeadlineSpot
Guide to thousands of the best U.S. and international news
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of Time Magazine, The Guardian, CNN, the San Francisco
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100s - Philosophy & Psychology
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Islam and Islamic Studies
Resources for Studying Islam and the Diverse Perspectives of
Muslims
A collection of annotated sites on the
study of Islam, Islam in the modern world, militant Islam,
jihad, Islamist or extremist Muslims, and terrorism, Islam in
Iraq, Muslim women, Islamic
art,
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Search Newspaper Articles about FBI
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Crime In the United
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Crime stats from the
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400s - Language
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500s - Science
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constructing golden sections in two or three dimensions, and
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Household Words: Women Write From and For the Kitchen
Contains images of texts and explores
the history
of cookbooks and the social significance of culinary writings on
the lives of women. Features information on cooking schools, the
advent of "home economics," and the impact of the food industry
and mass production.
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700s - The Arts (includes sports)
Global Performing
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other media for the performing arts - scene design drawings,
digital images, video & more
Artcyclopedia
Guide to art
resources on the Internet; search by name, nationality, subject
& more
The Baseball Hall
of Fame & Museum
Cooperstown, NY site dedicated to the
history of America's game
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800s - Literature
Eighteenth
Century Resources
Includes art, architecture, literature,
science & mathematics; focuses mostly on Britain, but contains
some resources from other countries
The Victorian Web
Politics, science, literature, places &
more
Women Writers: An
Online Peer Reviewed Journal
Includes articles, reviews,
biograhical info & more
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Includes info on authors, texts, roots,
influences & more.
Literary
Criticism on the Internet Public Library
Search for literary criticism on the
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900s - History
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CIA World Factbook
Annually updated resource published by the government
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resources on the history of
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