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Open Library (Open Library)

“One web page for every book ever published. It’s a lofty, but achievable, goal. … To date, we have gathered about 30 million records (20 million are available through the site now) … Open Library is a project of the non-profit Internet Archive, and is funded in part by a grant from the California State … | Read more.

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Feed – novel (Wikipedia) via @caseamber

“A future in which the Internet has evolved into the ‘Feednet’; a computer network to which the brains of American citizens are directly connected by means of an implanted computer chip called a ‘Feed’” Feed – novel (Wikipedia) via @caseamber | Read more.

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Bill Clinton On The Invention Of Air (stevenberlinjohnson.com via mimber)

“You can have all the facts in the world in your head. If you don’t know how to organize and evaluate, construct an argument, get from A to Z, what you know in your head doesn’t amount to a hill of beans. We need perspective and linear argument. That’s why I think books are important…” … | Read more.

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