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Biographies
Book Reviews
Book Stores
Dictionaries
Education
Encycolpedias and Almanacs
Government
Grammar and Style
History
Legal
Locators
Online Books
Poetry
Quotes
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Maps

Authors


Biographies


Book Reviews


Book Stores


Dictionaries


  • A Web of On-line Dictionaries A tremendous directory of dictionaries, covering over 200 languages, specialty subjects, thesauri, language translators, international grammar resources, linguistics, word games, much more
  • Acronym Finder Searchable database of common acronyms and abbreviations about all subjects, with a focus on computers, technology, telecommunications, and the military
  • AltaVista > Translate Translates text or whole web pages to and from popular languages
  • Amazon.com: Dictionaries & Thesauri Great selection of general and specialized reference works
  • dictionary.com A set of references including several dictionaries, Roget's Thesaurus, Strunk's Elements of Style, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, and computer terms
  • Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, thesaurus, word of the day, word games
  • OneLook Dictionaries Search a definition in over 300 dictionaries simultaneously
  • Thesaurus.com Searchable Roget's Thesaurus of alternative words for the writer
  • WordCentral.Com Daily buzzword, archive, student dictionary, spelling bee quiz, rhyming dictionary, verse composer, build your own dictionary, more

Education


Encycolpedias and Almanacs


  • ABCNEWS.com : Reference Index Country data, people, congress, medical info, AIDS, National Parks
  • Allexperts.com Ask any question, receive answer in email
  • Almanac.com The Old Farmers Almanac - weather, gardening, cooking, wisdom
  • Ask Jeeves! Answers popular questions on computing, shopping, entertainment, health, money, travel, family, more
  • Britannica.com The complete Encyclopædia Britannica, plus news & features, other reference sites, website picks, products
  • eHow.com Searchable directory of over 15,000 step by step how-to guides, customized newsletter, archives, buyer's guides & store
  • Encyclopedia.com Over 17,000 articles from The Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Third Edition
  • EncycloZine Online encyclopedia for arts, humanities, science, & technology, with galleries, games, puzzles, & quizzes
  • Eric Weisstein's Treasure Troves of Science Encyclopedias of math, science, and music
  • ExpertCentral.com Free advice from over 14,000 experts on everything from arts to travel, with featured experts & questions
  • How Stuff Works A great resource for understanding mechanics, technology, cars, electronics, computers, the Internet, home improvement, nature, much more
  • Information Please Searchable almanac, encyclopedia, and dictionary
  • Learn2.com Useful information on a variety of subjects
  • Library of Congress American history, Congressional Record, exhibitions, library services, research tools
  • Martindale's Reference Desk: Calculators On-Line Center Links to over 10,790 online calculators for every imaginable subject and task
  • Northern Light Publication & industry searches, news, stocks
  • Official U.S. Time The standard U.S. reference for setting your computer, VCR, & clocks, plus educational exhibits about timekeeping, clock mechanisms, & daylight saving time
  • Online Conversion Converts measurements of just about anything to anything else
  • refdesk.com An awesome reference portal, it's all here - news, almanacs, encyclopedias, help & advice, search & lookup tools, fun sites, much more
  • Research-It! A great collection of lookup tools - dictionary & language, biographies, quotes, geography & maps, telephone, facts, financial, shipping, Internet newsgroups
  • Smithsonian Institution Encyclopedia and museum guide
  • Today-in-History Events, birthdates, deaths, Missing In Action, holidays, religious observances & history, thought for the day

Government


Grammar and Style


History


Legal


Locators


  • 1-800-Who-Where.com Paid service for locating people, background checks, and phone traces
  • AnyWho Search people, businesses, reverse telephone lookup, 800 #'s, Web search
  • BizWiki UK User compiled consumer resource featuring reviews and ratings of UK businesses, organisations, charities and clubs.
  • KnowX.com Locate people, research businesses, check backgrounds, more
  • PeopleFinder.com Paid service that guarantees results, or you don't pay
  • Switchboard Directory of people, businesses, websites
  • Telephone Directories on the Web International index of online phone books, with Yellow Pages, White Pages, email addresses, fax listings from over 170 countries
  • TownPages.com Find UK businesses in both cities and rural towns by following the links or using the search tool
  • Ultimate Directory Online phone book of UK businesses, organisations and charities.
  • US Search.com A fee service with people search, background checks, court records
  • US SEARCH.com Paid service for locating people & personal info
  • WhoWhere? Find people, free email, home pages, directory listings, more
  • Yahoo! People Search Telephone & email searches, Yellow Pages
  • Zip2.com Business searches, city guides, directions, maps
  • ZipInfo Find geographic, government, and telephone information for a zip code

Online Books


  • Bartleby Library: Great Books Online A fantastic collection of classics, written prior to 1930
  • bibliomania Hundreds of searchable full text works of classic fiction, popular fiction, short stories, drama, poetry, dictionaries, research and religious texts
  • Project Gutenberg Many great literary works online
  • WISDOM Knowledge & literature search directory, book reviews, discussions

Poetry


  • Amazon.com: Poetry Books Great selection of poetry, all genres, recommended reading, new releases, author interviews & bios
  • Giggle Poetry A site for kids with fun poetry games, contests, writing tips, poet interviews, school poems, poem of the week
  • Poetry Daily A different poet featured each day, with an archive of hundreds of poems
  • poetry.com Poetry contests, winners archive, 100 greatest poems, love poems, audio files, greeting cards, resources & links

Quotes