Help me choose a couple of my next books: Which Dune sequels and which Gene Wolfe book to buy? [more inside]
posted on Sep 28, 2008 - 26 answers

Books, sofas, coffee and the Sunday papers - good independent bookshops in London that are made for relaxing of a Sunday morning? [more inside]
posted on Sep 1, 2008 - 5 answers

Why do novelists use "________" in place of a character's name? [more inside]
posted on Aug 11, 2008 - 10 answers

Resources for recreating the look and feel of 17th century books (their title pages specifically?) [more inside]
posted on Feb 19, 2008 - 9 answers

Could you recommend books similar to The Name of the Rose and Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell? There's something about the tone, the mashing of genres together, and the over-immersion in details that is unbelievably appealing to me. (But don't recommend Tolkien!) [more inside]
posted on Dec 19, 2007 - 49 answers

Please recommend some canonical books (or even e-books) to learn networking in general (on par with a CS major), up to an 'intermediate' level. Including stuff on wireless networking and security concerns. [more inside]
posted on Aug 31, 2007 - 9 answers

When I was a kid in the 70's, I was an avid solver of a series of mazes published in books by an author with a Russian name (I remember it as Vladimir something). They were the kind of paperback books sold in the games section of bookstores, that you were supposed to write in like you do with crossword puzzle books. The mazes were simple, black-and-white, in a variety of shapes, and not gimmicky, just quite challenging (they were intended for grownups, not kids). Does anyone remember these books and can help me find them again?
posted on Aug 14, 2007 - 4 answers

Obscure children's fiction filter: What's this DC superhero book I read in the 1980s? [more inside]
posted on Jul 27, 2007 - 14 answers

Identify this book: Black comedy involving doctors and nurses with sentences ALL IN CAPS. Published in the last five years. British female author.
posted on Apr 25, 2007 - 4 answers

I'm planning on storing a large amount of (very slightly damp) books. Advice required. [more inside]
posted on Apr 24, 2007 - 5 answers

For his birthday, my SO confessed that he would like a "really nice" version of Finnegans Wake. This proves to be harder to find than I would've thought. [more inside]
posted on Mar 7, 2007 - 17 answers

Children's Story Filter: Help me find a story about the Apple family. [more inside]
posted on Dec 11, 2006 - 3 answers

Publishing Filter - what does a particular part of a book's copyright page mean? [more inside]
posted on Apr 16, 2006 - 7 answers

Zombies are hot right now. Help me ride the zeitgeist by suggesting good books about zombies.
posted on Mar 17, 2006 - 29 answers

My niece turns two in a month, and I'd like your recommendations for a beautifully illustrated children's book. [more inside]
posted on Mar 1, 2006 - 46 answers

More FictionFilter: Nuclear warhead, meet Oz. Sound familiar? [more inside]
posted on Nov 19, 2004 - 8 answers

A friend in a sociology graduate program has turned to me for advice and I could use yours: she is required to read a book of fiction (a novel or short story collection) per week for a course, and wants recommendations. [more inside]
posted on Sep 12, 2004 - 56 answers

Librarians, parents, readers, ex-kids: can any of you help me remember a long-lost children's book about a bear who learns to be self-reliant? [more inside]
posted on Sep 2, 2004 - 7 answers

Has anyone had experience with The Purpose-Driven Life or 40 Days of Purpose? [more inside]
posted on Jan 5, 2004 - 7 answers