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29

Odds & Ends (02/29/08)

Filed Under (Odds & Ends) by Heather Loy on 29-02-2008 and tagged , , , ,

Not sure you want to buy the latest book by (fill in the blank.) Well if it’s a Harper Collins publication you just might be able to “browse inside,” just click on the browse inside link and you can read the first few chapters (and sometimes the entire book) online. American Gods by Neil Gaimen is available in its entirety online!

Bibliomania has made available free classics, drama, poetry, short stories, study guides, references, teacher resources, and more.

MIT has made some of their courses and some instructional videos available for free on the web. They have resources for high school teachers and students, too.

The Encyclopedia of Life, and ongoing project, has already posted 30,000 entries to its site. After first being reported, the site received so many hits that it crashed. It was back up and running at the time of this posting.

For Mrs. Shaffer, MSNBC posted this Sunday (2/24/08): “Photo is of boy loved by Anne Frank”

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