Questions tagged [books]

a printed or digital collection of words on pages used for reading.

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Is Robinson Crusoe the first English novel?

This is not the first time I've heard of this, and I'm not really sure this is true. Then I came across this book review: Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1719 and sometimes regarded as the first novel in…
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Is this "Cooking Your Dog" book photo digitally faked?

From Twitter: Cooking [sticker] Your Dog Tasty, healthy and safe recipes Is the photo in question digitally faked? The main doubt I have is whether the book, which can easily be modified to have such a rogue title, exists. I'm not skeptical that,…
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Does UV light harm books?

This Life Hacks answer recommends UV-C lamp to disinfect books from SARS-COV-2. But UV light is one of the main destroyers of books. While UV light can kill viruses, it is not guaranteed. – Keltari May 23 at 6:16 UV filter | Book Care and Repair…
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Could the dinosaurs in the novel Jurasic Park possibly survive in modern climate?

Michael Crichton's "Jurassic Park" (to the uninitiated this is a Science Fiction novel) takes place around the close of the 20th century. The novel draws upon molecular biology/genetic engineering to raise (pardon the pun!) dinosaurs from the grave…
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