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A book is a medium for recording information in the form of writing or images, typically composed of many pages (made of papyrus, parchment, vellum, or paper) bound together and protected by a cover. The technical term for this physical arrangement is codex (plural, codices). In the history of hand-held physical supports for extended written compositions or records, the codex replaces its predecessor, the scroll. A single sheet in a codex is a leaf and each side of a leaf is a page.
As an intellectual object, a book is prototypically a composition of such great length that it takes a considerable investment of time to compose and still considered as an investment of time to read. In a restricted sense, a book is a self-sufficient section or part of a longer composition, a usage reflecting that, in antiquity, long works had to be written on several scrolls and each scroll had to be identified by the book it contained. Each part of Aristotle's Physics is called a book. In an unrestricted sense, a book is the compositional whole of which such sections, whether called books or chapters or parts, are parts.
The intellectual content in a physical book need not be a composition, nor even be called a book. Books can consist only of drawings, engravings or photographs, crossword puzzles or cut-out dolls. In a physical book, the pages can be left blank or can feature an abstract set of lines to support entries, such as in an account book, an appointment book, an autograph book, a notebook, a diary or a sketchbook. Some physical books are made with pages thick and sturdy enough to support other physical objects, like a scrapbook or photograph album. Books may be distributed in electronic form as ebooks and other formats.
Although in ordinary academic parlance a monograph is understood to be a specialist academic work, rather than a reference work on a scholarly subject, in library and information science monograph denotes more broadly any non-serial publication complete in one volume (book) or a finite number of volumes (even a novel like Proust's seven-volume In Search of Lost Time), in contrast to serial publications like a magazine, journal or newspaper. An avid reader or collector of books is a bibliophile or colloquially, "bookworm". A place where books are traded is a bookshop or bookstore. Books are also sold elsewhere and can be borrowed from libraries. Google has estimated that by 2010, approximately 130,000,000 titles had been published. In some wealthier nations, the sale of printed books has decreased because of the increased usage of ebooks.

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  1. A

    These are the plumbing books I have purchased

    These are 2 books that I have purchased I am impressed with them have lots of good knowledge for a novice has anyone else got any other books they’ve read?
  2. A

    Plumbing books any got one they can recommend ?

    Hi does anyone have a good plumbing book they have read ?
  3. L

    Viper gas books

    Hello, im going to be doing my acs training in next few months and want to get the some books, looks like the viper books are good has anybody used them? Or is there any you can recommend, just want some help before i buy, thanks lloyd.
  4. N

    Plumbing Books

    Hi Guys! Can you recommend any good plumbing books? But not the typical plumbing book like changing washers on taps and repairing syphons. Something a bit more advanced.More like central heating installation and wiring,installation in anything in plumbing in general.Fault finding too.😁. I am...
  5. B

    URGENT Learnatrade Core gas safety and CENWAT books

    Anyone giving away or selling used Learnatrade Core gas safety and CENWAT books or if any knows where to get it cheap as I'm a student can't afford to pay £55 for a new one
  6. hammers4spanner

    Using quick books and alike

    Sure it's been mentioned on here before but does anyone use quick books or anything alike ? Does it make your life easier and is it easy to pass it into HMRC at end if year
  7. D

    Plumbing books nvq or city and guilds

    hi i am looking to buy some plumbing books and was womdering what books would be best for a new person starting plumbing city and guilds book or nvq level two book
  8. hammers4spanner

    Working on the books

    What hourly rate on the books is considered deceng these days ??
  9. R

    I am retiring, anyone want these books ?

    I'm 77, and finally decided to call it a day. Also health ain't brilliant so time to pack it in. For the past 15 years I have been running my own company (one man band and Joycie doing the invoices) just North of London. My speciality has been CP12's in N.and central London That's Landlords...
  10. Scott_D

    Bus lane fine, Can i put it in the books

    I cut across a bus lane 3 meter before it ended and have received a fine Can I put it in my books as an expense?
  11. M

    Looking to purchase Viper books and self study workbooks. Any good?

    As the title says I'm looking to purchase a bunch of books to begin studying gas. Is it worth spending £320 on books to prepare me for the course I'm looking to book myself in to? The course I believe consists of 8 days training and 3 days assessment (that maybe wrong as its off the top of my...
  12. quality

    What the oldest HE boiler people have on there books ?

    As above
  13. S

    Plumbing design books.

    Hi, I'm new here so hello everyone. Could any please recommend good plumbing design books. E.g. How to calculate flow rates in given pipes. Also any good plumbing books in general that might be useful to have. Thanks.
  14. plumb_know

    oil books

    Hi, Are their any books people would recommend to learn about oil boilers, maintenance, fault finding & installation? i would like to become often in the future and would like to start learning. appreciate the help
  15. W

    Gas books

    I am going to do my gas course after Christmas but was just wondering what books are good to start learning. As I want to start reading up now to give it time to sink on. Where is a good place to book your gas course in south wales?
  16. P

    Books for ACS training

    Hello all, Can anybody recommend any learning books that I can purchase to learn gas, in order to pre-train for a ACS course? Regards
  17. 1Steven

    Self employed

    Hello, I am going self employed at the end of the month and would be grateful for any positive tips to smooth the path! Many thanks.
  18. J

    R D Treloar heating and gas installations cheap on Ebay.

    It may not be the most upto date edition. But at £2.81 with free P+P it's a bargain for any keen to learn students at college or otherwise , be quick only 3 copies left.
  19. U

    Advice on doing my ACS

    Hi all, I need some advice if you could. I'm about to do my ACS in August could anyone give me some advice please as what I will be expected to do when at the college? What books are best to revise from. Just generally what will the course consist of?
  20. R

    Building services text books

    Hi all Not sure if posting in the right section. just started a new job as a building services engineer and am looking out for some text books to nerd up on. I have seen building services handbook by roger greeno and Fred hall which I'm thinking of getting but is there any others amazing bits...
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