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From Project Gutenberg, the first producer of free ebooks. Norwegian Book Clubs in Oslo (2002) In 2002, the editors of The Norwegian Book Clubs asked 100 authors to nominate ten books that, in their opinion, are the ten best and most central works in world literature. This list was reprinted in The Guardian in 2002. © signifies original publication still copyrighted in the U.S. Melvyn Bragg's Books that Changed the World These twelve books are discussed in Melvyn Bragg's Twelve Books that Changed the World and an article in The Times. The Guardian's 1000 novels everyone must read In January 2009, the Guardian's Review team and a panel of expert judges built up a list of the best novels from any decade and in any language. Comedy Crime

Bookshelf Porn How to eat healthily on £1 a day 26 April 2013Last updated at 20:50 ET By Brian Milligan Personal Finance Reporter, BBC News Continue reading the main story Oh My God Dinner: one of several main dishes that costs as little as 37p a serving Mushroom and pea risotto: 37p a serving Carrot, kidney bean and cumin burger: 42p a serving Lentil and tomato curry with pitta: 42p a serving White bean, kale and pasta soup: 41p a serving Continue reading the main story Starting on Monday 29 April, 5,000 Britons will be challenging themselves to live on just £1 a day for five days, as part of a campaign by the Global Poverty Project. But is it possible not just to survive, but also to eat a balanced and healthy diet on that sort of budget? Over five days, I set out to see if it was possible to include sufficient fruit, vegetables, protein and carbohydrates in my food to do that, spending no more than £1 a day - while trying not to lose sight of the fact that eating should be a pleasure, not just a necessity. Continue reading the main story

Comics Awesome Women of Twitter | Because gin & cake deserve a friend. Books A few weeks ago, this cease and desist letter from Jack Daniels to author Patrick Wensink caused quite a stir within the Bizarro literary community, for about an hour. Then the news went viral. For independent presses and publishers like Lazy Fascist, any publicity is generally good publicity, but this — especially for the Bizarro community — was unprecedented. Bizarro Literature is still a relatively new and unknown genre, at least to the mainstream, possibly in part because it’s difficult to define. Though it may sound like some sort of exclusive and super-strange underground literary movement, it in fact encompasses many kinds of fiction — all of it weird. In an attempt to elucidate through example, we’ve collected a list of eleven Bizarro books that are representative of the genre after the jump. Person by Sam Pink How can you tell a story that is about nothing?

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