1. PAGE 7 KINDS OF BOOKS Books and Reading

2. Guidebook noun [C] (ALSO guide) a book which gives information for visitors about a place, such as a city or country: a guidebook to Montreal

3. dictionary noun [C] 1 a book that contains a list of words in alphabetical order with their meanings explained or written in another language, or a similar product for use on a computer: a French-English/English-French dictionary a bilingual/monolingual dictionary To check how a word is spelt, look it up in a dictionary. 2 a book which gives information about a particular subject, in which the entries are given in alphabetical order: a biographical/science dictionary a dictionary of quotations

4. manual (BOOK) noun [C] a book which gives you practical instructions on how to do something or how to use something, such as a machine: The computer comes with a 600-page instruction manual.

5. atlas noun [C] 1 a book containing maps: a road atlas an atlas of the world 2 a book containing maps showing where particular things are found: a wine atlas an atlas of British plants

6. thriller noun [C] a book, play or film which has an exciting story, often about solving a crime: It's described here as a taut, psychological thriller.

7. textbook (BOOK) noun [C] a book that contains detailed information about a subject for people who are studying that subject: a science textbook

8. who's who Who's Who a book containing information about the world's richest or most famous people: The guest list reads like a Who's Who of top American businessmen.

9. encyclopedia noun [C] a book or set of books containing many articles arranged in alphabetical order which deal either with the whole of human knowledge or with a particular part of it: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language

10. fine (PUNISHMENT) noun [C] an amount of money that has to be paid as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law: The maximum penalty for the offence is a $1000 fine. If found guilty, he faces six months in jail and a heavy (= severe) fine.

11. footnote noun [C] a note printed at the bottom of a page which gives extra information about something that has been written on that page

12. glossary noun [C] an alphabetical list, with meanings, of the words or phrases in a text that are difficult to understand: a glossary of technical term

13. bookworm noun [C] INFORMAL a person who reads a lot

14. review noun[C] a report in a newspaper, magazine, or programme that gives an opinion about a new book, film, etc: Derek writes film/theatre/book reviews for the newspapers. The play got excellent reviews when it was first seen.

15. publish verb [T] to make information available to people, especially in a book, magazine or newspaper, or to produce and sell a book, magazine or newspaper: She's just had an article published in their weekend supplement. The names of the winners of the competition will be published in June. She was only 19 when her first novel was published

16. browse (LOOK) verb [I] to look through a book or magazine without reading everything, or to walk around a shop looking at several items without intending to buy any of them: I was browsing through fashion magazines to find a new hairstyle. "Are you looking for anything in particular, madam?" "No, I'm just browsing."

17. illustration noun [C or U] a picture in a book, magazine, etc. or the process of illustrating something: a full-page illustration colour/black and white illustrations

18. bibliography noun [C] a list of the books and articles that have been used by someone when writing a particular book or article: Other sources of information are found in the bibliography at the end of this article

20. borrow (RECEIVE) verb [T] to get or receive something from someone with the intention of giving it back after a period of time: Could I borrow your bike from (NOT STANDARD off) you until next week? She used to borrow money and not bother to pay it back. He borrowed a novel from the library

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22. Contents Page vs. Index Contents page (table of contents) a list of the information that is contained in a book index (LIST) noun [C] plural indices or indexes an alphabetical list, such as one printed at the back of a book showing which page a subject, name, etc. is found on: Try looking up 'heart disease' in the index.

24. Bookshop vs. Library bookshop MAINLY UK noun [C] (US USUALLY bookstore) a shop where books are sold library noun [C] a building, room or organization which has a collection, especially of books, for people to read or borrow usually without payment: a public/university library a record library a library boo

26. Author vs. Publisher author noun [C] the writer of a book, article, play, etc: He is the author of two books on French history publisher noun [C] 1 an organization which prints text or music 2 an employee of a publishing company who has responsibility for deciding what is published

28. Lend vs. Borrow lend verb lent, lent 1 [T] to give something to someone for a short period of time, expecting it to be given back: She doesn't like lending her books. 2 [I or T] If a bank or other organization lends money, it gives money to someone who agrees that they will pay the money back in the future, usually with additional money added to the original amount: The bank refuses to lend to students. borrow (RECEIVE) verb 1 [T] to get or receive something from someone with the intention of giving it back after a period of time: Could I borrow your bike from you until next week? 2 [I or T] to take money from a bank or financial organization and pay it back over a period of time: Like so many companies at that time, we had to borrow heavily to survive

29. Biography vs. Autobiography biography noun [C or U] the life story of a person written by someone else: He wrote a biography of Winston Churchill. autobiography noun [C or U] a book about a person's life, written by that person, or the area of literature relating to such books: His life story is recounted in two fascinating volumes of autobiography

30. Fiction vs. Non-fiction fiction noun [U] the type of book or story which is written about imaginary characters and events and not based on real people and facts: The book is a work of fiction and not intended as a historical account. non-fiction noun [U] writing that is about real events and facts, rather than stories which have been invented e.g.= reference book noun [C] a book of facts, such as a dictionary or an encyclopedia, which you look at to discover particular informationencyclopedia