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CIA
World Fact Book (World Almanac) from the Central
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Encyclopedias from Columbia
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Encarta and Wikipedia
Idioms
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Language
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World
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Best
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Business
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Calorie
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Common Clichés from Cliché
Finder and ClichéWeb
Computer File Extensions
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Department of Defense Introduction
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Dog
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DSM
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BehaveNet
Etiquette
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Emily Post
Georgia Department of Driver Services Manuals
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Tests
Georgia
Wildlife from Georgia Wildlife Web (awkward to navigate)
How Stuff Works from HSW Media
Legal
Dictionary from Law.com
Loan
Payment Calculator from Planning Tips
Map
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NASA Human
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Old
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Periodic
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Greek Authors
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Teenager Slang Translation from The
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Travel
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Urban Legends
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Website
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American
Authors on the Web from Nagoya University (very
comprehensive list, additional
resources)
American Colonial and Revolutionary Literature Part
1
Part 2 from The Cambridge History
American
Literature Overview from Wikipedia
American
Poets from The Academy of American Poets
American
Writers from C-SPAN
Ancient
Greek Writers from About.com
Celebrated
American Poets from Wikipedia
Cliffs
Notes
DAWCL
from Database of Award Winning Children's Literature
by Lisa Bartle
English
Literature Overview from Wikipedia
French
and Francophone
Literature Overview from Wikipedia
Harvard
Classics and The Shelf of Fiction from Charles W. Eliot,
LLD
Leading African-American Writers from AALBC
and InfoPlease.com
Literature
by Country from Wikipedia
Mythology
from InfoPlease.com
Nobel
Laureates in Literature from Nobel Foundation
Russian
Literature Overview from Wikipedia
Shakespeare
from The Tech, MIT
Southern
Literature Overview from Wikipedia
The
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American Library
Association
Cobb County Public Library
Internet
Public Library
La Bibliothèque
nationale de France
Library
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Smithsonian
Institution Archives
Smyrna
Public Library - Search
Catalog
The British
Library
The
Library Company of Philadelphia - Founded by Ben
Franklin in 1731
University of Georgia Libraries
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American
History Overview from About.com
The
Federalist Papers from Yale University (scroll down
once the website loads)
The
Revolutionary War from HistoryCentral.com
The
Declaration of Independence from the National Archives
The
United States Constitution from the National Archives
The
Bill of Rights from the National Archives
Biographies
of the 103 Founding Fathers from Colonial Hall
The
Presidents of the United States from The White House
Georgia
History from Carl Vinson Institute, University of
Georgia
Georgia
Constitution from Carl Vinson Institute, University
of Georgia
Digital
Library of Georgia from GALILEO (this database does
not require a password)
The
Governors of Georgia from Carl Vinson Institute,
University of Georgia
History
of Smyrna from Smyrna Historical and Genealogical
Society
Civil
War Summary from Wikipedia
Civil
War Battles & Maps from National Park Service
Reconstruction
Summary from Wikipedia
World
War I Summary from Wikipedia
Passenger Records
of Immigrants from Ellis Island Foundation
World
War II Summary from Wikipedia
United
Nations Overview from the UN
Korean
War Summary from Ed Evanhoe
Women's
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African
American History Overview from Wikipedia
Civil Rights Movement Timeline from InfoPlease.com
and About.com
Vietnam
War from PBS' Battlefield: Vietnam
The
20th Century Overview from About.com
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Ancient
Egypt
Ancient
Greece
British
Empire
History
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History
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History
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Japanese
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Roman
Empire
The
Encyclopedia of World History from Peter N. Stearns
et al
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Citation
Guide from the Chicago
Manual of Style
College
Writing Tips from Michael Harvey (links on left
side of page)
Elements
of Style by William Strunk, Jr.
Grammar
and Punctuation Rules from Jane Straus
Guide
to Grammar and Style from Jack Lynch
MLA
Formatting and Style Guide from the MLA
Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
Sample Style Guides from Dictionary.com,
Economist,
The
London Times and Wikipedia
(wide variety)
So You Want to Write a Book? from O'Reilly
Suggestions on how to overcome
and dissolve
writer's block.
The St. Martin's Handbook
The
Write Place Catalog from LEO
Writing
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Writing.com
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Clipart
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DHTML Menu Editor (Free) from Coffee Cup Software -
Product
Specifications and Download
HTML
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Reference and many
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Lorem
Ipsum Text Generator from Lorem Ipsum (great for
creating dummy text)
PDF
Maker Software (free) from Cute PDF
Public
Domain (Free) Photo Databases from Wikipedia
Suggest a URL to DMOZ,
Google,
MSN,
Yahoo!
Wayback
Machine from Internet Archive (older cached versions
of websites)
Website
Style Guide (a.k.a. Yale Style Manual) from Lynch
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Website
Usability Basics from Usability.gov
WHOIS (Internet Domain Database) from AllWhois.com
Word
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Bingo
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Hide
and Seek from GeoCaching.com
Rules
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Rules
of Chess from US Chess Federation
Rules
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Sudoku
Puzzles from Websudoku.com
Word
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Free Online Business and Personal
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411.org
Phone Number Lookup
Basecamp
Project Collaboration and Management Tools from Basecamp
BirthdayAlarm
Birthday Reminder Service
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Online
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ThinkFree.com
Online PDF File Converter from PDF Online
Real-Time
Stock Quotes from FreeRealTime.com (no 20 minute
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Tax
Information for Businesses from IRS
ZIP
Code Lookup from the US Post Office
ZOHO
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