FAQ lists for bookworms

1. rec.arts.books Frequently Asked Questions list: a list of common questions about books- -see the example. (To receive a copy, send e-mail to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with a subject line of send usenet/news.answers/books/faq.)
2. Holmes Booklist: a list of books about or featuring Sherlock Holmes (Mail mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with send usenet/news.answers/books/holmes/list in the body of the message.)
3. Arthurian Booklist: about books related to the story of King Arthur and Camelot, including novels, poems and research. (Mail mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with send usenet/news.answers/books/arthurian in the body of the message.)
4. Robin Hood Booklist: a listing of books about or featuring Robin Hood. (Mail mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with send usenet/news.answers/books/robin-hood in the body of the message.)
5. Basement Full of Books: a lengthy list of books available directly from their authors. (Mail mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with send usenet/news.answers/books/basement-full-of-books in the body of the message.)
6. Books by Mail: a listing of stores that sell books via mail and ship worldwide. (Mail mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with send usenet/news.answers/books/stores/ship-by-mail in the message body.)
7. Book Catalogues and Book Clubs List: A listing and FAQ about book catalogs. (Mail mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with send usenet/news.answers/books/catalogues in the body of the message.)
8. Bookstores in Northern North American Cities list: Mail mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with send usenet/news.answers/books/stores/north-american/northern in the message body.
9. Bookstores in Eastern North American Cities list: Mail mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with send usenet/news.answers/books/stores/north-american/eastern in the message body.
10. Bookstores in Western North American Cities list: Mail mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with send usenet/news.answers/books/stores/north-american/western in the message body.

 from the rec.arts.books FAQ list
What is the answer to the Lewis Carroll riddle, "Why is a raven like a writing desk?"

According to Martin Gardner, Carroll had no answer in mind when he first wrote this.
However, Carroll did give a solution himself, in an 1896 edition of "Alice": "Because
it can produce very few notes, tho they are very flat; and it is nevar [sic] put with
the wrong end in front."  Gardner has recently added another:  "Because there is a 'b'
in 'both.'"

Copyright © 1994, 1995, 2004 by Kevin Savetz. The information in this book was collected in 1994-1995 and has not been updated since.