How many fiction and nonfiction books are there in the US?

What is non-fiction?

Nonfiction is writing that is fact-based. Some examples of nonfiction include textbooks, newspapers, advertisements, "how-to" books, cookbooks, history books, reference books, and this website. It also includes reviews and critiques. Nonfiction contains historical and biographical facts, or current events.

What books are factual?

A non-fiction book is a book of facts. A Biography is about the true events of someone's life. It is Historical fiction if it's based off of events that happened in the past, but the specific characters and events described in the book didn't take place.

What is a book good for?

Everything. It allows to be be exposed to new vocabulary. If it is a nonfiction book, it provides you with facts. Fiction stories often contain some facts, but with with some made-up ideas spun with it. Books let your imagination expand and strengthen. Sometimes they inspire you or implement an idea in your head. Fiction stories are always a treat to read, they let you explore foreign lands, times, thoughts and people. Whether it is fiction or nonfiction, books are made to inform you about something. Nonfiction tells you about reality and what happened or what IS happening; they tell you facts and statements that are true. Fiction books are about an authors idea, its made from their imaginations. Fiction stories state the author's opinions, thoughts and a created world. Summarily, books are made for us to read them and understand facts or opinions.

What does a library provide us with?

Books - generally both fiction and non-fiction.

What is the antonym for non-fiction?

Ah, the antonym for non-fiction is fiction, my friend. Non-fiction tells us about real people, places, and events, while fiction takes us on imaginative journeys to different worlds and possibilities. Both types of writing have their own beauty and purpose in the vast landscape of storytelling.

What are the different literary genres?

A genre is a group or collection of books with a similar theme or style. Following are descriptions of various genres. Picture Books are stories written around one or two themes with the illustrations being an integral part of the book. You will find these under "E" for Easy Fiction in our library.Easy To Read books are fiction stories that are written at a level for beginning readers. Easy-to-read books have a call number of "EASY" in our library.Fantasy books are a type of fiction that contain elements such as characters or settings that could not exist in life as we know it today. Examples include characters such as dragons or animals with human characteristics. Settings might be magical or other-world. Fantasy Books are marked with a "Fantasy" sticker on the spine label and are given a call number of "F" (for fiction) and located within the Fiction section.Historical fiction books are those that give a historically accurate portrayal of life during a particular time in history. They have a strong sense of place and time. This type of book has a call number of "F" and is located alphabetically by author's name within the fiction section.Mystery books are stories that involve a suspenseful event (often a crime of some type). The reader uses clues from the story and gradually discovers who has committed the crime to solve the mystery by the end of the story. All mysteries in our library are marked with a "Mystery" sticker and have a call number of "F" and are located alphabetically by author's name within the fiction section.Realistic fiction books are those set in present-day. Characters encounter modern day difficulties and dilemmas. Realistic fiction includes mysteries, adventure stories, humorous stories, and much more. This type of book has a call number of "F" and is located alphabetically by author's name within the fiction section.Nonfiction books are informational books written by credible authors. Nonfiction books explain how things work, tell facts about many different topics, and show us how to do various things. Nonfiction books are located in a separate area of our library and use call numbers from the Dewey Decimal System.Folktales are stories that have been passed down to us over the years by real people. There are many types of folktales, including fables, tall tales, myths, and Fairy Tales. This type of book usually has a call number of 398.2 and can be found in the nonfiction area of our library. Fables are brief stories that teach a lesson or moral. The characters are usually animals, but they are given human characteristics. An example of a fable is "The Fox and the Grapes." Tall Tales are folktales that have a key element of exaggeration, such as Paul Bunyan. Fairy Tales usually have magical elements with characters that could be fairies, giants, or elves. Many times magical deeds are performed. Cinderella is an example of a fairy tale. Myths are stories that serve to explain some phenomenon of nature. Many incorporate gods and goddesses within the story. The story of King Midas is a myth.Poetry books are those that include verses or poems. Poems may be humorous, serious, lyrical, or narrative (tells a story). Many poems have a rhythm and meter. Poems create imagery. Poetry books use a call number of "811" (those by American authors) or "821" (those by English authors) and are located within the nonfiction area of the library.Biographies are histories of a person's life or parts of his/her life. A biography that is written by a person about his/her own life is called an autobiography. These are located in the nonfiction area, and have a call number of "921" in our library. Sometimes biographies of several people are grouped together within one book. These are called collective biographies and are given the call number "920" in our library.

Was Shelby Foote a union or confederate?

Shelby Foote was neither Confederate or Union. He was a Twentieth Century author and historian from Mississippi who wrote both fiction and nonfiction about Southern life and the US Civil War.

Why doesn't Bradbury author of Fahrenheit 451 just write about his ideas?

Ray Bradbury does write about his ideas, and the reason that he writes about them in fiction rather than non-fiction is because that is part of the point of his ideas. That fiction has value. That books open us up to the ideas and imaginations of others, and help us to live farther and more imaginatively than we could alone. Books help us to have shared memories and a sense of culture and community. He imagines in fiction what the world would be like if we didn't value books, because he wants to show us what it might be like. He wants us to see how valuable our freedom and our literature are. Fiction has a unique ability to take truth and blow it up to larger than life size so we can often see it more clearly. And Bradbury uses that ability and shows us a really scary world: what happens to people when they lose books.

How many sci-fi movies are there in the US?

There are a lot of science-fiction movies in the US.

What type of books does Barack Obama read?

He seems to have varied tastes in books, depending on his mood. He reads some current events books, but he also seems to enjoy historical fiction, black history, and US history.

What has the author Jessica Page Morrell written?

Jessica Page Morrell has written: 'Thanks, but this isn't for us' -- subject(s): OverDrive, Language Arts, Nonfiction, Reference 'Between the lines' -- subject(s): Authorship, Fiction

What type of books was Isaac asimov famous for?

Science fiction, particularly the Robot Novels, which gave us the Laws of Robotics. And it's Isaac.