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http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm
Over 10,000 books, including scriptures of all world religions, texts on mythology and philosophy, the complete Shakespeare, and much more. Free.

http://www.wordsmith.org
A daily word; weekly e-discussion. Free; just sign up.

http://www.voicesofcivilrights.org
Do you have a story from your days as a civil rights activist, or a story handed down by your parents or grandparents? Or maybe even your story, or the story of older friends or relatives of early opposition to civil rights then an experience of reconciliation? A joint effort of AARP and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, this website invites you to "raise your voice for generations to come."

http://www.pgdp.net
Become a volunteer proofreader for Project Gutenberg, putting thousands of copyright free books on the Internet. There is no obligation to fulfill, you simply ask for a page or two when you have spare time or are willing to find time for a quick proofreading job. And perhaps you might consider input of a book contribution.

http://www.apastyle.org
The official website for the famous American Psychological Association Manual of Style, the most well-known member of the Style Manual Big Three. For students, editors, academic writers, see a list of their publications (they've expanded beyond the manual itself) and sign up for e-mail notification of changes and additions before the new edition comes out. Other than details of changes between the current and previous edition and updates to the current edition, there are no formatting details. Nonetheless, I prefer this website to others purporting to define APA format. After all, the first rule of academic research is DO NOT USE SECONDARY SOURCES (OR TERTIARY OR . . .)!!!! Winifred Cutler, Ph.D., in her popular Hysterectomy: Before and After (1988) checked all sources cited in the 4,000 articles she reviewed in writing her book. She found a serious error in reporting ovarian cancer statistics that arose from the fact that all articles on the subject published since some time in the 1950s had used the same secondary source, which itself had garbled statistics from the original research. If you choose to use secondary sources, make certain the quotation or sentiment is acceptable at no more influential level than your personal opinion.

http://www.mla.org
The official website for another member of the Style Manual Big Three, the Modern Language Association, that publishes manuals for student papers and scholarly publishing. The website primarily promotes the publications, with no actual formatting information, with one exception. The FAQs page offers quick answers to 12 most frequently asked questions.

http://www.press.uchicago.edu
The official website for the third, and perhaps most important, member of the Style Manual Big Three, The University of Chicago Press. What makes Chicago so important is that the other two will refer you to Chicago in the event you don't find your answers within their pages. Chicago is not one format, but general rules for a number of possible publishing formats. The website includes an entertaining and informative question-and-answer section that changes regularly, a listing of other books for writers and editors published by the Press, and the opportunity to sign up for a free search engine for the 15th edition of the manual and e-mail notification of changes and additions between editions.

http://www.rhetoric.umn.edu/Student/Graduate/~mstewart/citations/ A comparison of Chicago, APA, and MLA styles. website.

http://www.writersdigest.com
The official website of Writer's Digest, America's most popular magazine for writers. There is a lot of information on this website, as well as resource lists.

http://www.writefromhome.com/authorwritersites.htm
This website probably has links to all the resources that I have discovered and more.

http://www.well.com/user/mmcadams/reference.html
A great list of reference books for copy editors and writers by journalism professor (and former copy editor) Melinda J. McAdams.

http://www.bartleby.com The complete text of some great reference works, including the first edition of Fowler's Modern English Usage, which is not so much a practical reference work as it is a hoot to read.

http://www.blib.utexas.edu/maps Maps, maps, and more maps from the university's extensive collection and from other sites, including the CIA site, which is a great source for political, economic, and social information on any country in the world.

http://www.wisdomquotes.com/ Thousands of thoughts uttered by the great, the wise, and the famous and gathered by site owner Jone Johnson Lewis, who warns, "I try to be selective in picking quotes, including only those quotes that I find challenging or inspiring or interesting -- in other words, reflecting my own tastes and philosophy."

http://www.knowledgenews.net
Great little bits of background information and history on topics in the news. Free 30-day trial. $10 per year or $35 lifetime membership. Worth every penny!

http://www.bookcrossing.com
A magnificent way to share books with the world.

http://librarything.com
A great way to index your library without buying software.

http://www.cmmayo.com
The website of writer C. M. Mayo. Check out her Workshop page of 5-minute writing exercises—365 of them.