Almanac
This is an annual calendar of dates and reverse it originally contained astronomical facts ant figures but now includes useful statistics and other information Almanac sometimes spelled almanack.
Anthology .A collection of writing by one author or en a theme such as an anthology of animal poems.
Atlas A book of maps
Autobiography An account of a person's life written by himself or herself Sometimes a "ghost writer may help someone write an autobiography
Bibliography A list of books or sources on particular subject.
Blography A book about someone's life written by another person
Chronology A dictionary of dated events
Dictionary An alphabetical list of words and their meaning: There are also dictionaries an a single subject, for example Dictionary of Art
Dictionary of quotations A listing of interesting remarks or extracts from the writings of famous people.
Directory An alphabetical list of names and addresses of people or organizations
Encyclopedia A book of articles on many subjects, arranged alphabetically Encyclopedias Are often published in many volumes or, today, on CD-ROM or on the Internet
Gazetteer A book that lists and describes places (countries, cities, etc).
A list of words and phrases used in particular subject en for instance A Glossary af Computer Tetn
Language dictionary A dictionary that gves
translations of words and phrases to and from other language for example a French English/English French Dictionary.
Monograph
A book on a specialized subject such as the work of a particular artist.
Novel A work of fiction, usually Ivolving imaginary people. A historical novel may be About real historical character
Novella A short work of fiction
Phrasebook A book for travelling, with
translations of words and phrases into and from a foreign language.
Pop-up book A book, usually for children, made so that pictures stand up or move when the pages are opened
Thesaurus A book organized to show words with similar meanings
Travel guide
A book of information about a particular country or area.
Who's who or
biographical dictionary Alphabetical summaries of the lives of famous people living or dead, sometimes by their subjects (such as a Dictionary of Scientists)
Yearbook
An annual reference book with information about the events of the previous year. Yearbooks containing statistical
information about a country are often called Abstracts