Timbuktu Library

On the shelves

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  Charles DickensA Christmas CarolA miserly moneylender is visited by four ghosts who help him see how to honor Christmas in his heart all year …
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  E. M. ForsterA Room With a ViewA young English woman falls in love while on tour in Italy.
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  Charles DickensA Tale of Two CitiesA family is reunited, added to, and then threatened to be torn apart by events arising from the French Revolut…
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  VoltaireCandideA witty satire that tells of the young Candide’s attempts to stay optimistic through a series of incredible ha…
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  PlatoDialoguesA collection of Plato’s dialogues.
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  Jonathan SwiftGulliver’s TravelsAn Englishman travels to fictional islands where he meets tiny people, giants, magicians and talking horses.
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  Marcel ProustIn Search of Lost TimeThe first-person account of a man’s introspections on his life and examination of memory.
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  J. M. BarriePeter and WendyA mischievous and cocky young boy, Peter Pan, takes Wendy and her brothers on adventures on a fantasy island c…
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  Arthur Conan DoyleThe Adventures of Sherlock HolmesThe world’s first consulting detective investigates a variety of intriguing cases in the first Holmes short st…
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  Mark TwainThe Adventures of Tom SawyerA young boy growing up in Missouri gets into all sorts of trouble and, with his friend, stumbles on a treasure…
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  Sun TzuThe Art of WarAn ancient Chinese classic discussing the art of war.
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  Benjamin FranklinThe Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin writes about his youth, adventures, and achievements.
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  Karl MarxThe Communist ManifestoKarl Marx and Friedrich Engels’ classic analysis of modern industrial society and call for Working Class revol…
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  Alexandre DumasThe Count of Monte CristoA man seeks revenge for having been falsely imprisoned years earlier.
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  F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Great GatsbyThe decadent and mysterious Jay Gatsby pursues the American Dream in Jazz Age New York.
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  Arthur Conan DoyleThe Hound of the BaskervillesA famous detective investigates a mysterious and apparently supernatural threat to the heir of a wealthy Dartm…
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  HomerThe OdysseyAn epic poem following a Greek hero trying to return home after the Trojan war.
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  Mahatma GandhiThe Story of My Experiments with TruthGandhi relates his life experiences from his birth in Gujarat in 1869 through the Indian National Congress of …
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  H. G. WellsThe Time MachineA mysterious inventor travels to a land far off in time.
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  H. G. WellsThe War of the WorldsThe first-person narrative of the Martian invasion of 19th-century Earth.
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  Adam SmithThe Wealth of NationsAdam Smith lays the foundation of classical economics.
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  L. Frank BaumThe Wonderful Wizard of OzThe adventures of a young farm girl named Dorothy in the magical Land of Oz, after she and her pet dog Toto ar…
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  John LockeTwo Treatises of GovernmentLocke critiques the concepts of absolute monarchy and divine right, arguing instead for a government founded o…
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  A. A. MilneWinnie-the-PoohA father tells stories to his son about the son’s stuffed animals come to life.

Questions people ask

Can I read books for free in the Grid?

Yes. Borrow any book at the Timbuktu Library’s lending desk for 14 days, up to 3 at a time, and read it in your phone’s Books app — every book is free. The Book Shop next door lets you take one to keep.

Which books are there?

24 books, among them A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, A Room With a View by E. M. Forster, A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, Candide by Voltaire, Dialogues by Plato, Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift.

Where is the library?

On the Boulevard, west of the Galleria, next to Rewind Video. Walk in and any wayfinding kiosk shows the way.

More in the Grid

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  City ParkDowntown’s green square, between Park Row and the Night Market.
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  The WheelThe observation wheel on its own pier, with private cabins you can book.
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  The beachSand, palms and a boardwalk along the bay.
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  Water bus and water taxisA walk-on water bus and on-call water taxis between the beach and the city.
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  Kayaks and paddleboardsHire a kayak or a paddleboard and paddle the marina.
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  Rewind VideoAn old-school video store: real films on the racks, trailers, rentals for your TV.