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#A-ZReadingChallenge - B is for Bibliographies and Biographies

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Bibliographies aren't just for University assignments you know.  They are actually quite useful constructs.  Do you check the Bibliography at the back of any reference or non-fiction or fact books you read?  It's probably not a bad idea...you might find even more interesting books to consult. I have a couple of Bibliographies in my collection.  I could do with a few more. But I have run out of Bookcases!!! How do we find bibliographies?  Well - you could try just punching in "bibliography" into the search box of the QFHS catalogue or your local public library catalogue...maybe choose Subject: Bibliography and see how you go with a bigger collection. In the QFHS catalogue that search produced 123 results. In the MBR catalogue it produced 79 results but of course not many of them were about genealogy/family history and in the Brisbane City Council catalogue it produced 170 results - again not all of them about genealogy. I have compiled a list from thes...