Books · Reference

Books: genres, writing styles and adaptations

Book genres and forms, with the subjects, audiences and film adaptations that connect them.

Books

Genres

Popular fiction

Literary and classic fiction

Mystery

Science fiction and fantasy

Biography and memoir

History

Science and learning

Poetry and drama

Children and young adults

Data model

What each entry records

GenreFormSubjectTonePeriodLanguageAudienceAdaptation

Relations to other domains:

Book ↔ subjectBook ↔ audienceBook ↔ periodBook ↔ film adaptation
Reference sample

Sample reading topics

A demonstration of the reference structure — not anyone's personal list.

The art of feng shui

Harmony of space and design

Yin and yang

Balance in nature and life

Chinese philosophy

Confucius and Laozi

Itten's colour theory

Johannes Itten on colour and visual harmony

Perspective

Drawing space in art and architecture

Applied mathematics

Maths in design, engineering and daily life

Quantum physics

The basics for non-specialists

Cloud computing

Infrastructure and the future of computing