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Note: Often a chapter or two, rather than the entire book, are all that you may need.
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The ESL collection of books is located near the other special collections (diversity, plays, and children's literature) of the HCC Library.
The Library owns a number of "Very Short Introduction" books that can give you the background about a topic, such as American Politics or Nutrition or Sophocles. View a list of available "Very Short Introduction" books:
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Google's effort to make it easier to find information -- in this case, the information found in print books. By partnering with libraries to digitize books from their collections, they aim to build a searchable catalog of the world's books online. - Google Books
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