The Book Prize Index

Experiment / Library shelf

The Library of Congress Shelf

Begin with a book, then sample the prize-recognized books cataloged beside it. This is a simulated shelf ordered by edition-level Library of Congress call numbers; actual holdings and local shelving may differ.

On the shelf
1,679
Catalog coverage
23.8%
Classes represented
20

A · General Works1 / 1,679

Pulphead: Essays by John Jeremiah Sullivan, call number AC8 .S78135 2011, book 1 of 1679

AC · Library of Congress call number

Pulphead: Essays

John Jeremiah Sullivan · 2011

Call number
AC8 .S78135 2011
Project subject
Society & Culture
Placement
Exact-edition evidence
Open book record

Call numbers are edition-dependent catalog evidence, not project-generated classifications. Partial, conflicting, and low-confidence records are excluded. Library of Congress Classification is one historically situated way of arranging knowledge, not a neutral or exhaustive taxonomy.

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