Marriott can't buy everything. Here are ways to find what books have ever been published on your subject or by your favorite author or similar authors.

Utah library catalogs
library.utah.gov/kvk/public
Your University of Utah ID is a library card at any college library in the state; many Salt Lake area public libraries honor each others' cards.

Library catalogs worldwide
Worldcat.
Search 15,000 library catalogs at once in Worldcat. If you find something you like, you can fill out an interlibrary loan request while online. The book will be sent to Marriott for you. Access only for University of Utah accounts.

In print, international, and out-of-print books www.library.vanderbilt.edu/law/acqs/verif.html

Library acquisitions departments, who buy books all day, use these AcqWeb links to find Amazon-like sites worldwide and to search rare and second-hand booksellers.

Find me another book just like this   or   What do I read next?

Think of a book you like; these will suggest other books which might appeal to you. Librarians call this "readers' advisory"; booksellers call a similar technique "hand-selling". Some of these sites are interactive, so it's like having a knowledgeable bookperson respond directly to you. Other sites are thematic lists of recommendations. Most feature the type of novels found in public libraries or general bookstores.

Readers' Advisory links www.webrary.org/rs/rslinks.html

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