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READERS ADVISORY TOOLS FOR ADULTS: A FIVE-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY, WITH A FEW EARLIER EXCEPTIONS
Mary K. Chelton
Associate Professor
Graduate School of Library and Information Studies
Queens College
254 Rosenthal
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11367
[email protected]
October, 2002
GENERAL SOURCES
Adult Reading Round Table
(rmkhome.northstarnet.org/rmlib/arrt/index.htm)
*ALA's Guide to Best Reading in 2001. ALA, 2001.
AllReaders. com (www.allreaders.com)
Amazon.com (www.amazon.com)
Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction. Gale Group.
Best Novels of the Nineties: A Reader's Guide by Linda
Parent Lesher. McFarland, 1999.
Book, The Magazine for the Reading Life
(www.bookmagazine.com)
BookBrowser (www.bookbrowser.com/)
BookPage (www.bookpage.com)
Book Reporter (www.bookreporter.com)
Book Spot (www.bookspot.com)
Bookwire (www.bookwire.com/)
Cambridge Guide to Fiction in English by Ian Ousby. New
York: Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Conducting the Reference Interview: A How-To-Do-It Manual by
Ctherine Ross, Kirsti Nilsen, and Patricia Dewdney.
Neal-Schuman, 2002.
Critical Survey of Short Fiction. 7 v. 2nd ed. Charles E.
May, ed. Salem, 2001.
Cyclopedia of Literary Characters II. rev. ed. Salem, 1998.
Encyclopedia of the Novel. Paul Schellinger, ed. 2 vols.
Fitzroy Dearborn, 1998.
“Fiction Catalog. 13th ed. H. W. Wilson, 1996.
Fiction Acquisition/Fiction Management: Education and
Training. Georgine N. Olson, ed. Haworth Press, 1998.
*Fiction_L (www.webrary.org/rs/Flmenu.html)
Fifty Years of Notable Books. Sandy Whiteley, ed. ALA, 1996.
*Genreflecting: A Guide to Reading Interests in Genre
Fiction by Diana Tixier Herald. 5th ed. Libraries
Unlimited, 2000. (www.genrefluent.com)
Guidelines on Subject Access to Individual Works of Fiction,
Drama, Etc. by Subcommittee on the Revision of
Guidelines on Subject Access to Individual Works of
Fiction; Subject Analysis Committee; Cataloging and
Classification Section; Association for Library
Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS). 2nd ed.
ALA, 2000.
*Morton Grove Public Library Webrary Reader Services
(www.webrary.org/rs/rsmenu.html)
National Book Awards 1950-1997. Ingram Book Co.,1998.
New York Public Library Electronic Reader’s Advisor
(www.nypl.org/branch/services/oas/ra.html)
*NoveList:Your Guide to Fiction (novelist.epnet.com)
*Now Read This: A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 1978-1998 by
Nancy Pearl. Libraries Unlimited, 1999.
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One Hundred One-Night Reads by David C. Major and John S.
Major. Ballantine, 2001.
Overbooked (www.overbooked.org)
Publishers Catalogues Home Page (www.lights.com/publisher/)
Readers' Advisors' Companion. Kenneth D. Shearer and Robert
Burgin, eds. Libraries Unlimited, 2001.
Readers’ Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction by Joyce G.
Saricks. ALA, 2001.
*Readers’ Advisory Service in the Public Library by Joyce
Saricks and Nancy Brown. 2nd ed. ALA, 1997.
Reader's Guide to Literature in English, Mark Hawkins-Dady,
ed. Fitzroy Dearborn, 1998.
Readers Read (www.readersread.com)
Readers, Reading, and Librarians. Bill Katz, ed.
(Acqusitions Librarian, Vol. 13, No. 25). Hawaorth
Information Press, 2000.
Reader’s Robot (www.tnrdlib.bc.ca/rr)
Reading List: Contemporary Fiction, A Critical Guide to the
Complete Works of 1110 Authors. David Rubel, ed. Henry
Holt/Owl Books, 1998.
*Responsive Public Library Collection: How to Develop and
Market A Winning Collection. 2nd ed. by Sharon L.
Baker. Libraries Unlimited, 2002.
Salon.com Guide to Contemporary Authors. Laura Miller, ed., with
Adam Begley, Penguin, 2000.
Sequels: An Annotated Guide to Novels in Series by Janet
Husband and Jonathan F. Husband. 3rd ed. ALA, 1997.
Serving Readers. Ted Balcom, ed. Highsmith Press, 1997.
*To Be Continued: An Annotated Guide to Sequels. 2nd ed. by
Merle L. Jacob and Hope Apple. Oryx, 2000.
RA Tools, p. 3
*What's Next? A List of Books in Series. Kent District, Kent
District Library, 775 Ball NE, Grand Rapids, Michigan
59503, 2000. www.kdl.org/booklovers/readers.htm.
Whole Story: 3000 Years of Sequels and Sequences. John
Simkin, ed. Bowker, 2nd ed. 1998.
AUDIOBOOKS
Audio Publishers Association, 627 Aviation Way, Manhattan
Beach, CA 90266 (www.audiopub.org)
AudioFile: The Magazine For People Who Love Audiobooks, 37
Silver St., POB 109, Portland, ME 04112-0209.
(www.audiofilemagazine.com)
AudioBook Reference Guide. AudioFile Publications, 2001.
(www.audiofilemagazine.com)
Words on Cassette: 2000. Bowker, 2000.
AWARDS, PRIZES AND NOTABLE LISTS
Best Books for Young Adults (ALA/YALSA)
(www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/bbya)
Booker Prize (literary fiction) (www.bookerprize.co.uk)
Bram Stoker Awards (horror) (www.horror.org/stokers.htm#winners)
Edgar Awards (mysteries) (www.mysterywriters.org)
Literature Awards (www.literature-awards.com/index.htm)
National Book Awards (www.literature-awards.com)
Nebula Awards (science fiction) (www.sfwa.org/awards/)
Notable Books (ALA/RUSA) (www.ala.org/rusa/notable.html)
Pulitzer Prize (www.bookspring.com/pulitzer.htm)
RITA Awards (romances) (www.rwanational.org/awards.stm)
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Spur Awards (westerns) (www.westernwriters.org/spur_awards.htm)
Tiptree Award (science fiction) (www.tiptree.org/)
World Fantasy Convention Awards (www.worldfantasy.org/awards/)
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUPS and BOOK PROGRAMS
Association of Book Groups and Leaders, PO Box 885, Highland
Park, IL 60035.
*Book Discussions for Adults: A Leader's Guide by Ted
Balcom. ALA, 1992.
Book Group Book: A Thoughtful Guide to Forming and Enjoying
a Stimulating Book Discussion Group by Ellen Slezak.
Chicago Review Press, 1993.
Book Lover’s Guide to Reading Groups. Special advertising
supplement to the New York Times, June 22, 1997.
Circles of Sisterhood: A Book Discussion Group Guide for
Women of Color by Pat Neblett. Writers & Readers,
1996.
Cultural Programs for Adults in Public Libraries: A Survey
Report by Debra Wilcox Johnson. ALA, 1999.
Mother-Daughter Book Club: How Ten Busy Mothers and
Daughters Came Together to Talk, Laugh and Learn
Through Their Love of Reading by Shireen Dodson.
Harper/Collins, 1997.
New York Public Library Guide to Reading Groups by Rollene
Saal. Crown, 1995.
Readers' Choice: 200 Book Club Favorites by Victoria Golden
McMains.
Quill/Harper Collins, 2000.
Reader’s Club (www.readersclub.org)
Reading Group Book by David Laskin and Holly Huges.
Plume/Penguin, 1995.
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Reading Group Choices (www.readinggroupchoices.com)
Reading Group Choices: Selections for Lively Book
Discussions. Paz and Associates, annually since 1996.
Phone: 1 (800) 260-8605.
Reading Group Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Start
Your Own Book Club by Rachel W. Jacobsohn. rev. ed.
Hyperion, 1998.
Talking About Books: A Step-by-Step Guide for Participating
in a Book Discussion by Marcia Fineman. Talking About
Books, PO Box 10202, Rockville, MD 20849, 1998.
What to Read: The Essential Guide for Reading Group Members
and Other Book Lovers by Mickey Pearlman. Revised and
updated. Harper/Collins, 1999.
BOOKS ON FILM
Complete Guide to Literary Sources on Film. Alan Goble, ed.
Bowker, 1999.
Encyclopedia of Novels into Film by John C. Tibbets. 1998.
GAY AND LESBIAN
Gay and Lesbian Literary Heritage: A Reader's Companion to the
Writers and Their Works from Antiquity to the Present.
Claude J. Summers, Ed. Holt, 1995.
HISTORICAL FICTION
American Historical Fiction: An Annotated Guide to Novels
for Adults and Young Adults by Lynda G. Adamson. Oryx,
1998.
Ancient Greece in Fiction
(www.sun.rhnc.ac.uk/Classics/NJL/novels.html)
Arthurian Fiction: An Annotated Bibliography by Cindy
Mediavilla. Scarecrow Press, 1999.
Fictional Rome (www.stockton.edu/~roman/fiction/index.htm)
RA Tools, p. 6
Historical Novel Society. www.historicalnovelsociety.com
Medieval Knight-Read Me A Book! by Adrienne Wigdortz
Anderson. Scarecrow, 1998.
Soon's Historical Fiction Site
(uts.cc.utexas.edu/~soon/histfiction)
What Historical Novel Do I Read Next? by Daniel S. Burt. 2
vols. Gale, 1997.
World Historical Fiction: An Annotated Guide to Novels for
Adults and Young Adults by Lynda G. Adamson. Oryx,
1998.
Writers of Historical Fiction
(uts.cc.utexas.edu/~soon/histfiction/list/listmain.htm
l)
HORROR
Dark Echo (www.darkecho.com/darkecho/index.html)
Dark Side of the Net (www.darklinks.com)
Gothic Horror: A Reader's Guide from Poe to King and Beyond.
Clive Bloom, ed. St. Martin's, 1998.
*Hooked on Horror: A Guide to Reading Interests in Horror
Fiction by Anthony J. Fonesca and June Michele
Pulliam. Libraries Unlimited, 1999.
Horror Writers of America/Horror Writers Association, PO Box
50577, Palo Alto, CA 94303. (www.horror.org) Bram
Stoker Awards, June.
Horror World by Andy Fairclough. (www.horrorworld.cjb.net)
Literary Gothic. (www.litgothic.com)
St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers. Gale,
1998.
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Vampire Readings: An Annotated Bibliography by Patricia
Altner. Scarecrow, 1998.
INSPIRATIONAL
Christian Booksellers Association (www.cbaonline.org)
Company of the Creative: A Christian Reader’s Guide to Great
Literature and its Themes by David L. Larsen. Kregel,
1999.
Contemporary Chirstian Authors: Lives and Works by Janice A.
DeLong and Rachel E. Schwedt. Scarecrow, 2000.
Evangelical Christian Publiahers Association, 1969 East
Broadway Road, Suite 2, Tempe, AZ 85282 (www.ecpa.org)
Left Behind Series (www.leftbehind.com)
Tracy's Book Nook (www.tracysbooknook.com)
What Inspirational Literature Do I Read Next? By Pamela
Willwerth Aue. Gale, 2000.
MULTICULTURAL
Best Literature By and About Blacks. Gale Group, 2000.
Contemporary African American Novelists: A BioBibliographical Critical Sourcebook. Emmanuel S.
Nelson, ed. Greenwood, 1999.
Jewish-American Literature Since 1945: An Introduction.
Stephen Wade, ed. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999.
Multicultural Detective Fiction: Murder from the "Other"
Side. Adrienne Johnson Gosselin, ed. Garland, 1998.
What Do I Read Next?: Multicultural Literature. Gale, 1997.
MYSTERIES, CRIME, SUSPENSE, SPIES, THRILLERS
RA Tools, p. 8
Academe in Mystery and Detective Fiction: An Annotated
Bibliography by John E. Kramer. Scarecrow, 2000.
African American Mystery Page. www.aamystery.com/
American Mystery and Detective Novels: A Reference Guide by
Larry Landrum. Greenwood, 1999.
By a Woman's Hand: A guide to Mystery Fiction Written by
Women by Jean Swanson and Dean James. 2nd. ed.
Berkley, 1996.
ClueLass Home Page: A Mystery Lover's Notebook
(www.cluelass.com/)
Crimes of the Scene: A Mystery Novel Guide for the
International Traveler by Nina Kins with Robin W@. St.
Martin's, 1997.
Deadly Directory 2000. Ed. By Kate Deire. Deadly Serious
Press, (868 Arlington Ave., Berkeley, CA 94707-1938),
2000.
Deadly Pleasures. George Easter, 1718 S. Ridge Point Drive,
Bountiful, UT 84010.
Detecting Men: A Readers Guide and Checklist of Mystery
Series Written by Men by Wilmetta L. Heising. Purple
Moon Press, 3319 Greenfield Road, Suite 317,
Dearborn, MI 48120-1212,1998.
Detecting Women: A Readers Guide and Checklist of Mystery
Series Written by Women by Wilmetta L. Heising. 3rd ed.
Purple Moon Press,1999.
Detecting Women: A Readers Guide and Checklist of Mystery
Series Written by Men by Wilmetta L. Heising. Purple
Moon Press, 1996.
Detective and Mystery Fiction: An International Bibliography
of Secondary Sources. 2nd ed. Revised and expanded by
Walter Albert. Locus Press, (PO Box 13305, Oakland, CA
94661). CD-ROM, 2000.
Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery by Bruce F. Murphy. St.
Martin’s Press, 1999.
RA Tools, p. 9
Killer Books: A Readers Guide to Exploring the Popular World
of Mystery and Suspense bv Jean Swanson and Dean
James. Berkeley Prime, 1998.
MacGuffin Guide to Detective Fiction (www.macguffin.net)
Make Mine a Mystery by Gary Niebuhr. Libraries Unlimited, in
press.
Mostly Murder: Your Guide to Reading Mysteries. Mostly Book
Reviews, PO Box 191207, Dallas, TX 75219.
Mystery and Suspense Writers: The Literature of Crime,
Detection, and Espionage. Robin W. Winks and Maureen
Corrigan, eds. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
Mystery Buff at Home. Mystery Buff, 304 Lover's Lane,
Townsend, TN 37882.
Mystery Guide. (www.mysteryguide.com)
MysteryNet (www.mysterynet.com)
Mystery Reader. (www.themysteryreader.com/)
Mystery Readers' Advisory: The Librarian's Guide to Murder
and Mayhem by John Charles, Joanna Morrison and
Candace Clark. ALA, 2002.
Mystery Readers Journal. Mystery Readers International, PO
Box 8116, Berkeley, CA 94707.
Mystery Writers of America, 17 E. 47th St., 6th Floor, New
York, NY 10017.(www.mysterywriters.org) Edgar Awards,
April.
100 Masters of Mystery and Detective Fiction by Fiona
Kelleghan. 2 vols. Salem, 2001.
Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing. Rosemary
Herbert, ed. Oxford, 1999.
Reader's Guide to the Police Procedural by Jo Ann Vicarel.
G. K. Hall, 1995.
RA Tools, p. 10
Reader's Guide to the Spy and Thriller Novel by NancyStephanie Stone, G. K. Hall, 1997.
Reader's Guide to the Suspense Novel by Mary Johnson Jarvis,
G. K.Hall, 1997.
Reference Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction: A
Comprehensive Guide by Richard Bleiler. Libraries
Unlimited, 1999.
St. James Guide to Crime and Murder. 4th ed. St. James,
1996.
St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers. 4th ed., Gale,
1997.
Silk Stalkings: More Women Write of Murder by Victoria
Nichols and Susan Thompson. Scarecrow, 2000.
Sisters in Crime, (www.sistersincrime.org) PO Box 44224,
Lawrence, KS 66044-8933.
Sleuths, Sidekicks and Stooges: An Annotated Bibliography of
Detectives, Their Assistants, and Their Rivals in
Crime, Mystery and Adventure Fiction, 1795-1995 by
Joseph Green and Jim Finch. Ashgate, Old Post Road,
Brookfield, VT 05036-9704,1997.
Spooks, Spies, and Private Eyes: Black Mystery, Crime and
Suspense Fiction of the 20th Century by Paula Woods.
Doubleday, 1996.
Spy Fiction: A Connoisseur's Guide by Donald McCormick and
Katy Fletcher. Facts on File, 1995.
Stop, You're Killing Me! A Site to Die for ... If you Love
Mystery Books (www.stopyourekillingme.com/default.htm)
What Mystery Do I Read Next? A Reader's Guide to Recent
Mystery Fiction. Gale, 1997.
ROMANCE
Affaire de Coeur. (www.affairedecoeur.com)
RA Tools, p. 11
Alternative Reality Romance Guide: A Reader's and
Collector's Resource for the Paranormal Sub-Genres by
Lisa Clevenger, Jeanne Macho & Shannon McCravy. Blue
Diamond Publications, (2429 Obetz Drive, Beavercreek,
OH 45434-6931),1998.
Enchanted Journeys Beyond the Imagination: An Annotated
Bibliography of Fantasy, Futuristic, Supernatural and
Time Travel Romances by Susan W. Bontly and Carol J.
Sheridan. 3 vols. Blue Diamond Publications
(www.bluediamondpub.com)
Essence of Romance Online Database.
www.centralbooksource.com
Paranormal Romance. (www.writerspace.com/ParanormalRomance/)
Paranormal Romance Resources.
(www.geocities.com/paranormalbooks/)
Romance Fiction: A Handbook for Readers. Writers and
Librarians by Kristin Ramsdell. Libraries Unlimited,
1999.
Romance Reader (theromancereader.com)
Romance Readers' Advisory: A Librarian's Guide to Love in
the Stacks by Ann Bouricious. ALA, 2000.
Romance Readers Anonymous (www.toad.net/~dolma/)
Romance Writers of America, 113700 Veteran' s Memorial,
Suite 315, Houston, TX 77004. (www.rwanational.com)
RITA Awards, summer.
Romancing the Web (www.romanceweb.com)
Romantic Hearts: A Personal Reference for Romance Readers by
Peggy Jaegly. 3rd ed. Scarecrow, 1997.
Romantic Times. 55 Bergen St., Brooklyn, NY 11201.
What Romance Do I Read Next? by Kristin Ramsdell. Gale,
1997.
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SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY
Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction. Neil
Barron, ed. Bowker, 1995.
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction by John Chute and Peter
Nicholls. St. Martin's, 1993.
Fantastic Fiction (www.fantaticfiction.com.uk)
Fantasy and Horror: A Critical and Historical Guide to
Literature, Illustration, Film, TV, Radio, and the
Internet. Neil Barron ed. Scarecrow Press, 1999.
First Contact: A Reader's Selection of Science Fiction and
Fantasy by Bonnie Kunzel and Suzanne Manczuk.
Scarecrow, 2001.
Fluent in Fantasy: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana
Tixier Herald. Libraries Unlimited, 1999.
Hugo Awards (www.worldcon/hugos.html
Internet Speculative Fiction Database
(www.sfsite.com/isfdb/index.html)
Locus:The Newspaper of the Science Fiction Field. Locus
Publications, P O Box 13305, Oakland, CA 94661
(www.locusmag.com)
Locus Index to Science Fiction (1984-1999) by Charles N.
Brown and William G. Contento. Locus Press, (PO Box
13305, Oakland, CA 94661). CD-ROM, 2000.
Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature. 4
vols. Salem, 1996.
Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Database
(library.tamu.edu/cushing/sffrd/)
Science Fiction and Fantasy Listserv ([email protected])
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, 532
LaGuardia Place, #632, New York, NY 10012-1428.
(www.sfwa.org) Nebula Awards, May.
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SFF Net (www.sff.net)
SF-Lovers Archive (sflovers.rutgers.edu)
Science Fiction Writers by Richard Bleiler. 2nd ed. Charles
Scribner's Sons, 1998.
St. James Guide to Fantasy Writers. 2nd. Ed. Gale, 2002.
What Fantastic Fiction Do I Read Next? Gale, 1998.
SHORT STORIES
Reader’s Companion to the Short Story in English by Erin C.
Fallon and others. Greenwood Press, 2000.
Reference Guide to Short Fiction. Thomas Riggs, ed. St.
James, 1998.
Short Story Readers’ Advisory: A Guide to the Best by Brad
Hooper. ALA, 2000.
WESTERNS
American Western Magazine (www.readthewest.com/)
Roundup Magazine. WWA Roundup Magazine, James Crutchfield,
Dept. BB, 1012 Fair St., Franklin, TN 37064-2718.
Western Series and Sequels by Bernard A. Drew. 2nd ed.
Garland, 1993.
Western Writers of America, 1012 Fair St., Franklin, TN
37064. (www.westernwriters.org) Spur Awards, June.
What Western Do I Read Next? Gale, 1998.
OTHER SPECIALTY
Arthurian Fiction: An Annotated Bibliography by Cindy
Mediavilla. Scarecrow Press, 1999.
RA Tools, p. 14
Best Self-Help and Self-Awareness Books: A Topic-by-Topic
Guide to Quality Information by Stephen Fried and Ann
Schultis, ALA, 1995.
Bibliotherapy: The Girl's Guide to Books for Every Phase of
our Lives by Nancy K. Peske and Beverly West. Dell,
2001.
Contemporary Southern Male Fiction Writers by Rosemary M.
Canfield Reisman & Suzanne Booker-Canfield. (Magill
Bibliographies). Sacrecrow, 1998.
Contemporary Southern Writers. Ed. by Roger Matuz. St.
James, 1998.
Court Verdicts: A Guide to Courtroom Fiction by Jon L.
Breen. Scarecrow, 1999.
Dime Novel Companion: A Source Book by J. Randolph Cox.
Greenwood, 2000.
Earthworks: Recommended Fiction and Nonfiction about Nature
and the Environment for Adults and Young Adults by Jim
Dwyer. Neal Schuman, 1996.
Encyclopedia of American War Literature by Philip K. Jason
and Mark A. Graves. Greenwood Press. 2000.
Encycolpedia of the Lilterature of Travel and Exploration by
Jennifer Speake. 2 vols. Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001.
Guide to Civil War Books: An Annotated Selection of Modern
Works on the War Between the States by Domenica M.
Barbuto and Martha Kreisel. ALA, 1995.
Immigrant Experience in American Fiction: An Annotated
Bibliography by Roberta Simone. Scarecrow, 1995.
Librarians in Fiction: A Critical Bibliography by Grant
Bums. McFarland, 1998.
Reader's Guide to the Novels of Louise Erdrich by Peter G.
Beidler and Gay Barton. University of Missouri Press,
1999.
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True Crime Narratives: An Annotated Bibliography by Ben
Harrison. Scarecrow, 1997.
Writers Write Books (www.writerswrite.com/books/)
OTHER INTERNET RESOURCES
Specific Internet Listservs for Genre Fiction
Descriptions and addresses can be found in the
Directory of Scholarly and Professional E-Conferences
(www.kovacs.com/directory.html)
DOROTHYL (mysteries)
HORROR (horror)
RRA-L (romance)
SFLOVERS (science fiction)
A good general description of how email discussion groups
and lists work may be found at (www.impulseresearch.com/list.html).
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