Book Finder
Browse by category, subject, length, or reading time. Tell us your preferences and see which books match your interests.
Do more with this book catalog
This library gathers 94 public-domain books that explore law, history, and society from many angles. The collection is arranged into four categories, from adventure fiction to science fiction utopias, and includes legal texts, political speeches, and historical analyses. Use the tools below to find, compare, and plan your reading.
Each book in the catalog comes with practical details: word count, estimated reading time, text sections, and subject headings. Whether you are a student, a researcher, or a curious reader, these tools help you choose what to read next and understand what you are getting into.
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books with reading-time data
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Ways the catalog data becomes useful
Compare Books
See side-by-side details for up to three books. Compare word counts, reading times, text sections, and more to make an informed choice.
Reading Planner
Estimate how long a book will take to read based on its word count and your own pace. Plan your reading sessions and track your progress.
Choosing, Comparing, and Tracking: How the Library Tools Fit Together
At BUDXI, the public domain law library holds 94 works that range from a 4,557-word pamphlet to a 276,146-word historical survey. With that much variation, the right reading plan depends on what you want from a text. The library's three tools—Book Finder, Compare Books, and Reading Tracker—address different parts of that decision, and using them in sequence can turn a vague interest into a manageable reading project.
None of the tools rate literary quality or tell you which book is best. Instead, they surface measurable differences: how long a text is, how it is structured, and how much time a daily reading goal might require. For example, "Resist not evil — Key Ideas to Explore" (id 304) runs about 31,000 words, while other works in the catalog exceed 100,000 words. Knowing that range helps you decide whether you want a short argument or a longer historical treatment.
When to Start with Book Finder
Book Finder is the entry point. It lets you filter by category, length, estimated reading time, chapter rhythm, sentence flow, subjects, and popularity. If you know you want a quick read on legal history, you can select 'quick' for time and 'Law -- England -- History' as a subject. The tool will return a list of candidates without penalizing books that don't match a particular preference.
The Finder is especially useful because it allows you to combine criteria that matter to you. For instance, you might want a medium-length work with low sentence density to ease into a topic. The catalog has 18 medium-length books and 31 with low density, so the combination narrows the field meaningfully. Once you have a few titles, you can move to Compare Books to see how they stack up side by side.
Comparing and Then Tracking
Compare Books shows up to three titles at once, displaying word count, estimated reading time, text sections, sentence flow, chapter rhythm, subjects, and page information when available. This is where you can decide between two similar works. For example, if you are considering a 60,000-word ethnography and a 24,000-word lecture, the difference in reading time—262 minutes versus 105 minutes—might be the deciding factor.
After you choose a book, Reading Tracker helps you plan daily progress. It records pages, not minutes or sections, so you set a daily page goal and see how many days remain. The default goal is 20 pages per day, but you can adjust it to fit your schedule. The tracker uses your own page count if you have a specific edition, otherwise it estimates based on 250 words per page.