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  • 000  - Generalities
  • 100 -  Philosophy & Psychology
  • 200  - Religion
  • 300 - Social Sciences
  • 400 - Language
  • 500 - Natural Science & Mathematics
  • 600 - Applied Science & Technology
  • 700 - Fine Arts and Recreation
  • 800 - Literature
  • 900 - Geography and History
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000    GENERALITIES

     000              Computers, Loch Ness, Bigfoot, UFOs, Aliens
     020              Libraries
     030              Encyclopedias & World Record Books
     060              Museums
     070              Newspapers 
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100    PHILOSOPHY            

     130             Ghosts, Witches & the Supernatural
     150             Optical Illusions, Feelings
     170             Emotions, Values, Animal Rights
 

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200    RELIGION

     220             Bible Stories
     290             Mythology, World Religions
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300    SOCIAL SCIENCES

     300              Social Issues - immigration, racism, World Cultures   
     310              Almanacs
     320              Government
     330              Money, Working
     340              Court System, Famous Trials
     350              Armed Forces – Army, Navy, Air Force, etc.
     360              Drugs, Environmental Issues, Titanic, Police, Firefighters
     370              Schools
     380              Transportation,
     390              Holidays, Folktales, Fairy Tales   
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400    LANGUAGES

     410              Sign Language
     420              Dictionaries, Grammar
     430              German Language
     440              French Language
     450              Italian Language
     460              Spanish Language
     490              Hieroglyphics, Japanese Language 
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500    SCIENCE and MATH

     500              Science Experiments, Science Sets,
     510              Mathematics
     520              Stars, planets, astronomy, space
     530              Physical Science - force & motion, electricity,
                         magnetism, light
    540               Chemistry, Atoms & Molecules, Rocks and Minerals
    550               Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Weather, Hurricanes, Tornadoes
    560               Dinosaurs, Prehistoric Animals, Fossils
    570               Forests, Rain Forests, Deserts, Mountains, Oceans, Evolution
    580               Plants, Flowers & Trees
    590               Animals & Insects
                        591
                        592            Worms, Invertebrates
                        593            Corals, Sea Invertebrates
                        594            Seashells, Snails, Octopus
                        595            Insects, Spiders
                        596     
                        597            Fish, Frogs, Toads, Reptiles, Amphibians, Snakes
                        598            Birds
                        599            Mammals of the Land and Ocean, Whales

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600    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

    600               Inventions  
    610               Human body, Health
    620               Rockets, Trains, Cars, Trucks
    630               Farming, Farm Animals, Cats, Dogs, Pets, Horses
    640               Cookbooks, Sewing
    650               Secret Codes
    660               How Food is made
    670               Paper Making
    680               Woodworking
    690               Building 
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700    ARTS and RECREATION

    710               Art Appreciation, History of Art
    720               Houses, Buildings
    730               Origami, Paper Crafts
    740               Drawing, Crafts,
    750               Painting
    760               Printing
    770               Photography
    780               Music
    790               Sports, Games, Magic, I Spy, Camping, Fishing, Racing, Hunting 
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800    LITERATURE

    810               Poetry, Plays, Jokes & Riddles
    820               Shakespeare
    860               Poetry in Spanish
    890               Japanese Poetry, Haiku
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900    GEOGRAPHY and HISTORY

    910               Explorers, Atlases
    920               Flags, People (Biography)
    930               Archeology, Ancient Civilizations
    940               Knights, Castles, World War I & II, European Countries
    950               Asian & Middle Eastern Countries
    960               African Countries
    970               North & Central American Countries, Native American Tribes, 
                          American History, States
    980               South American Countries
    990               Pacific Islands, Australia, Hawaii, Arctic, Antarctica
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