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United States
Professional directory for US.
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Alameda, California, United States
Books Inc. / Compass Books Bay Area retail location supporting books, gifts and local literary culture.
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Los Angeles, California, United States
Kinokuniya USA store carrying books, stationery, gifts and Japanese/Asian culture products depending on location.
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United States
Professional directory for US.
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United States
Professional directory for US/Global.
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United States
Professional directory for US/Global.
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United States
Software / tool for US/Global.
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United States
Software / tool for US/Global.
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United States
Marketplace for US/Global.
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United States
Software / tool for US/Global.
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United States
Professional directory for US/Global.
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United States
Software / tool for US/Global.
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Canada
Industry association for Canada.
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Canada
Industry association for Canada.
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Canada
Industry association for Canada.
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Alabama, United States
Digitized folklore, ethnography and cultural collections. Use the source's location filters for Alabama.
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Alabama, United States
Primary sources/local history/culture research by state. Use the source's location filters for Alabama.
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Alabama, United States
Find state/regional arts resources/funding ecosystems. Use the source's location filters for Alabama.
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United States
UNESCO country profile for culture, education and heritage in United States.
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United States
Filter UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage elements and safeguarding practices by United States.
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United States
UNESCO SDG4 profile for United States: education system, school-age population, indicators, benchmarks and progress.
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United States
Browse World Heritage properties associated with United States for culture, worldbuilding, visual and historical research.
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Global
Professional directory for Global.
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Global
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Global
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Canada
Exhibitor directory for Canada.
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United States
AALA public directory record for literary agent Betsy Amster at Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises; submissions currently shown as closed.
Why useful: Professional trade-association directory record; useful for representation and publishing research.
United States
AALA public directory record for literary agent Bill Ames at Ames Sports Literary & Publicity Agency, LLC; submissions currently shown as open.
Why useful: Professional trade-association directory record; useful for representation and publishing research.
Campbell, California, United States
Books Inc. / Compass Books Bay Area retail location supporting books, gifts and local literary culture.
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San Francisco, California, United States
Books Inc. / Compass Books Bay Area retail location supporting books, gifts and local literary culture.
Why useful: A verified entity-level U.S. resource with direct retail, service, dealer, distribution, professional, supplier or partnership value.
Worldbuilders, writers and narrative designers. These resources focus on Worldbuilding Design Lab and link to the original sources for comparison.
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