An Off the Record Guide to the Inspiration Behind Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. This guide introduces readers to Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451, as well as the 1966 film adaptation of the same name. It discusses the ideas behind the story: hedonism, critical thinking, anti-intellectualism, free-thought, political correctness, and self-control. This guide provides information about the inspiration behind the novel: reading, literature, censorship, book burning, self-immolation, dystopia, Cold War, phoenix (mythology), oral storytelling, and memorization. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge.