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English bookshops near IHECS in Brussels Retour au haut de la page

Waterstone's (formerly WHSmith)

71a boulevard Adolphe Max 1000 Brussels - 02/219 27 08

On the ground floor it sells newspapers, magazines, travel guides and maps, with general books divided into sections. Upstairs are the children's books, a computer section and an array of dictionaries, encyclopaedias and other reference works, as well as manuals for students of English.
Sterling Books
38 rue Fossé aux Loups - 1000 Brussels - 02/223 62 23

Stocks good novels, biography, cookery books and travel guides. Also keeps numerous English newspapers and magazines.

FNAC
City 2 - rue Neuve - 1000 Brussels - 02/209 22 11

The English-language shelves contain many surprises, unusual volumes put out by the small presses. FNAC also has a wide choice of reference books, as well as manuals for students of English

De Slegte Bookshop
17 rue des Grands Carmes - 1000 Brussels (close to IHECS) - 02/511 61 40

Discounts new books in four languages. It also claims to have the largest selection of second-hand books in Belgium.

Audivox
25 rue de la Violette - 1000 Brussels (close to IHECS) - 02/512 87 04

 

Novels, dictionaries, English learning materials (cassettes, coursebooks, videos, easy readers, CDroms, ...)

Maison des Langues Vivantes
Rue des Pierres 9 - 1000 Brussels - 511 71 17

Learning materials in English and many or the world's languages cassettes, coursebooks, videos, easy readers, CDroms, ...)

On-line bookshops Retour au haut de la page

Amazon (UK)

If you want to search for and order books online, Amazon is still number one. Publisher, authors and readers can add reviews to any book. What's more, when you choose a book, the page lists other titles that "people most like you" have recently purchased. And there's a quick order option.

Proxis (Belgium)

Belgian Amazon wannabe.
Booklink English as a Second Language (ESL)/Multicultural Connection!

Public multimedia libraries near Ihecs in Brussels Retour au haut de la page

Hoofdstedelijke Openbare Bibliotheek
6 place de la Monnaie - 1000 Bruxelles - 02/229 18 40
open: Mon & Sat12 - 17; Tuesday to Friday : 10 - 20

Public library with a main multilingual catalogue, a music catalogue and a youth catalogue. British & American newspapers, magazines, novels, videos, CDroms; English & Dutch courses on CDrom

Médiathèque de la Communauté Française
21 Passage 44 - 1000 Bruxelles - 02/218 25 99

Multimedia products in English, mainly language courses, games, encyclopaedias, dictionaries (e.g. Harrap's on CDrom).
ULB - Bibliothèque des Sciences Humaines
Avenue Paul Héger - 1050 Bruxelles
English learning materials (coursebooks, cassettes, videos, simplified readers, posters, and so on...) . Consult their catalogue online
Libis web catalogus Search a whole network of Dutch public and university libraries
Bibliothèques de l'UCL Search the UCL libraries catalogue
Vubis Search the VUB libraries catalogue

Internet news services Retour au haut de la page

Daily brief

Daily summary of U.S. and world news sent out by e-mail every weekday morning. You must subscribe: send a blank message with the following command <subscribe db> in the Subject of your e-mail message to: <incinc@tiac.net>
Yahoo news alert Keep informed of recent news in subject areas of your choice and interest - as soon as these appear in the news, you will get a message through e-mail, messenger or sms.
The Times
Read daily news from the British Times.
The Financial Times Daily news from the leading British financial newspaper The Financial Times The leading supplier of on-line information to business professionals across the globe through corporate Intranets and the World Wide Web.
The Independent  
The Daily Telegraph This is the online version of the complete UK's Daily Telegraph
The Guardian Left-wing newspaper famous for its literary criticism
The Observer Online edition of this reference Sunday paper
The Irish Times Very complete archive and daily edition of the Irish Times.The Irish Times On The Web is one of the products of the newspaper's Electronic Publishing Division which was formed in 1994 to take advantage of the rapid development of online publishing. This division is also responsible for a daily email edition of the newspaper which is delivered to subscribers worldwide. The Irish Times is Ireland's leading quality national daily newspaper.

The New York Times

Every day The New York Times on the Web brings that high quality reporting to the World Wide Web, America Online, Pointcast and other Internet channels. The site's content is global, high-tech and high culture. Its 18 sections feature an award-winning news section, Web-exclusive technology coverage, breaking market and business news, sports scores and highlights -- along with books, arts & living, politics and travel.
The Washington Post Daily online edition of the renowned Washington Post - Washingtonpost.com is The Washington Post online — and much more. In addition to the full text of every story from the print edition, washingtonpost.com contains breaking news updates, special features and enhancements, a dynamic guide to arts and entertainment in the Washington area, searchable classifieds, its own interactive Yellow Pages and lively discussion areas.

The Wall Street Journal

The WSJ Interactive Journal features include: All the news from The Wall Street Journal -- plus 24-hour-a-day updates, exclusive access to Barron's Online, powerful personalization features, including online portfolios. In-depth coverage of technology and much more.
USA Today A huge maze of articles from American stock

International Herald Tribune

The International Herald Tribune is a daily newspaper edited in Paris and printed around the world.

The Paperboy world
The Paperboy UK
The Paperboy Canada
The Magazineboy

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Online magazines Retour au haut de la page

Time - Newsweek

Time and Newsweek offer comprehensive coverage of world events with a global network of more than 60 correspondents reporting on National and International Affairs, Business, Science & Technology, Society and Arts & Entertainment.

The Economist

The international journal of news, ideas, opinion, and analysis

Business Week

Full articles from the paper version, together with a section "daily briefing" and a powerful archive search engine.

Luxembourg News

Weekly publication in English (Luxembourg)

The European Voice

Your Internet guide to what is really going on in the European Union.

Ackroyd Publications

The largest press group of English-speaking magazines in Continental Europe publishes The Bulletin, What's On, Newcomers Guide, the Expat Directory, ...

The Magazineboy

Locate magazines easily - just scroll through the lists

Reuters Press agency

The news in real time from the Reuters Press agency. Together with the stock exchange situation, frequently updated

Electronic text database Retour au haut de la page

An huge archive of over 20,000 free books, articles, speeches, ... both old and recent

Bibliomania

60 classic novels, all in HTML. Non-Fiction ~ Important classic works. Biography, Science, Economics and Ancient Texts. Poetry ~ Poetry Shakespeare ~ (In)complete Works

Learner magazines Retour au haut de la page

L'actualité du mois en anglais, avec aide à la compréhension en français - tous les abonnés à Actuapress MAG reçoivent, tous les jours, par e-mail, 3 petits communiqués en français-anglais + possibilité de réagir sur le forum multilingue; les abonnés au CD reçoivent, en plus, une version audio (cliquez ici pour une démo)