Title	Fahrenheit 451
Author	Ray Bradbury
ISBN	0345342968
Notes	No library student's education would be complete without reading this novel. Although, on the surface, it seems to focus on the evils of censorship and oppression, there is an underlying current of commentary on the overwhelming power of technology and entertainment to affect the state of human culture and knowledge. Bradbury shows us the future through the eyes of a government-hired book-burner who begins to question the validity of his profession. A short but essential read, this novel has been shown to be frighteningly prophetic and continues to inspire librarians everywhere to stand vigilant in defense of free speech.