book - a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics"

cookbook, cookery book - a book of recipes and cooking directions

instruction book - a book of directions for using or operating some piece of equipment

source book - a collection of historically important documents published together as a book

wordbook - a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings)

enchiridion, handbook, vade mecum - a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location

directory - an alphabetical list of names and addresses

yearly, annual, yearbook - a reference book that is published regularly once every year

book of maps, map collection, atlas - a collection of maps in book form

cyclopaedia, cyclopedia, encyclopaedia, encyclopedia - a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty