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A full book review may concern only one book or monograph or several works. Its length is about 600-1200 words. Longer Reviews are okay if you break the review into sections. The review should give readers an engaging, informative, and critical discussion of the work.
The header of your review could include:
- Author(s) or editor(s) first and last name(s)
- Title of book
- Year of publication
- Place of publication
- Publisher
- Number of pages
- Price (please indicate paperback or hard cover) if available
- ISBN if available
- The intended audience for the book and who would find it useful;
- The background of the author;
- The main ideas and major objectives of the book and how effectively these are accomplished;
- The soundness of methods and information sources used;
- The context or impetus for the book - - political controversy, review research or policy, etc.;
- A comparison with other works on this subject;
- Constructive comments about the strength and weaknesses of the book;
- For edited books: dominant themes with reference to specific chapters as appropriate; and implications of the book for research, policy, practice, or theory.
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