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[edit] General Reference books

[edit] Non-fiction science books

[edit] Non-fiction biography books and similar articles

The following describes possible structures for: Biography or Autobiography, History and general non-fiction book articles.

[edit] Structure

[edit] Intro

  • when cover picture is available
  • add into the infobox the first edition and possibly the first paperback edition ISBN, any others would go in ==Release details== section at the end of the article
  • see The Guns of August

[edit] Headers

  • Overview / Themes / Plot summary
  • Synopsis / Detailed synopsis / Plot
  • Awards and nominations / Popular success
  • Reviews / Commercial and critical reception / Criticism / Analysis
  • include facts (with a cited source), and the opinions of notable people that have been published in some form. The section should be reserved for critical analysis of the book by notable, published critics.
  • no personal opinions, views i.e. a subjective book review
  • Wikipedia:Neutral point of view
  • Contents / Chapters (avoid if you can convey this in the synopsis)
  • Trivia (but see WP:TRIVIA)
  • Quotation(s) (if substantial consider creating a Wikiquote page)
  • Release details / Editions / Publication
  • {{cite book}} {{cite book |author= | title= | publisher= | year= | id= ISBN 1234567890 | pages= }}
  • title, author, publisher , year, pages, ISBNs — The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870—1914, David McCullough, Simon & Schuster New York 1977 Octavo, pp. 698, ISBN 0671225634, ISBN 0671244094 (Pbk.) — David Hackett Fischer (2004). Washington's Crossing, p. 564, Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195170342.
  • year, country, publisher (ISBN), Pub Date, edition — 1989, UK, Fontana (ISBN 0006165745), Pub Date 9 February 1989, Paperback
  • list the first editions and perhaps the most respected current editions, mention if it is a partial list. Possible order: hardcover, paperback, audio book, e-book.
  • contains XX photographs, X maps etc.
  • Adaptations
  • tv-series etc.
  • See also
  • Reference(s) / Source(s) / Footnote(s) / Note(s)
  • External link(s)
  • f.ex. full review links, for PD books full text link

[edit] Markup

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[edit] See also