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Book Reviewing

by John E. Drewry. 228 pgs.

Contributors:

   John E. Drewry

Publisher:

  

Place of Publication:

  Boston  

Publication Year:

  1945

Subjects:

Criticism, Books--Reviews

	CONTENTS
	Preface	vii
	Acknowledgments	xi
	Chapter I The Key to This Book	3
II	What Is a Book Review?	7
III	Background for Reviewing	15
IV	The Technique of Reviewing	27
V	Biography	37
VI	History	49
VII	Contemporary Thought	57
VIII	Travel and Adventure	65
IX	Fiction	71
X	Poetry	85
XI	Book Titles	95
XII	What the Experts Say	107
XIII	Suggested References for Reviewers	127
XIV	The Book Page	141
XV	How the Experts Do It	151
	Appendix
1.	The New York Times' 700-Volume Home Library	199
2.	The St. John's "Hundred Best Books"	214
3.	The American Library Association's 100 Books "Which Every American Should Read"	217
4.	"In Praise of the Preface"--by John R. Wilbur	220
5.	The Pulitzer Prize Winners	223
6.	The Alfred B. Nobel Prizes for Literature	228

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