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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
- for article name see Wikipedia:Naming conventions (books)
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- f.ex The Path Between the Seas as article name (The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870-1914 as redirect), but Nixon: Ruin and Recovery 1973-1990 not just Nixon
[edit] Intro
- book's full name | non-fiction/biography on X/etc. | written by | published in | won X award(s) |. general synopsis 1-2 sentences.
- ISBN not to be included in the intro: The Denial of Death
(ISBN 0684832402)is a book ..., use ==Release details== for that - examples: The Ants, Wells, Fargo Detective (book)
- Infobox (Template:Infobox Book)
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- 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
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- 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
- Trivia
- Quotation(s)
- Release details / Editions / Publication
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- {{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
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- tv-series etc.
- See also
- Reference(s) / Source(s) / Footnote(s) / Note(s)
- External link(s)
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- f.ex. full review links, for PD books full text link
[edit] Markup
- [[Category:YEAR books]], Category:Non-fiction books, Category:Biographies, Category:History books (see also Category:History_books#Subcategories), Category:Political books
- {{book-stub}}, {{nonfiction-book-stub}}, {{bio-book-stub}}
- rarely {{spoiler}}, {{endspoiler}}
[edit] Examples
- for awarded books see: Pulitzer_Prize_for_Biography_or_Autobiography, Pulitzer_Prize_for_General Non-Fiction , Pulitzer Prize for History; National Book Award's; Whitbread Book Awards; James_Tait_Black_Memorial_Prize;
- The Power Broker- biography - Overview/Commercial and critical reception/Origins/External links
- The Guns of August - history
- The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power - history
- Guns, Germs, and Steel - history - Synopsis/Criticism/See also/External links/References
- William Wetmore Story and His Friends - biography - Summary and themes/Critical evaluation/Reference/External link
- The Story of My Experiments with Truth - autobiography - Etymology/Overview/First publication and later editions/About the Translator/Book Reviews/References/Other external links/See also
- The Education of Henry Adams - autobiography - Subject/Context/A Judgement/References/Quotations/
- The Soul of a New Machine - Plot/Themes/Trivia
- Bertrand Russell, A History of Western Philosophy - About the book/Structure/Reviews and reactions/Russell on the book
