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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Introduction | |
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Readers' Advisory Service in the Library | |
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Reading and Libraries | |
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Understanding the Reader | |
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Understanding the Literature | |
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Readers' Advisory Service Basics | |
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Working with the Literature | |
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Working with Readers | |
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The RA Environment: Building Your Library's Brand | |
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The Genres | |
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Historical Fiction | |
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Traditional Historical Novels | |
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Prehistoric | |
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Ancient Civilizations | |
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Europe and the British Isles | |
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The United States | |
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The Middle East | |
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Asia, Africa, and the Antipodes | |
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Multiperiod Epics | |
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Romantic Historical Novels | |
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Sagas | |
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Historical Adventure | |
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Literary Historical Novels | |
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Ancient Civilizations | |
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Europe and the British Isles | |
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The United States | |
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Canada, Greenland, and the Arctic | |
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Latin America and the Caribbean | |
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The Middle East | |
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Asia, Africa, and the Antipodes | |
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Alternate History | |
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Mystery Fiction | |
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Traditional Mysteries | |
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Cozy Mysteries | |
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Historical Mysteries | |
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Procedurals | |
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Private Investigators | |
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Crime Capers | |
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Genreblends | |
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Thrillers | |
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Adventure Thrillers | |
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Conspiracy Thrillers | |
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Espionage Thrillers | |
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Religious Conspiracy Thrillers | |
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Crime Thrillers | |
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Cyber and Technothrillers | |
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Financial Thrillers | |
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Forensic Thrillers | |
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Law Enforcement Thrillers | |
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Legal Thrillers | |
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Medical Thrillers | |
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Military Technothrillers | |
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Political Thrillers | |
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Psychological Suspense | |
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Religious Thrillers | |
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Vigilante | |
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Westerns | |
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Traditional Westerns | |
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Bad Men and Good | |
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Cowboys | |
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Lawmen | |
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Singular Women | |
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Wagons West | |
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Native Americans | |
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Rooted in Reality | |
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Literary Westerns | |
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The New West | |
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Genreblends | |
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The Weird West | |
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Westerns with a Touch of Fantasy | |
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Romantic Westerns | |
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Mysterious Westerns | |
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Romance Fiction | |
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Contemporary Romance | |
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Romantic Suspense | |
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Historical Romance | |
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Regency Romance | |
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Paranormal Romance | |
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Inspirational Romance | |
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Women's Fiction | |
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General Women's Fiction | |
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Romantic | |
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Chick Lit | |
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Mommy Lit | |
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Women of a Certain Age | |
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Issue-Driven | |
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Humorous | |
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Gentle | |
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Family Sagas | |
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Family Fiction | |
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Fantasy | |
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Legends, Myths, and Fairy Tales | |
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Epic Fantasy | |
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Alternate and Parallel Worlds | |
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Urban Fantasy | |
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Humor and Satire | |
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Magic | |
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Mythic Reality | |
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World of Faerie | |
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Genreblending | |
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Fantasy Mysteries | |
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Western Fantasy | |
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Romantic Fantasy | |
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Anthologies and Collections | |
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Horror | |
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Gothic | |
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Paranormal | |
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Psychological | |
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Visceral | |
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Humor | |
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Science Fiction | |
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Space Opera | |
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Hard SF | |
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Military SF | |
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Time Travel | |
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Steampunk | |
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Techno SF | |
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Slipstream and the New Weird | |
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Dystopias, Utopias, and Armageddon | |
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Alternate History and Parallel Realities | |
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The Shape of Things to Come | |
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Earth's Children | |
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Aliens and Alien Invasions | |
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Genreblending | |
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SF Horror | |
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Science Fantasy | |
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SF Mysteries and Noir | |
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SF Humor | |
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SF Romance and Erotica | |
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Shared Worlds and Expanded Universes | |
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Short Story Anthologies | |
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Mainstream Fiction | |
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Language | |
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Character | |
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Story | |
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Setting | |
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Nonfiction | |
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True Adventure | |
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War, Intrigue, and Espionage | |
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Travel | |
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Expatriate Life | |
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True Crime | |
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Environmental Writing | |
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Science and Math | |
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History | |
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Microhistories | |
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Biography | |
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Historical Biography | |
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Memoirs | |
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Investigative Writing | |
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Immersion Journalism! "Shtick Lit"/Year in the Life | |
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Big Think Books | |
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Other Popular Reading Interests | |
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Christian Fiction | |
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Contemporary Christian Life | |
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Christian Romance | |
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Amish Romance | |
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Contemporary Christian Romance | |
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Historical Christian Romance | |
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Christian Historical Fiction | |
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Christian Suspense/Thriller/Crime | |
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Christian Mystery | |
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Urban Fiction | |
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Street Fiction | |
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Coming-of-Age | |
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Love Stories | |
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Gangster Sagas | |
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Bad Girls | |
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Short Stories and Novellas | |
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Urban Erotica | |
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Erotica Short Stories | |
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Urban Nonfiction | |
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Graphic Novels | |
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Superheroes | |
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Realistic Fiction | |
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Historical Fiction | |
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Memoir | |
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Crime | |
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Science Fiction | |
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Fantasy | |
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Horror | |
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Nonfiction | |
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Name Index | |
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Subject Index | |
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Title Index | |
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About the Editors and Contributors | |