Critical Book Review The writing assignment is a critical book review. The title of the book is Why Marriages Succeed or Fail…and How you can Make Yours Last- By: John Gottman. In the review there are Eight Critical Thinking Guidelines that must be utilized. In other words asses how well the Author of the book met these critical thinking principles • The book review should be 3-5 pages in length. • Assignment must be must be written in word and saved in Microsoft Word. • The assignment must be double spaced and have one-inch margins all around (top, bottom, left, and right). • Indent first line of each paragraph five spaces Do not “double-double space” between paragraphs. • Font size must be 12 points. Times New Roman should be used. • Include a title page • References should be placed on a References page (which is not a part of the pages count for the essay). The following is a suggested structure for the book review. All components should appear somewhere in the review. • Summarize the book and relate the author’s main points or thesis. (Somewhere early in the paper, identify the author briefly.) • Describe the author’s qualifications for writing the book. This will likely require some research to ascertain the author’s credentials and qualifications. • Describe the author’s viewpoint and purpose for writing the book: note any aspects of the author’s background that are important for understanding the book. • Note the most important evidence the author presents to support his or her thesis or main points. • Evaluate the author’s use of evidence, and describe how he or she deals with counter evidence. • Is the book’s argument convincing? If so why, if not, why not. Cite examples from the text. • Compare this book with other or articles you may have to read on the same subject. (Can use the class text book for one source for this point) Psychology By David G. Myer 8th Edition in Modules • Conclude with a final evaluation of the book. You might discuss who would find this book useful and why. Citations and References are needed