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  • Profile photo of AdministratorAdministrator
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    Hi,

    Recently Steve McKnight’s books have been formally reviewed. See the comments at:

    Stuff.co.nz

    and

    Money Magazine

    Do you have your own opinion? Feel welcome to post you comments and feedback below.

    Regards,

    – Admin

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    I wouldn’t call those book reviews!!! At best you could call them a summary of contents, at worst: advertorial.
    A good book review should highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the product so readers can make an infomed decision on whether to buy or borrow it.
    Mind you Money Magazine didn’t offer the full review – you were asked to buy the magazine to get that. Perhaps their full review was more balanced.
    That is not to say Steve’s books aren’t good – just that the reviews weren’t.
    If I was asked to review a game of rugby and merely made comment on how the play unfolded you wouldn’t call it a review of the game.
    Julian

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