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To land on a research topic, we read a book in the following sequence: 1)Read the chapter headings and the sub-headings to see what each chapter is about. 2)Go to the chapters you are interested in. Read the first and last two sentences in a paragraph. 3)Look up your subject in the index section to locate your subject in the book. 4)Glance at the preface for the theme of the book and then the afterwords for a recount of the author’s major ideas.