Yes, sections in a nonfiction book are frequently separated with white space and no other indication. A series of asterisks in a print nonfiction book might be rarer, but nonfiction is just as subject to the same rules of punctuation as fiction.
_ _ _"The time to speak the truth has come.... The government of the United States cannot be on the side of peasants because it is an ally of the landowners. It cannot be on the side of workers anywhere in the world because it is an ally of the monopolies. It cannot be on the side of colonies because it is an ally of the colonizing powers." - Fidel Castro 1960
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To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 2:43 PMSubject: [bksvol-discuss] asterisks in nonfiction? WAS: asterisks white space? and italics
Lissi wrote:put spaces between three asterisks used to separate blocks oftext as when they are used to show time passage or the start of a new sceneor point of view character.Are there reasons we might need to use asterisks in non-fiction? Charisma To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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