Some publishers now put previews or 'tasters' of academic books on their websites.
One publisher who does this regularly is Learning Matters who publish plenty of material on social work practice, youth studies, counselling and social policy. If you visit their website there are many books where you can view a 'sample chapter'. Quite often this is chapter one; a general introduction to a topic so may prove useful.
Click here to begin and choose a subject area that you're interested in.
Then, when you've chosen a specific title you'll notice a link that says 'sample chapter'. Follow the link and hopefully the sample chapter will be relevant.
Other publishers you could visit online are Russell House and Ashgate who both offer similar previews. As more publishers follow suit I'll let you know about it.
One more thing-because in many cases the sample chapters put online are uncorrected proofs (ie early drafts) you should use what you find as background reading only. You shouldn't reference this material directly as the final published versions may alter from what you've used. However, it is still useful as a source and at the very least will give you ideas or keywords which you can use elsewhere.
If you get a bit lost and need some help just let me know.
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