Pocket Guide to APA Style (Spiral-bound)

by Robert Perrin (Author)

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Product Description
An ideal tool for students writing research papers across the disciplines, the concise and inexpensive Pocket Guide to APA Style provides straightforward explanations, annotated examples, and margin notes to help students write properly documented papers in the latest APA style. In addition to step-by-step coverage of documentation, the book includes an overview of the research-writing process entitled "Writing Scholarly Papers" and three useful appendices. Thorough and practical, this convenient reference guide is also less expensive and easier for undergraduates to use than the APA Manual. The Second Edition features expanded coverage of electronic sources to keep students up-to-date on using and evaluating Internet references in their research. In addition, this new edition provides more guidance on avoiding plagiarism. The two sample APA-style papers--one argumentative and one experimental--are carefully annotated to give students extra support as they master the elements of manuscript preparation and documentation principles.

About the Author
Robert Perrin (Ph.D., University of Illinois--Champaign/Urbana) is currently Chairperson of the Department of English at Indiana State University (Terre Haute), after serving as Director of Writing Programs for seventeen years. He has won the University's Caleb Mills Award for distinguished teaching and the Theodore Dreiser Award for distinguished research, as well as the College of Arts and Sciences' Distinguished Professor award. He has published numerous articles on composition and teaching and has published seven textbooks and research guides, including THE BEACON HANDBOOK (six editions) and HANDBOOK FOR COLLEGE RESEARCH (three editions).

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 149 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 2 edition (March 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0618691197
• ISBN-13: 978-0618691197
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 4.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #16,953 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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98 of 100 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Compact and Efficient, February 28, 2004

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This review is from: Pocket Guide to APA Style (Spiral-bound)

It seemed a little overpriced at $17 for the size (150-page, 8x4 inch), but it has everything in it that I need, well-organized and well-indexed. It includes brief discussions of writing a paper and avoiding plagiarism, but the bulk is (rightly) on the intricate matter of citing references. There are lots of examples, clearly identified, and a couple of sample papers so you can see how everything should look. The spiral binding lets it lay flat, which is handy, but it has a lightweight cover that tends to buckle if you try to hold it in one hand.

44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars APA in understandable form!, April 12, 2005

By	ihgr (Albany, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pocket Guide to APA Style (Spiral-bound)

As a college teacher, this reference book is the best source I've read since APA came into being. It is invaluable. Very simply written, the book demonstrates how to corectly format an APA paper, how to handle in-text citations, and how to properly prepare the reference page(s).
I strongly encourage every high school and college student and teacher to purchase a copy of this short text. Don't leave home without it!

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good buy!, June 12, 2005

By	Danielle Munson "Danielle Munson" (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Pocket Guide to APA Style (Spiral-bound)

I was skeptical about buying this book because I could not look inside of it and none of the stores I've been to sell it. I read the reviews and purchased it. I figured I could always return it if it wasn't good. Every APA book I've read so far is way to in depth and complicated and not worth my time. This pocket guide has everything anyone would need to know about APA without all the nonsence information. It is lightweight and easy to read. It has everything and I just love it!