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APA: The Easy Way!

APA: The Easy Way!
Authors: Peggy M. Houghton, Timothy J. Houghton
Publisher: Baker College
Category: Book

Buy New: $10.95



Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 99 reviews
Sales Rank: 993

Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 60
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.3

ISBN: 0923568557
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.06615
EAN: 9780923568559

Publication Date: April 29, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

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Product Description
This handbook is a quick and simplified guide to the APA writing style. It was developed as a condensed version of the official APA Publication Manual and designed to be utilized as a supplement to the actual guide.

The handbook is divided into three parts. Part one focuses on the mechanics of APA format as well as internal text citations; part two emphasizes the actual reference page entries; and part three provides a sample paper.


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4 out of 5 stars Simplifies the Anguish of APA   September 12, 2005
 84 out of 87 found this review helpful

No one can ever rationalize the logic in using APA style in areas other than the Psychological Sciences. Yet there we are, those of use whose studies have little or nothing to do with this area of study. In this regard the APA The Easy Way is a godsend. It takes the pain of dealing with the APA Manual, cuts through the BS and tells you the "meat" of what you really need to know to conform to this style of writing. It could definitely use some more sample papers. It would help to make comprehending the style easier if you could see it used is someone's work. Additionally, it would help immensely if it quoted the page numbers in the actual APA Manual from where each area addressed was taken from. This would help just in case you are challenged to provide a specific reference from where you followed APA formatting. All-in-all a very simple and easy-to-use guide that helps take the sting out of writing APA style.


5 out of 5 stars One of my best investments ... ever   March 17, 2006
 47 out of 47 found this review helpful

I purchased this book as an afterthought, but after reading the first three of four pages, it bacame one of my best investments. Ms. Houghton takes the reader step by step in setting your computer up in APA Style, then the remainder of the book is a quick reference for some of the most frequently used information. It's compact and now rides in my briefcase all of the time. I have several other learners at my workplace and they now have order copies as well.


5 out of 5 stars Excellent... makes APA style relatively pain free!   May 27, 2007
 28 out of 28 found this review helpful

This is a great little book that summarizes the most important aspects of APA style. It is concise and easy to follow with just enough examples. I highly recommend you start here before buying the style guide which is more difficult to follow. If you do buy the style guide, get this book to work with and the larger more complicated books as a general reference. There are also many free online resources for APA style and some of them are excellent.


2 out of 5 stars Not worth it   February 23, 2006
 17 out of 21 found this review helpful

I am an animal behavior student stuck in a psychology department. I am forced to use APA for all of my in class writing assignments. I bought this book, because the APA manual is big and poorly organized. I thought it would help cut out all of the crap and help me get to the specifics I needed a bit quicker. It doesn't really cover anything that isn't obvious, and has no statistics references.


5 out of 5 stars User friendly   May 6, 2006
 15 out of 15 found this review helpful

This book was more user friendly than the APA Manual.
Bought both, but have only used the APA The Easy Way so far.





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