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The Essentials of MLA Style: A Guide to Documentation for Writers of Research Papers

The Essentials of MLA Style: A Guide to Documentation for Writers of Research Papers
Author: Joseph F. Trimmer
Publisher: Mariner Books
Category: Book

List Price: $11.00
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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 5 reviews
Sales Rank: 106730

Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 80
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.4 x 0.3

ISBN: 0395883164
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.027
UPC: 046442883160
EAN: 9780395883167

Publication Date: March 31, 1998
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
In easy-to-use outline form, this little book is a handy distillation of the best-selling MLA Handbook, with all the information a student needs to format a typescript, list sources at the end of the paper, cite sources in the paper's text, and avoid unintentional plagiarism. It also includes a sample outline and research paper and, for writers in the social sciences, a brief discussion of the style preferred by the American Psychological Association. Up to date-with rules for citing such new media as CD-ROMS, videotapes, and online databases. Includes a complete sample outline and research paper, with an appendix on APA style.


Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars AWESOME!   April 10, 2000
 18 out of 29 found this review helpful

This book really helped me write an excellent paper. Everyone should get this book because it is useful until your learning days are over. This book really helped me a lot.


1 out of 5 stars Out of date!   October 3, 2005
 18 out of 18 found this review helpful

The book is very useful & accurate for citing books and other print articles, but has no information on citing web pages, emails, or other electronic texts. It is based on the 1995 4th edition of MLA, while MLA is up to the 6th edition (2003)


4 out of 5 stars An Excellent, Although Incomplete, Source On MLA   May 5, 2003
 13 out of 15 found this review helpful

This Review refers to the paperback edition of The Essentials of MLA Style: A Guide to the System of Documentation Recommended by the MLA for Writers of Research Papers, by Joseph F. Trimmer.

Trimmer's book is one pertaining to the proper way of citing sources via the MLA standards. There are thorough examples and explanatory details allowing the user to easily format their work according to the accepted standards. The Essentials of MLA Style demonstrates each citation and works cited statement empirically, and even contains a correctly formatted essay on recycling on which the proper ways of in text citing are pointed out. An APA style section is also contained in the back of the book.

The work provides plenty of examples and displays a good number of MLA procedures. However, it does not properly go into internet or photographic source work. Otherwise, it displays a good amount of the proper form of MLA style documentation.

The literary style presents the topic in a clear and concise manner, creating a smooth sentence structure and professional air about it. The author does not stray from the topic, but overuses certain words at times.

The Essentials of MLA Style is a highly recommended source for anyone interested in composing a paper through that particular style, or anyone merely interested in how the style is used. Overall, Trimmer provides an excellent reference for those wishing to write research papers using the MLA form of documentation.


5 out of 5 stars CONCISE and easy to use MLA how-to book   April 26, 2003
 11 out of 12 found this review helpful

Bought for my Kidlet, she's found it a wonderful guidebook to writing MLA style papers. We looked at the full-version (over 200 pages) and it was, quite frankly, overwhelming.

This one though, we have found to have all the information she requires to write decent papers for her college professors. Thus far, all A's too! I have recommended it to my nieces because of the easy to use format. The index is thorough and the examples (profuse) make following the format SIMPLE.


5 out of 5 stars fast delivery   December 1, 2008
I ordered this book for my 12-year-old son. First, I must say that I use the regular delivery speed, and I received this book in four days, which was faster than I expected. My son's teacher asked his students to buy this book, and they would use this book in classroom to help them in writing. I read through this book also, I like it. I asked my son if he liked this book, he told me he loved it.




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