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| Author: Joseph Gibaldi
Publisher: Modern Language Association of America
Category: Book
List Price: $17.50
Buy New: $13.30
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Rating:  83 reviews
Sales Rank: 99
Media: Paperback
Edition: 6
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 0873529863
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.027
EAN: 9780873529860
Publication Date: May 2003
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| Customer Reviews:
 A Must-Have Book for College Students July 3, 2006
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I have used this book extensively since I began my Master's degree program, and I have been very pleased with both the content and simplicity of use. Having been out of school for several years, I found myself confused as to how to correctly cite various types of media for a bibliography, but this great book is loaded with examples of how to correctly cite any type of media.
From book citations to internet websites, this book conatins complete chapters along with detailed examples of different citations and how to correctly place them in a bibliography. The text is comprehensive and easy to understand. I have referred to this book numerous times to find a correct citation, and every time I have been able to find an example of the citation I was looking for.
I give this great book my highest recommendation. It is a necessary tool for any student who is required to write a research paper. If you're having trouble finding the correct way to cite items for a bibliography, then check out this great resource. You'll be sure to find what you're looking for inside.
 Decent, Not Great--Needs Better Help on Internet Cites September 8, 2002
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
If you're relatively new to the MLA style, this book is a decent introduction. It has a fair number of samples and will get you started with few holes in your knowledge. However, the real shortcoming of this book is in the discussion of Internet citations.The section on citing electronic publications is very poorly organized. I wonder whether the author has spent any significant time on the Internet. The categories of sources and the examples given don't handle some of the most common situations you'll run into. It can be rather frustrating having to cobble together citation formats from the examples provided which are close enough to the source I'm trying to cite. As a result, if you're looking for a book to simply help you appropriately cite your sources, I'd look for another book. (I don't know which one yet; I'm still looking.) However, if you're looking for a general MLA style guide, this book is a respectable start.
Most useful grammar book you'll ever purchase September 26, 2002
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I recently purchased this book (after referencing it quite often at the library), and it is easily the most well-laid-out grammar book I have ever used. There are examples for just about every scenario one could hope to think of, and these examples prove to be the most useful things in the book. The index is perfectly laid out so one can find *exactly* what one wants without thumbing around wasting time.
 Not convenient -- poor organization December 18, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
As an English Lit. major in college a MLA Handbook is indispensible, but I was disappointed with this one. I found it difficult to locate the information I needed, often having to comb several pages to find what I was looking for. It is just not convenient to use. I much prefer Diana Hacker's "A Writer's Reference." The layout of her book is much simpler to navigate, and the spiral binding is always a plus, because it lays open on your desk nicely.
 A wrong choice! February 12, 1998
4 out of 11 found this review helpful
I was greatly disapointed in the offerings of this book. One glaring miscue is the fact that it has only one research paper as an example, and then it does not fully offer examples. In one case an inline refernce to a page is made in this research paper example. Yet, there is no refernce pointing to information that explains its format. In other matters, it is woefully lacking in the area of MLA usage and electronic mediums such as the Internet. The information provided is sparse and lacking. In addition it is poorly written and apparently was rushed to press. One would think there would be at least 4 or 5 examples of papers or articles in the book there is only one (pages 264-265)! And this one is so poorly done that it is a scandal that they have the nerve to publish this book as a refernce for MLA styles. Pass this book up or waste your money!
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