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Works Cited

Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. Book Title. Publisher,

Publication Date.

Author's Last Name, Author's First Name, and Author's First Name

Author's Last Name. Book Title. Publisher, Publication Date.

Author's Last Name, Author's First Name, et al. Book Title. Publisher,

Publication Date.

 

 

 

Works Cited

Book Title. Publisher, Publication Date.

Works Cited

Belleville, Bill. Salvaging the Real Florida: Lost and Found in the State

of Dreams. UP of Florida, 2011.

Dubner, Stephen, and Steven Levitt. When to Rob a Bank: ...And 131

More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants. Morrow,

2015.

Moore, Randy, et al. Chronology of the Evolution-Creationism

Controversy. Greenwood P, 2010.

 

Works Cited

American Heritage Guide to Contemporary Usage and Style. Houghton

Mifflin, 2005.

Atlas of World Heritage: China. Better Link P, 2008.

According to Belleville, "A direct quote from the book" (25). In  addition, Dubner and Levitt state, "A direct quote from this book" (33).

"You may also add the author's last name and page number after the  quote" (Moore et al. 119). 

or

A paraphrased sentence will have the author's name and the  page number, if available, at the end (Belleville 25). When paraphrasing two authors, the in-text citation includes both of their  names (Dubner and Levitt 33). In addition, if the resource is authored  by three or more authors, the citation includes an abbreviation for "and others" (Moore et al. 198).

In the book, America Heritage Guide to Contemporary Usage and Style, it is noted that, "A direct quote from this book" (455).

or

Typically, a paraphrased sentence will have the author's name  and the page number at the end in parentheses. When paraphrasing from an book without a named author, use the title of the book for the citation and the page number (Atlas of World Heritage: China 142).