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MLA 9th Edition

Works Cited

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

Publication Date.

Use --- Instead of  Repeating Author's Name. Book Title. Publisher,

Publication Date.

Works Cited

Walters, Glenn D. The Criminal Lifestyle: Patterns of Serious Criminal

Conduct. Sage, 1990.

---. Drugs and Crime in Lifestyle Perspective. Sage, 1994.

 

According to Walters, "A direct quote from the book" (The Criminal Life, 25). "You may also add the author's last name, brief title of work, and page number after the quote in parentheses" (Walters, Drugs 119). 

or

A paraphrased sentence will have the author's name and the page number at the end (Walters, The Criminal Life 25). When paraphrasing the same author of two different works, the in-text citation includes a brief title of the work (Walters, Drugs 33).