APA: The Easy Way: A Quick and Simplified Guide to the APA Writing Style by Peggy M. Houghton

Paperback in Very Good (VG) condition. This book simplifies the mechanics of conveying ideas in ascholarly fashion.The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition) provides a writing style that is used bymany academic and nonacademic institutions and publications.However, this highly regarded manual is not specifically gearedtoward scholarly academic writing...especially college termpapers. The authors of this book draw information from themanual that is specific to academic writing and expand uponit using set-up instructions and a sample paper. The end resultof this transformational process yields a useful guide that canbe used along with the actual manual for successful academicwriting.The handbook covers many detailed specifications of the APAstyle...including in-text citations, source citations, and a samplepaper. It also sheds new light on the manual using step-by-stepprocesses and exemplification that enable readers to fulfill APArules and regulations while focusing on content, rather than theformat, of their academic research.