Author, A. A. (year). Title of book . Location: Publisher.
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When the author and publisher are the same, you may use Author in place of a publisher name.
For books that have a volume or edition, place that information in parentheses after the title, putting the period outside of the parentheses: (Rev. ed.). or (Vol. 10).
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Pohlman, R. A., & Gardiner, G. S. (2000). Value driven management: How to create and maximize value over time for organizational success. New York, NY: AMACOM.
Author, A. (year). Title of book . Retrieved from http://xxxxx
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Mackay, C. (n.d.). Jacob’s ladder . Retrieved from http://www.onlineoriginals.com/showitem.asp?itemID=304
Entry title. (Date). Title of reference work . Retrieved from http://xxxxx
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If no date can be determined, use n.d. for “no date.”
If edition numbers are not used, include a retrieval date since the definition could be updated.
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Existentialism.(n.d.). Merriam-Webster dictionary . Retrieved June 19, 2012, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/existentialism
Author, A. (Year). Entry title. In A. Editor (Ed.), Title of reference work (ed.). Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/xxxxx
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Azar,D. T. (2008). Refractive surgery. In D. Pavan-Langston (Ed.), Manual of ocular diagnosis and therapy (6th ed.). Retrieved from http://www.lww.com
Author, A., & Author, B. (Year). Title of book (nth ed.). http://xxxxx
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Wilson,D., & Hackenberry, M. J. (2011). Wong’s clinical manual (8th ed.). http://dx.doi.org/10.24511/mosby/3949955691
Author, A. (Year). Title of chapter. In A. Editor, B. Editor, & C. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pp. xx-xxx). http://dx.doi.org/xxxxx
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Author, A. (Year). Title of chapter. In A. Editor, B. Editor, & C. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pp. xx-xxx). http://dx.doi.org/xxxxx
Borzi, A. (2014). Chapter 2: Optimality conditions. In V. Schulz (Ed.), Computational optimization of systems governed by partial differential equations (pp. 3-26). http://dx.doi.org/10.1137/1.9781611972054.ch2
Author, A. (Year). Title of the book . Retrieved from http://xxxxx (Original work published in year)
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Blount,T. (2008). Tenures of land and customs of manors . Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books (Original work published in 1679 as Fragmenta antiquitatus)
Jung, C. G. (1961). The fantasies of the unconscious . In Collected works of C. G. Jung (Bolligen Series XX, pp. 98-112). Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books (Original work published in 1912)
Author, A. (Year). Title of the book . Retrieved from URL for the online library’s homepage.
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Ferdig,R. E. (2009). Handbook of research on effective gaming in education (Rev. ed.). Retrieved from http://www.netlibrary.com
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book [E-reader version, if applicable]. Retrieved from http://xxxxxx
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Provide information about the version in brackets.
When a book is a retrieved online, the location and publisher are not included in the citation. Use the URL for the publisher.
Do not include a period after the URL in the retrieval statement as it may be interpreted as part of the URL.
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Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book [E-reader version, if applicable]. Retrieved from http://xxxxxx
Rosellini, G., & Worden, M. (2010). Of course you’re angry: A guide to dealing with the emotions of substance abuse (Rev. ed.) [Kindle DX version]. Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com