Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth Edition

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Summary: Embarrassing (for the APA)
Review: You would think that a publication manual would try to exemplify the standard for published work. Obviously, this isn't true for the APA. This publication "manual" lives up to its name; it requires a lot of manual effort to make sense of it. Poorly organized and hard to use, the only reason it sells is because it's the standard reference for a required format, if people want their articles published, or students want their papers accepted. I would not recommend this book to anyone, unless you're required to write in the APA format, in which case you have no choice. This manual alone is a good reason to avoid writing in the field of social science.