A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Ninth Edition : Chicago Style for Students and Researchers

from cargocontainer

This is a general Chicago Manual of Style book. Overall, it is well organized and I gave it an extra half-star for the Oxford comma. I have nothing to compare it to other than some long-ago usage of MLA, which was awful nonsense. Chicago wins over MLA any day of the week.

from donbarger

Great reference book. Turabian provides examples of nearly every item you need for research and writing. I wish I could say that I did not have to read this book but it is an excellent reference tool.

from tuckerresearch

Indispensable for the writer in the Humanities, especially history. Not as comprehensive as Chicago, but short and easy to use. The newest edition has two color fonts that helps subject headings and citation examples stand out, but the new numbering system is a bit unhandy. (I mean, at one point:...

from Annotated

I like the content of the book. A good purchase

from jcovington

A brillian page turner...I couldn't put it down. At least, I couldn't until after I figured out how to cite webpages. Great reference, but get a newer edition. Kate wasn't down with the interweb.