Kahneman, D. (2011). Thinking, fast and slow. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
In text: (Kahneman, 2011)
Examples in 5 styles
How to Cite a Book
Book references side by side in five styles, with the rules for editions, edited books and e-books, and ISBN autofill.
APA 7MLA 9Chicago 17Turabian 9HarvardIEEE
Citing a Book: examples
One source cited in each style. Italics are shown as they should appear in your paper.
Kahneman, Daniel. Thinking, Fast and Slow. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
In text: (Kahneman)
Kahneman, Daniel. Thinking, Fast and Slow. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
Footnote: Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011).
Kahneman, D. (2011) Thinking, fast and slow. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
In text: (Kahneman, 2011)
[1] D. Kahneman, Thinking, fast and slow. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
In text: [1]
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APA 7 · Reference
Kahneman, D. (2011). Thinking, fast and slow. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
In-text citation
(Kahneman, 2011)
Narrative citation
Kahneman (2011)
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What you need
- Author(s) or editor(s)
- Full title and subtitle
- Edition, if not the first
- Publisher
- Year of publication
- Place of publication (Chicago, Harvard, IEEE)
Editions
Add the edition only when it isn’t the first: (2nd ed.) in APA, 2nd ed. in MLA and Chicago, 2nd edn. in Harvard.
E-books
Cite an e-book like a print book. In APA, add the DOI or URL if it has one; in MLA, add “E-book ed.” as the version when page numbers differ from print.
A chapter in an edited book
When chapters have different authors, cite the chapter: its author and title first, then “In” the editors and book title, plus the page range. Choose “Book chapter” in the generator.
Questions students ask
Does APA 7 need the publisher location?
No. APA 7 dropped the city. Just give the publisher name: Kahneman, D. (2011). Thinking, fast and slow. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Where do I find the publication year?
On the copyright page, usually on the back of the title page. Use the year of the edition you read, not the original publication year.
How do I cite a translated book?
Add the translator after the title (APA: (J. Smith, Trans.); MLA: Translated by John Smith). APA also gives the original year in the in-text citation: (Camus, 1942/1988).