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My friend's copy arrived with the cover printed upside-down. NOT A GOOD SIGN.
It's the editor's bible. How can you NOT give it 5 stars?
Chicago >>>> (by orders of magnitude) MLA or APA*. And this is the best reference ever: what to do if an author translates her/his own work into another language? how to alphabetize that writer with 3 last names? what about that quote gathered from the annals of a local community committee council that seems to have no publisher? No need to fret, the Chicago Manual of Style's got your back.
* Still embittered that I couldn't convince my advisor to allow me to use Chicago (ugh, APA is really the worst).
* Still embittered that I couldn't convince my advisor to allow me to use Chicago (ugh, APA is really the worst).
One of the books I picked up more than all the others this year, thanks to my Certificate in Editing program. Is it compelling? Not really. But it is an invaluable tool.
The more I use this book, the more I appreciate the conciseness, subtle humor, clear examples, and user-friendly index of the Society of Biblical Literature Handbook of Style. UCP, take note.