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For an overview of the various ways to cite information in text in MLA style, see the Purdue OWL, which provides an overview of the basic in text citation formats.
Author's last name, Author's first name. Title of the Book. Location: Publisher Year. Medium of publication.
Davis, Michael. Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street. New York: Viking, 2008. Print.
Hoobler, Dorothy, and Thomas Hoobler. The Crimes of Paris: A True Story of Murder, Theft, and Detection. New York: Little,
2009. Print.
Steinberg, Shirley R., and Joe L. Kincheloe, eds. Christotainment: Selling Jesus through Popular Culture. Boulder: Westview,
2009. Print.
Haig, Matt. Brand Failures: The Truth About the 100 Biggest Branding Mistakes of All Time. London: Kogan
Page, 2003. ebrary. Web. 9 June 2009.
Two additional items are necessary for citing an electronic book: Name of the database or website (here, ebrary), and the day you used the book, in date Month year order.