Citation Example:
Pollan, M. (2006). The omnivore’s dilemma: A natural history of four meals. New York: Penguin.

The following are the individual fields of information needed for a complete citation. Some books may not require all of the fields listed below.

Author:
Last name first, abbrebiate first and middle names. Does your book have mulitple authors?  Does your book have editors?  - Ex. =  Pollan, M.

Year of Publication:
In parentheses. List the year of publication, which appears on the title page or the title page verso (back side of title page).  Ex. =  (2006).

Title & subtitle of the book:
The title & subtitle are separated by a colon. Capitalize only the first word of the title and subtitle and all proper nouns or names.  Italicize the title.  Ex. =   The omnivore's dilemma: A natural history of four meals.

Place of publication:
For these U.S. cities use the city name alone: Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco.  For all others, add the standard postal abbreviations for states.  Separate place from publisher with a colon.  If more than one city is given, use the first only.  Separate from publisher with a colon  Ex. =   New York:   OR     Duluth, MN:

Publisher:
Shorten publisher's name to most concise form.  End the citation with a period.  Ex. =   Random.

NOTE:  For more information on book citations, see page 248 in the 5th edition of the APA manual.