A must for any history major. ( )

Contents of Turabian are distilled from the Chicago Manual of Style. Turabian is the preferred stylebook of most History departments nationally. You'll need Turabian if you plan a History major. ( )

It's useful for larger academic writing projects, but in general isn't as user-friendly as Rules for Writers. ( )

Great manual for Term papers. I like it. ( )

I have owned the Sixth Edition of Turabian for about five years and it has been used to the point of disintegration. I was excited about the new edition and when I received it I was elated to find that the Chicago Style Manual was included with the writer's manual. The editors have updated the manual to include citation of electronic sources which, if you have been doing any academic writing recently, has been a matter of preference. The two-color priniting makes section headings easier to find as you are leafing through the pages. The editors have included a bibliography divided into various disciplines that provides some suggestions for further research. Overall, I am enjoying using the new manual. The biggest downside is that I am having to relearn the section headings that I have grown familiar with over the past five years. Small price to pay for the added advantage of having the Chicago Style Manual at my fingertips.

Nerds, do yourselves a favor and update your Turabian manual. You won't be sorry. ( )