1 : an unkind thing to do Hiding the car keys was a dirty trick. 2dirty tricks : secret and dishonest activities that are done to ruin someone's or something's chance of success political dirty tricks.
TEXTS : Introduce the text you're writing about in the beginning of your essay by mentioning the author's full name and the complete title of the work. Titles of books should be underlined or put in italics . (Titles of stories, essays and poems are in quotation marks.) Refer to the text specifically as a novel, story, essay, memoir, or poem, depending on what it is. In subsequent references to the author, use his or her last name.
1 If more than one book is listed, double check the details and click Select on the correct book. 2  Next a form will pop up with all the book info and you have an opportunity to change anything if needed, but it should be correct.  Use the pull down menu at the top of the form labeled Citing and select chapter or section.