How do you cite a reference to a book that doesn't have an author or editor?

Example:
Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary (10th ed.). (1993). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster.

• Place the title in the author position.
• Alphabetize books with no author or editor by the first significant word in the title (Merriam in this case).
• In text, use a few words of the title, or the whole title if it is short, in place of an author name in the citation: (Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 1993).

(adapted from the fifth edition of APA's Publication Manual, © 2001)

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