books by Bryan A. Garner     books:     Bryan A. Garner      Legal Writing in Plain English: A Text With Exercises Bryan A. Garner University Of Chicago Press, 2001 Excellent Simply put, this is a handy writing guide for lawyers. Just casually flipping through this book for a few minutes will make you a better writer. For example, I especially like the lists, which give you substitutes for legalese or summarize styles that Judges like. ...             A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage (Oxford Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage) Bryan A. Garner Oxford University Press, USA, 2001 Can't Live Without It As an editor of legal newsletters, I do not know what I would do without this absolutely necessary tool of the trade. Not only do I, a non-attorney, find it indispensible, but my colleagues who are members of the Bar are constantly borrowing my copy "just to check." ...             Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges Antonin Scalia, Bryan A. Garner Thomson West, 2008 All politics aside - this book makes its case. It seems, rather obviously, that those who have rated this book poorly have done so out of disdain for one of the authors. I too share that disdain for said author - nonetheless I find this to be the most informative book I've read all year. And, having just finished ...             The Elements of Legal Style Bryan A. Garner Oxford University Press, USA, 2002 Not just for lawyers I am a physician who tested out of all college English to focus on science. Writing chart notes, scientific articles, or even parts of textbooks does not prepare one for the type of writing one must do when performing legal work. Scientific-technical writing, legal ...             The Redbook: A Manual on Legal Style (2d Ed.) Bryan A. Garner, Jeff Newman, ... West, 2006 Great reference, very friendly. The Redbook is a great have-by-your-side manual for legal or other writing.             Black's Law Dictionary, Eighth Edition (Black's Law Dictionary (Standard Edition)) Thomson West, 2004 A must have for all law students! All law students must have this. It is a great help in learning the law language.             Black's Law Dictionary: Deluxe Thumb-Index (Black's Law Dictionary) Bryan A. Garner West Group Publishing, 2004 Black's Law Dictionary As a corporate lawyer Living in Mexico City Amazon is a fantastic tool which gives me access to many books I would otherwise find impossible to get. The speed is quite amazing too!             The Winning Brief: 100 Tips for Persuasive Briefing in Trial and Appellate Courts Bryan A. Garner Oxford University Press, USA, 2004 Helpful quick refernce I am currently a law student, this book provides some insightful ideas and is useful because it doesn't require an hour of reading to pick out helpful relevant tips. All the 100 tips are outlined in the front and back cover so you can skim for something specific and go ...             Black's Law Dictionary (Pocket), 3rd Edition Thomson West, 2006 Words of Law As a working librarian, I had this valuable dictionary near my desk through several incarnations. Patrons searching to understand their insurance policies, a court order, a contract and other legal documents expected the librarian to know all the words. With "Black's ...             Garner's Modern American Usage Bryan A. Garner Oxford University Press, USA, 2003 Layman's Opinion Being a layman, and not a wordsmith as some of the review-writers here, this will not be an eloquently written review, however the results are the same. I often hear people use words in a way that I believe to be incorrect, for example 'irregardless', but I'm never ...             A Dictionary of Modern American Usage Bryan A. Garner Oxford University Press, USA, 1998 A worthy heir to Fowler For three generations, a single book dominated the market as the authoritative reference in matters of grammar, style, and usage in the English language: "A Dictionary of Modern English Usage" by H.W. Fowler, first published in 1926, ably revised by Sir Ernest Gowers ...             Black's Law Dictionary Digital West Group, 2006 This is a must have! This is a great law dictionary, with just about everything you would want to know. The only bad thing I can say is, it should have a cd for your own portable use. It is just a validation code to download the dictionary which is misleading because a little booklet comes ...             The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style Bryan A. Garner Oxford University Press, USA, 2000 Sound advice, good principles, fun reading Fowler's guide is too British. Merriam-Webster's guide is much too descriptive and seeks the low ground too often. Garner strikes just the right balance between descriptive (what most people actually say in common practice) and prescriptive (what good usage should be). ...             Black's Law Dictionary: Abridged Version (Dictionary) Henry Campbell Black West Publishing Company, 2005 This first-ever, total A-Z revision of features flexible cross-referencing that leads you quickly to the definitions you need. Prepared by a noted legal lexicographer and team of prominent legal historians, scholars, lawyers, and judges, who rewrote every entry -- both for substantive accuracy and for stylistic clarity. Includes quotes and cites ...             A Handbook of Business Law Terms (Black's Law Dictionary Series) West Publishing Company, 1999 Created by the Legal Education Group in the tradition of world's widely cited and best-selling legal reference, Black's Law Dictionary. The second book in a new series, this handbook includes accurate, clear definitions to more than 3,000 business law key words and phrases.          products you might be interested in search for books appellate, dictionary, exercises, persuading, persuasive, thumb-index randomly chosen DVD: The Original Three Tenors Concert [DVD Video]