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Bryan A. Garner's Redbook: A Manual on Legal Style, 4th Edition
Since first appearing in 2002, Bryan Garner's The A Manual on Legal Style has established itself as the go-to source for all questions of legal style (apart from citation form). The book isn't just one talented man's Garner has two experienced coauthors plus a hands-on team of 54 editorial advisers, most of whom have long and valuable experience teaching LRW. The book is a one-of-a-kind resource--the legal writer's equivalent of The AP Stylebook or The Chicago Manual of Style .
The brand-new fourth edition has lots of new material, including an especially helpful new chapter on handling quotations. The two exhaustive indexes (word and subject), plus the detailed table of contents, make it easy to find authoritative guidance within seconds, whatever the question might be.
The author, Bryan Garner, is now the most frequently cited author in opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court. It's last term, four of his books were cited a total of 14 times (in the somewhat fewer than 90 cases decided). This term the count is on a similar pace. In American appellate decisions generally, Garner is at the top end of sources relied on.
You can rely on him, too, in the most comprehensive, nitty-gritty resource available for legal The Redbook . Don’t leave home without it.
The brand-new fourth edition has lots of new material, including an especially helpful new chapter on handling quotations. The two exhaustive indexes (word and subject), plus the detailed table of contents, make it easy to find authoritative guidance within seconds, whatever the question might be.
The author, Bryan Garner, is now the most frequently cited author in opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court. It's last term, four of his books were cited a total of 14 times (in the somewhat fewer than 90 cases decided). This term the count is on a similar pace. In American appellate decisions generally, Garner is at the top end of sources relied on.
You can rely on him, too, in the most comprehensive, nitty-gritty resource available for legal The Redbook . Don’t leave home without it.
728 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2002
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October 26, 2007
If you're a law student and don't have this, you're stupid. If you're writing for law review and don't have this, you're just wasting time. Everyone else, move on, there's nothing for you here.
December 16, 2019
This book's strong points are (1) Clarity and (2) Usefulness.
Often books in this genre are marginally useful. This book is the exception. It is an essential reference for both students, and practitioners.
Often books in this genre are marginally useful. This book is the exception. It is an essential reference for both students, and practitioners.
March 17, 2013
Nice reference book to have.
March 23, 2009
the spirals make it easy to keep your page.
July 8, 2014
Read "Elements of Legal Style" instead.
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July 29, 2014The mandatory book for a law library!
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