Style & Usage

Essential Oxford Books by America's Leading Expert on Usage and Style, Bryan A. Garner

[Garner is] the modern master of style."
Dantzler v. Director of Taxation, 18 N.J. Tax 507, 513 n.1 (1999)

Garner's Modern American Usage (first edition)

"Excellent. Garner extends the reach of the prescriptive Fowler and the descriptive Merriam-Webster."
William Safire, The New York Times

"A Dictionary of Modern American Usage contains the most succinct and sensible advice on American usage to come down the pike in a long while. Garner's dictionary is a must for anyone who endeavors to use words wisely and well."
San Diego Union-Tribune

Elements of Legal Style (second edition)

"Every lawyer who puts pen to paper should own a copy of The Elements of Legal Style - [It] is as interesting as it is informative. Garner's Elements is a book that you will want on your desk."
The Houston Lawyer

"Bryan Garner is a genius."
David Foster Wallace, Harper's

The Winning Brief

"Mr. Garner demonstrates admirably the brevity and clarity that he teaches. This book reflects great learning. Yet it is highly practical' we can speak no higher praise."
ABA Appellate Practice Journal

A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage (second edition)

Named an Outstanding Academic Book by Choice

"This dictionary sets the standard for legal usage."
Library Journal

Bryan A. Garner, Editor in Chief, Black's Law Dictionary
Bryan A. Garner is a best-selling legal author with more than a dozen titles to his credit. He is also the editor in chief of Black's Law Dictionary in all its current editions. The ABA Appellate Practice Journal has hailed him as "the preeminent expert in America on good legal writing." In recognition of his contributions to judicial writing, he was named the 1994 recipient of the prestigious Henry C. Lind Award, bestowed periodically by the Association of Reporters of Judicial Decisions. Garner is also a member of the American Law Institute.