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
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.
