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Lawtalk combines enormous erudition with loads of levity-the result being a compulsively browsable book that will leave readers wordly-wise."-Bryan A. Garner, President, LawProse, Inc., Editor in Chief, Black's Law Dictionary -- Bryan A. Garner
"A genuine contribution in an area where precious little exists. Extraordinarily original and of even more extraordinary scholarship, truly erudite, researched and sourced. I would run to buy it." --Roger Newman, editor of
The Yale Biographical Dictionary of American Law. -- Roger Newman
"This imaginative book will enlighten and amuse not only lawyers, but anyone who thinks about law, talks about law, or has to deal with law-that is to say, all of us,"-Linda Greenhouse, author of Becoming Justice Blackmun
-- Linda Greenhouse
"The language of the law is endlessly colorful, sometimes quite literally so: think of blue laws, green cards, blackmail and white-shoe firms. Finally we have an authoritative reference for all these terms and many more, written in a highly engaging style. Even if you're a shyster who couldn't indict a ham sandwich, at least now you'll know where those expressions came from."-Ben Zimmer, executive producer of VisualThesaurus.com and Vocabulary.com. -- Ben Zimmer
"Lawtalk is not just entertaining, but also quite educational. Lawyers, judges, and lay people interested in the workings of the legal system can learn a great deal from it,"-Peter Tiersma, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles.
-- Peter Tiersma
"Well-researched and entertaining...a skillful mix of scholarship and readability...extensively documented with social, cultural, historic, and, of course, legal sources."-Joan Pedzich, Library Journal
-- Joan Pedzich * Library Journal *
"Lawtalk is serious scholarship . . . leavened with wry wit and a snappy style of writing that keeps one turning pages both to discover more and to smile more."-JoAnn Baca,
The Federal Lawyer -- JoAnn Baca * The Federal Lawyer *
"Elegant, deliciously detailed, and authoritative . . . demonstrate[s] that learning can be fun."-Glenn C. Altschuler,
Huffington Post -- Glenn C. Altschuler * Huffington Post *
"Lively and entertaining . . . fascinating . . . a gem of a book . . . well-documented and well-researched . . .
Lawtalk yields a multitude of interesting and amusing tidbits."-Donna M. Fisher,
AALL Spectrum (American Association of Law Libraries) -- Donna M. Fisher * AALL Spectrum *
"Insightful and entertaining"-
Spartanburg Herald Journal * Spartanburg Herald Journal *
"Fun and well-researched."-Howard Shapiro, Philadelphia Inquirer
-- Howard Shapiro * Philadelphia Inquirer *
"A group of distinguished professorial lawyers . . . tell us the history and meaning of lawyer talk."-Jacob Stein,
Washington Lawyer * Washington Lawyer *
"Very well researched and comprehensive. . .The history behind each phrase is fascinating. . .Provides an enlightening insight into the countless pieces of 'legalese' to which we are all exposed daily, but have had little reason to question - until now."-
Law Actually blog * Law Actually blog *
"[Lawtalk] would be a treasured newcomer to any bookshelf and provides an enlightening insight into the countless pieces of 'legalese' to which we are all exposed daily, but have had little reason to question - until now."-
Law Actually * Law Actually *
"Insightful . . . [and] as entertaining as it is enlightening."-John G. Browning,
Southeast Texas Record -- John G. Browning * Southeast Texas Record *
"A witty, informative collection . . . In a refreshingly candid manner,
Lawtalk explores race, gender, and class issues associated with the evolution of commonly used phrases . . . Amusing, enlightening, and authoritative, this well-researched mini-reference is something readers will return to repeatedly."-Danielle Ochs-Tillotson,
California Lawyer * California Lawyer *
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Lawtalk stands apart from many popular works on word origins for the academic rigor underpinning its accessibility."-Rebecca Shapiro,
Dictionaries: Journal of the Dictionary Society of North America -- Rebecca Shapiro * Dictionaries: Journal of the Dictionary Society of North America *
