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Bryan A. Garner
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Bryan A. Garner is an American legal scholar and lexicographer whose books address English usage, legal interpretation, and clear, persuasive writing.
Biography
Bryan Andrew Garner, born November 17, 1958, is an American legal scholar and lexicographer. He has edited Black’s Law Dictionary since 1999 and written more than two dozen books on English usage and style. His work includes Garner’s Modern English Usage for general readers, alongside books aimed at legal professionals.
Garner coauthored two books with Justice Antonin Scalia: Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges and Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts. His HBR Guide to Better Business Writing addresses clear and persuasive workplace communication. He also founded and chairs the board of American Friends of Dr. Johnson’s House, a nonprofit supporting the London house museum in Samuel Johnson’s former home.
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Books by Bryan A. Garner
Hbr Guide To Better Business Writing
HBR Guide to Better Business Writing offers tools for expressing ideas clearly and persuasively in emails, proposals, and other business documents. It covers overcoming writer’s block, holding readers’ attention, building credibility, cutting unnecessary words, choosing an appropriate tone, and improving grammar, punctuation, and usage.