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This text is a briefer paperback version of the widely-adopted Miller/Jentz BUSINESS LAW TODAY: THE STANDARD EDITION. THE ESSENTIALS offers the very same traits that have made that book so successful edition after edition - fundamentally that it provides the legal credibility and authoritativeness of a traditional business law book, while also offering the visual appeal and student friendly features students are used to seeing in books for many of their other courses. Though the text is “fun” for students to read, it does not accomplish this at the expense of important information - it goes into the necessary detail to completely explain law topics. The book truly offers an instructor the best of both worlds - a credible business law source, which students will be motivated to read. Its magic and the cornerstone of its widespread success is in this ability to appeal to both instructors and students without being mutually exclusive. It also offers the most comprehensive teaching and learning support package on the market, with something to fit many different instructional or learning styles - a reflection of West Legal Studies in Business's ongoing commitment to partnership, leadership, and innovation in providing the highest quality materials available for Business Law instructors and students. This text explicitly meets the AACSB curriculum requirements.

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Great Book No serial number for online part.......2005-09-24

I bought this book from Amazon recently, they have been great about getting it resolved but from what we can tell after having replaced twice the serial number that they mention on the book is not included in any of the books Amazon has in stock.

A digest of rules too broad for serious instructional use........2000-01-02

The 5th Edition of "Business Law Today, The Essentials" is a slightly pared down, paper-bound version of the authors' hard back college text "Business Law Today, - Text and Summarized Cases, Legal, Ethical, Regulatory and International Environment."

SUMMARY. The book fills the bill as a "Readers Digest" reference work on general legal principles. But, it is too broad in its treatment to be a reliable resource for comprehensive instructional purposes.

BASIS. This reviewer is an attorney with over 25 years experience teaching business law. The writer uses the 5th edition of this work, and used the 2d, 3d and 4th editions of the text, as a required instructional resource in accordance with directions from academic administrators.

POSITIVE ASPECTS.

- The 5th edition of "Business Law Today, The Essentials" is well written and very readable. The presentation is visually attractive.

- It includes new material on the up-to-date issues created by e-commerce and cyber law.

- There are excellent chapter summaries highlighting, in outline form, the major topics covered in the chapter.

- There are numerous marginal references to Web sites and sources for additional help and information.

CONCERNS.

- Content appears to have been sacrificed for aesthetic white space & wide margins. This has been a continuing trend. With each "new edition" there has been less and less textual material. Major legal concepts are given a short treatment of only a sentence or two. However, the interesting and provocative discussion questions at the end of the chapters raise issues which, if they have been addressed by the courts, cannot be correctly resolved based on the information in the text. The result is students have a misconception as to how a principle works or how the majority of courts might rule. When missing information is added by the instructor, student reaction is frustration and distrust of the text.

-Whole concepts have been deleted from text between editions.(Although, thankfully, the topic of usury, a major concept in business law which was totally deleted from the 4th edition, is again mentioned in the 5th edition.)

- Case examples too often tend to focus on the more colorful, unusual exception to a controlling legal principle, rather than explaining the rationale for the majority rule or demonstrating how a principle works in daily business situations. The result is often student confusion, since one does not learn a general principle where the only example of the its application is an exceptional situation where the general rule is not apply.

- Support materials and test bank answers to questions are unreliable. While the answers given in the test bank are legally correct, about 10-15% of the time it is reported the correct answer to a test bank question cannot be extracted from the textual explanation on the cited page in "The Essentials" edition of the text.

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West's Paralegal Today: The Essentials (West Legal Studies Series)
Roger L. Miller , and Mary Meinzinger Urisko
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ASIN: 1401824293

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This text takes a completely different approach to teaching paralegal skills in the classroom, bridging the gap between classroom learning and on-the-job realities. The authors carefully designed the full-color text and features to give students a glimpse of the types of situations and demands that they may encounter as professional paralegals. Students will become proficient in all the fundamental areas of paralegal studies and substantive law while studying this comprehensive text. All of the basic areas of paralegal studies are covered in this book such as careers, ethics, professional responsibilities, pretrial preparation, trial procedures, criminal law, legal interviewing, investigation, legal research, computer-assisted legal research, legal analysis, and legal writing. Exercises at the end of each chapter provide students with opportunities to apply the concepts and skills discussed in a variety of different formats. The text has been fully updated to reflect changes in the law and trends in the paralegal profession.

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Paralegal Today.......2007-10-13

The product is great. It came within just a few days and was in perfect condition.

paralegal book.......2007-06-12

great book however it does match the hardcover verison i ofter had to flip through the book to find that my teachers chapter 7 was my chapter 3 and also some chapters/notes were missing.

west's paralegal.......2006-03-24

The book is very informative and easy to read although the authors describe old laws/rules in great detail, only to find out that the law has changed and everything that you read is void. Of course they describe the revisions but I found the old information a waste of my time and also annoying.

West's Paralegal Today.......2005-09-20

Have no review. It was a required book for school. Amazon had the best price for book.

Back to the Basics: Essentials for Today's Construction Project Manager

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Excellent CM book

Back to the Basics: Essentials for Today's Construction Project Manager
Daniel Elia
Manufacturer: iUniverse
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Excellent CM book.......2006-05-30

All too often construction managers (CM) get caught up in the day-to-day issues that happen on the jobsite. Daniel's book brings one back to the basics: Project Management 101, Safety Considerations, Key Administration Issues, Financial Administration, Project Change Control, Document Control, and Estimating. The sample forms reinforce the use of the appropriate form, which should not be a handwritten piece of paper or an e-mail message (without the appropriate attachment).
I have read Daniel's book twice and feel the seasoned CM as well as the novice CM can get value from this book. From the attributes of an Exceptional Manager, to the listing of potential Meeting Topics, to Change and Document Control, the book offers some new ideas and some things to remember when planning the next construction project.

Study Guide for Miller/Jentz's Business Law Today: The Essentials (with Online Research Guide), 7th

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Roger LeRoy Miller , and Gaylord A. Jentz
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It will be easy to succeed with the Study Guide for BUSINESS LAW TODAY: THE ESSENTIALS. This Study Guide includes chapter outlines, a variety of question types (with answers provided) and issue spotters. There are also essay questions with answers provided in the instructors manual.

Business Law Today: The Essentials- Text Only

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This text is a briefer paperback version of the widely-adopted Miller/Jentz BUSINESS LAW TODAY: THE STANDARD EDITION. THE ESSENTIALS offers the very same traits that have made that book so successful edition after edition ? fundamentally that it provides the legal credibility and authoritativeness of a traditional business law book, while also offering the visual appeal and student friendly features students are used to seeing in books for many of their other courses. Though the text is ?fun? for students to read, it does not accomplish this at the expense of important information ? it goes into the necessary detail to completely explain law topics. The book truly offers an instructor the best of both worlds ? a credible business law source, which students will be motivated to read. Its magic and the cornerstone of its widespread success is in this ability to appeal to both instructors and students without being mutually exclusive. It also offers the most comprehensive teaching and learning support package on the market, with something to fit many different instructional or learning styles ? a reflection of West Legal Studies in Business?s ongoing commitment to partnership, leadership, and innovation in providing the highest quality materials available for Business Law instructors and students. This text explicitly meets the AACSB curriculum requirements.

Business Law Today, Alternate Essentials

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Better-Than- Average Business Basics

Business Law Today, Alternate Essentials
Roger LeRoy Miller , and Gaylord A. Jentz
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ASIN: 0314213503

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This is a 22-chapter, abbreviated version of Business Law Today: Text, Hypothetical Examples, Legal, Ethical, Regulatory, and International Environment, 4th. Many features focus on the global, political, ethical, social, environmental, and cultural context of business law. The Personal Law Handbook, included as an appendix, covers practical aspects of law such as family law, jury duty, housing law, and other topics. Two new pedagogical features emphasize technology and the Internet. Key content changes include the integration of material on lease contracts and Article 2A throughout all sales chapters, as well as the revision of negotiable instruments material to reflect law based on Revised Articles 3 and 4.

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Better-Than- Average Business Basics.......1999-07-05

Still dense reading, as one may expect of business law texts, this is a good, comprehensive discussion of legal principles relating to business. There are some editorial errors -- for example, the monetary threshold for diversity jurisdiction -- but overall this book is well-written and contains a wealth of examples and problems to help the reader comprehend some of the nuances of the law.

I teach a two term business law course and recently switched to this text for its (relative)clarity. The price is good too!

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Business Law Today, the Essentials, Instructor's Manual (BUSINESS LAW TODAY, THE ESSENTIALS)
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496 PAGES , LARGE OVERSIZED SOFTCOVER, TEXT AND SUMMARIZED CASES, E COMMERCE, LEGAL, ETHICAL AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIROMENT, SEVENTH EDITION

Study Guide to Accompany Business Law Today: The Essentials : Text & Summarized Cases-Legal, Ethical, Regulatory, and International Environment

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Roger LeRoy Miller , and William E. Hollowell
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Business Law Today - The Essentials

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Prepared for Germanna Community College. Paperback textbook discussing the historical and constitutional foundations of business law along with other related subjects.

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Business Law Today the Essentials
Roger Leroy Miller and Gaylord A. Jentz
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