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Whitelocke: On Lawmanship: 3rd Edition

 
 
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Whitelocke: On Lawmanship: 3rd Edition

Prominent barrister, politician, chalker of the Cerne Abbas Giant and bon vivant Bullstrode Whitelocke K.C. has provided a long-overdue answer to the question that has vexed leading thinkers throughout history: how does one improve one’s Lawmanship? Whitelocke has distilled a lifetime of experience, meditation and trial-and-error (of law and fact) into this frank, fearless and highly readable text, which will almost certainly come to be regarded as the last word on this contentious topic. On Lawmanship contains a comprehensive summary of everything an aspiring lawman needs to know, from the appropriate attire for cassowary hunting to creative techniques for courting lawyeresses, from controversial modern training methods to mastering the complexities of the written word. On Lawmanship has been translated into thirteen (13) languages, seven (7) of which are still spoken and is rumoured to be kept on the bedside table of a substantial minority of judges of the High Court of Australia.

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Product Details:
Author: Bullstrode Whitelocke K.C.
Paperback: 190 pages
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
Publication Date: December 13, 2009
Language: English
ISBN: 1439263272
Product Width: 1.5 centimeters
Product Height: 2.25 centimeters
Product Weight: 0.01 pounds
Package Length: 8.9 inches
Package Width: 5.9 inches
Package Height: 0.6 inches
Package Weight: 0.75 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 3 reviews
 
 

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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:

5Very original and clever  Dec 20, 2009
By Daniel Kerry "Dan"
This book is extremely original and very funny. A friend at work recommended it to me and I can't speak highly enough of it. It is a very strange blend of high brow references and pop culture jokes. I read it on the bus in about 3 days and was laughing like an idiot the whole time. I have been googling the crazy references in the book ever since. I think it will appeal to pretty much any professional/uni student but will obviously particularly appeal to lawyers.

It it a great read, highly recommended

1 of 1 found the following review helpful:

5A great read  Jan 04, 2010
By P. Pentony
Very funny and well worth a read. I have not studied law but still found this book to be a great read.

5Litigiously good  Mar 11, 2010
By Timothy I. Jordan "Credible Expert"
This book is a colossus of the legal publishing sphere - a giant among midgets. Never in my long years of reading words on the page have I felt both euphoria and terror in the same paragraph; euphoria because of the delicacy of the prose, terror at the realization that there will be no written work, in this lifetime or the next, that will subsequently come close to Whitelocke's masterpiece.

Both thrilling yet practical, searingly honest yet surprising tender, 'On Lawmanship' soars with poetic imagery, reaching heights sustained only by Miller's 'Getting Into Law' from 2001. It races along with the pace of a Cussler or a Benchley, but there are moments where one feels immersed in a Cotzee or a McCarthy, such is Whitelocke's mastery of language.

Never having studied law myself, I am horrendously unqualified to review what is essentially the most comprehensive manual for young lawyers in print today. More than just a guidebook, it is a manifesto, a tour de force, where Whitelocke has managed to impart an enormous amount of his valuable wisdom and experience into a concise, well laid out text.

I would highly recommend 'On Lawmanship' to anyone who is interested in humanity. It will be works like this that will determine our ability to function in an uncertain future. This may possibly be the most important book of all time. Plus it has pictures!

I eagerly await Volume 2.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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