Essentials of Business Law and the Legal Environment (Hardcover)

by Richard A. Mann (Author), Barry S. Roberts (Author)

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"The paragraphs are concise and to the point; no fluff or excess verbiage. This appeals to me. The subparagraphs cut to the chase – make the teaching point and move on. Class time is a premium, so is a student’s study time."

"The authors make excellent use of the chapter cases to support the material in the text." / "The ethical dilemmas are excellent." / "I found the chapter summaries to be comprehensive and useful."

"Managerial Insight: I like them. Students want to know how law relates to them. Consumer Insight: I like them. They illustrate why the student should know something about the law. Their format helps students focus."

"The in-chapter features are so vitally helpful and complementary. They make the chapters more wholesome and complete, in that they help present a more comprehendible picture to the reader."

"The case problems are very good. I use them extensively, and not just to answer the question posed. I typically will discuss about 6 questions for each chapter and these are excellent for helping the students learn how the rules are applied."

Product Description
This text offers complete coverage of business law and its environment in a non-technical, straightforward, and student-friendly style. Cases are summarized by the authors and integrated throughout chapters. Legal issues and court decisions are carefully explained with a minimum of legal jargon. The text covers all required business law topics for the CPA exam.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1272 pages
• Publisher: South-Western College/West; 9 edition (February 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0324303955
• ISBN-13: 978-0324303957
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.6 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #361,818 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All Around Good Introduction To Business Law, March 22, 2006

By	G. Hendrickson (Fairfax, VA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Essentials of Business Law and The Legal Environment (Hardcover)

Well written book that provides a good introduction into business law principles. Outlines complex concepts with case law that makes it easy to understand. A reccomended read for the pre-law students as well as a valuable reference for business owners.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the Best Book Regarding Business Law!, November 13, 2008

By	James "Scotman" April "jjm" (Bakersfield, CA) - See all my reviews

I'm taking a college course using this book and it is not well written. The author has a bad habit of replacing all the "his" pronouns with the "her" pronouns -- I see what he's doing but it interfers with the reading of the book.

The problems at the end of the chapters are not bad, but the author really gets into legalese and specialized language throughout his chapters that makes reading it a chore as I beat up a dictionary trying to get through it.

The glossary is woefully incomplete.

Aspen Publishing makes a much superior business law book.

Paralegal's Introduction to Business Organizations (Aspen Law & Business paralegal series)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Expensive textbook, December 22, 2008

By	Marina "jalliah" (USA) - See all my reviews

I had to buy this book because it is the required textbook in my class. I bought it here in Amazon because it is cheaper here than in my school's bookstore. Although it is cheaper in Amazon, the book still costs 150+, which is still very expensive for a student like me.

Anyways, If I only knew before what I knew now, I could have saved my self $150+! The content of this book is almost very similar to the Smith and Roberson's business law book. I happen to get an older version in a trift store for $25 and while scanning through the book, I realized that the two books are almost the same! The wordings and the case files tackled are almost the same. I hardly even used this brand new book at all.

Recommended?
If it is really really required in your class and you have money to spare, then go for it. But if not and you dont have much money to spend on text books, I would recommend that you look around at other USED business law text books like the older versions of Smith and Roberson.