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Connected eBooks provide what you need most to be successful in your law school classes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePeer reviewed by nearly 50 law librarians, legal researchers, and legal writing professors nationwide, the \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eALWD Guide to Legal Citation,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e Eighth Edition,\u003c\/b\u003e models how modern lawyers navigate ethical, strategic, and rhetorical decisions in citing sources. Organizing legal citation into 42 thoroughly cogent and illustrated rules, the\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Guide \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis the ideal coursebook, supplement, or stand-alone reference for American legal citation. 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