This is a well written book. However, there is a tendency amongst students who are bogged down on reading cases to pass over this sort of material too quickly, thus getting only a shallow apprehension of the subject. The author notes how words often do double and triple duty such that "You may want to join the bar but may be barred if you fail the bar and wind up tending bar or selling candy bars." Page 13. Thus, the author points out a critical feature of legal reasoning: "Legal rules characteristically require interpretation, which is an important part of legal reasoning." id. I recommend this book for honing those much needed skills in the practice of law and recommend that it be read slowly, not quickly. I also think a reader should consult Martin P. Golding's book "Legal Reasoning," Ruggero Aldisert's book "Logic for Lawyers," and Stephen Toulmin's book "The Uses of Argument." (Toulmin shows the uniqueness of legal reasoning in contrast with nonlegal reasoning).