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As Dr. Michael F. Roizen, author, lead co-author with Dr. Oz on
many books, and chief wellness officer at Cleveland Clinic, says:
"This is a great book, and great adventure well told, with
important information as well as a fast exciting read." The FIRST
HALF of the book deals with Ted's medical journey of surviving
multiple heart attacks, bypass operations, and 49 years later a
heart transplant. It is also a story of hope and finding joy in
life despite life's limitations. The SECOND HALF discusses the
secrets of surviving and maneuvering within the medical community.
For example, you are far better off not having elective surgery in
a teaching hospital during the month of July, because that is when
the new interns arrive. Ted discusses how you deal with your
illness determines how others will react with you. If you are
comfortable and can put others at ease, they will deal with you as
a person and not as an illness living within a person. Finally, Ted
reviews such subject as sex, dating, divorce, health insurance,
American with Disability Act, what to tell your employer, medical
leave laws, health care directives, paying medical bills, appealing
medical bills, and many more health issues.
If learning legal terminology were as simple as memorizing words,
all you would need is a dictionary. But, merely memorizing
definitions takes inordinate time, hard work, and in the end, still
teaches you little about comprehending and retaining this new
language. If you understand the nature of the legal terms and how
they equate to ordinary legal situations, you will learn the
terminology in a faster and more engaging way, and most importantly
retain that knowledge far longer. Such learning requires the
following strategies: charts comparing words whenever two terms
have confusing similarities, organizing words under common legal
concepts, and including interesting supplementary material (such as
how attorneys evaluate an automobile case to determine how much it
is worth, or who gets to keep the wedding ring if the marriage is
called off). Cumulatively these learning strategies make legal
terminology come alive. The purpose of learning legal terms is not
for you to memorize the words for a test and forget them two days
later. Rather, it is the ability to study the words in proper
context so that you have a deep and sustainable understanding of
the terms five years later. The goal of this book is to make
learning more obtainable, and to create a platform for long-term
recall for court reporters, paralegals, and anyone who wishes to
understand legal terminology. As B. M. Dickey, Chair of Court
Reporting for one of the Community Colleges said: "Infrequently you
run across a truly superior textbook, that makes the teacher's job
much easier, and is so naturally suited to the students and their
needs, that you can't wait to tell others about your find. Legal
Terminology and Theory for Court Reporters and Paralegals by Ted H.
Gordon is just such a book. It is well written, comprehensive,
logically organized, and extremely well received by students."
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