The Art of Questioning: Thirty Maxims of Cross-Examination

Brown, Peter Megargee.The Art of Questioning: Thirty Maxims of Cross Examination.New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., [1987]. xxxiii, 122 pp. Reprinted 2008 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-862-2. ISBN-10: 1-58477-862-8. Cloth with dust jacket. $39.95 * Written for seasoned attorneys, novices and laymen, this classic essay reveals, step by step, how lawyers and non-lawyers can learn to ask the right question and get the answer they want. Useful beyond his stated purpose, Brown shows how effective inquiry is a skill that can be learned to gain success in almost any line of endeavor. "Peter Megargee Brown's delightful collection of tips on questioning for the litigating attorney should be almost as much fun for the layman. It is full of wit and wisdom and shrewd insights, and the chapters read like short plays.": Louis Auchincloss.