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 - Authorative And CompleteAs an applicant to several law schools, I wanted to know what I would be involved with when I do start my first year. This book provides a great deal of authorative information regarding common and federal law's method of adjudicating contracts. While many students in law school consider contract law boring, this certainly should not be the case. Contracts impose responsibities that we must live up to. It is a cornerstone of Western civilization--that laws and contracts do mean something. This book provides a great deal of insight into how contracts work, but one should probably read this book only if they have the intention of going to law school or already are attending. Michael Gordon Rating: - Comprehensive, Readable and SuccinctWith the Nutshell series, it's hit and miss. Some are excellent, others mediocre, and some downright duds. The Contracts installment falls in the first category. Concepts are introduced and explained succinctly and coherently. The book also includes questions for each section and suggested answers. I found it very useful for reinforcing concepts discussed in class. Farnsworth's treatise was also helpful. Rating: - A classic!I bought this book during my first year of law school and was grateful for its clear, concise explanations and numerous examples. Since then, I have referred to Contracts in a Nutshell many times in the context of both academic and professional research. At present, I find that many excerpts are even suitable for teaching basic principles of contract law to students in non-law-related fields. But of course, its primary purpose remains dispelling the mysteries of contract law for 1st years and sweeping the cobwebs from the bar-taker's storeroom of legal knowledge.
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