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Great Review Resource
A great overview of Evidence Law in the U.S. courts system.I like the outline in the first pages.The price doesn't hurt either! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Evidence (Law)    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. Outlines, syllabi, etc    5. United States   

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Little value...but $30 may be worth it.
The pictures and "instant facts" made the cases much easier to remember.HOWEVER: When I reviewed for finals and used these case briefs to refresh in my mind cases I had read, I discovered MANY critical typos.For example, in several cases, the synopses labeled the wrong parties as "P" (the plaintiff).We law students love to throw money at anything we hope will give us an edge.And I suppose any cost is justified if viewed from the proper perspective.This $30 book should increase your understanding of your $15,000 semester roughly 0.2%.It's simple math and economics.Ha ha.Not a bad book if you run out of time to study...otherwise stick to Aspen Law's Examples and Explanations.

1L's Arsenal for Survival
High Court Summaries are an excellent way to supplement the reading assignments.The pictures are great for committing the cases to memory.I highly recommend these. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Law    2. Property    3. Private, property, family law   

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One of those style books that ranscebds its genre.
I'm a lawyer who is considered a wordsmith by colleagues and judges.This is one of the most important books I've ever encountered.I was exposed to it in my first law school year's writing class, and its lessons have remained with me since.Banish the passive voice! (unless deliberately and thoughfully chosen and used).This is not merely a key to fluidity in writing, but in a sense a moral imperative.Actions are attributable to actors - they don't simply occur.If you're asserting an action took place, you and your reader should know who or what you claim set it in motion.This necessitates intellectual rigor and clarity.Also, I remember and have employed for twenty-five years Wydick's apt metaphor that good legal writing is like fine cabinetmaking: the skill of the craftsman is shown by the crafted joints not requiring glue, just as the quality of a piece of prose is shown by its lack of reliance on "glue words" (read the book).I've used the lessons of Wydick's brief book as a lawyer, writer and writing teacher.I've given it to colleagues, non-lawyers and young relatives.Their writing uniformly improved. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Law    2. Legal Education    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. Legal Writing    5. Legal composition    6. Practical Guides   

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A Good Start
This book is an excellent prep for those learning about torts.Although, before reading it you should have a little legal knowledge or the beginning might be a little difficult.All that said, very good book for the subject. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Damages    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Liability (Law)    6. Torts    7. United States    8. Torts / delicts   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Domestic Relations - General    4. Domestic relations    5. Family Law - General    6. General    7. Legal Profession    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. United States    10. Business & Economics / General    11. Economics, Finance, Business and Industry   

Subjects:  1. Cases    2. Constitutional    3. Constitutional law    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. United States   

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This is THE book to read if you are Law School bound
I wasted my money on other books. The biggest waste of money was Law School Confidential. By Law in a Nutshell and don't waste your money on other books. It was terrific! It was even humorous.

Buy It, Borrow It, Just Get It.
The single best book that I have found which really does explain the study and practice of law, hence the title.

Helpful, not a must have
It is worth reading, but I believe that it should be read in addition to a couple of other books to prepare mentally for law school.The two others I went through are; How to succeed in law school (munneke) and The complete Law School Companion (deaver). ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Educational    2. General    3. Law    4. Legal Education    5. Legal Profession    6. Practical Guides    7. Practice of law    8. Reference    9. Study and teaching    10. United States    11. Education    12. Encyclopaedias & Reference Works    13. Social law   

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Dont buy from amazon
Attn all students! Amazon promises to send books by a specific date then changes the dates without your consent. Trying to get a refund is a nightmare. Be prepared to get stuck without the book and still get the bill. Customer service is outsourced to India and is no help even if you could understand them. 4 wks and counting and still no promised refund. This not the only time this has happened.The issue is not with the seller it is Amazon.

Excellent Book
I had this for my business law class and it was excellent! It is easy to read, the cases are interesting and the format is one of the best for a textbook!
Great Business Law Book!
This book is very informative. I enjoyed reading the chapters and learned quite a bit more than I already knew. This book was used my Business Law I class in College and I intend to keep it for future reference. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Financial    2. Business Law    3. Internet - General    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Legal Research    7. Research    8. Law / Business   

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One of the best in the series!
I'm a law student and a big Nutshell fan. This is definitely one of the best Nutshells in the series. It's clear, it's organized, and it covers a broad array of issues in corporate governance and operation. I think it would make a better text than the bulky casebooks we're forced to carry around. It's a must-have for law students, aspiring corporate lawyers, and anyone needing a quick reference on general corporate law.

Good aid for study!
As a foreigner to study law in the U.S.,I find it very difficultRead more

Subjects:  1. Corporate    2. Law    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession   

Editorial Review

"The majority of historians seem to suggest that the founders knew just what to do--and did it, creating a government that would endure for centuries," writes CUNY historian Carol Berkin in the introduction to Read more

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Nicely Done.
If you are looking for a short, understandable compendium of how the US Constitution evolved, then this is the book for you. Carol Berkin has done a very good job of putting these critical deliberations, the pros and the cons, forward in layman's terms. Better yet, the prose is clear, crisp and incisive. This is a succinct volume in which every word counts, so you will probably want to read it through more than once.
Not Brilliant but Worth the Read
Like so many elements of history, there is rampant ignorance or misunderstanding among the American public regarding the origins of our Constitution.Sadly, a significant majority surely have no concept whatsoever of the failed initial attempt at a United States government.More significantly, among the historically literate outside academic circles, there has been a common misperception of our Framers as a set of omniscient statesmen who shared a clear view of the ideal government and crafted a structure that remains unchanged in its essentials to this day.The purpose of Berkin's book is, through a focus on the papers of constitutional convention delegates, to provide insight into the reality behind these myths. an engaging and important book
Civics class ranked among the most horrendous when I was a student, compared to art studio, gym or field biology.The Federalist Papers seemed like the most stultifying tome one could ever be force-fed.So why would anybody inflict a book on the Constitution upon themselves for fun?Read more

Subjects:  1. Constitutional Law    2. Constitutions    3. History    4. History - U.S.    5. History: American    6. Political History    7. U.S. History - Revolution And Confederation (1775-1789)    8. United States - Revolutionary War    9. Political Science / Constitutions   

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Really good study aid
This is a great study aid for all first year law students.Each of the over 600 flash cards asks and answers questions designed to assist in learning first year law school torts.Each section of the flash cards (e.g., nuisance) starts with cards setting forth the black letter law (the elements) of most of the common law torts from assault to malicious prosecution.These cards are followed with flash cards presenting short fact patterns designed to test your understanding of the specific issues concerning those black letter torts.They are very effective in helping the student to focus his or her thinking process.Informative, fun and immaginative.

The Law Made Easy
Great study aid to use along with your class torts textbook.Emanuel boils down the law to the essentials and includes a summary outline in the beginning of the book for easy review and study.You get the law in a simple, concise way, saving you the trouble of trying to distill the law yourself from hundreds of convoluted, wordy opinions.Emanuel saved me from stressing out before midterms and gave me a reasonable grade. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Law    2. Legal Reference / Law Profession    3. Torts   

Subjects:  1. Contracts    2. Law    3. Real Estate    4. Real Estate - General   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. General    4. Interpretation and constructio    5. Interpretation and construction    6. Judicial opinions    7. Legal Profession    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Legal Writing    10. Legal composition    11. Legal research    12. Research    13. United States    14. Business & Economics / General    15. Legal skills & practice    16. Writing & editing guides   

Subjects:  1. Criminal Evidence And Analysis    2. Criminal Procedure    3. Criminal investigation    4. Evidence    5. Footprints    6. Footwear    7. Forensic Science    8. Identification    9. Jurisprudence    10. Law    11. Legal Reference / Law Profession    12. Science/Mathematics    13. Criminal investigation & detection    14. Law / Forensic Science    15. Police & security services   

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Way to Go Sav
This book is super-great in every way.The forms are pretty darned good, but mostly, the book itself is exactly the right thickness to level up my dining room table. So when I'm not whipping out some quick construction contract form stuff, I can enjoy a meal without the table wobbling at all. The cover is colorful too- my pet ferret likes that. Highly recommended.

Great book for biginners
I'm new in this business and this book help me to make construction forms and contract so easy.

NOT FOR THE HOMEOWNER
I purchased this book to help build my house.I am the general contactor for the job and I thought I would be able to find some form for the sub contractors to sign.This was not the case and it really wasn't any help to me at all.It might help someone who is starting their own business butnot for someone building their own house. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Careers - General    4. Civil Procedure    5. Construction - General    6. Construction contracts    7. Forms    8. Technology & Industrial Arts    9. United States   

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Helpful for Concept Explanation
It doesn't follow all the casebook law, but is clear about concept explanation.

a must
if your using the farnsworth contracts book, this is a must. it is the most important purchase that i have made all semester. it goes through all of the cases in the book, as well as the black letter of the law. it is an excellent resource material to use when finals roll around. purchase this book at the begining of the semester and use it as a review periodically. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Contracts    2. Law   

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Excellent Book
I didn't even read the casebook because it was too blah... This was the best book I found for Future Interests...

Somewhat helpful
For the most part, there is nothing this book can teach you that you won't find in your casebook, but the problems are good practice. A lot of the information is helpful, but I don't know if you can trust all of the answers. My study group and I have found various confusing mistakes within and it has cost us valuable study time. See e.g. page 152 --second paragraph explaining a RAP problem (the author confuses O and A in saying that all of A's children would be born or conceived upon O's death). ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Estates (Law)    3. Future interests    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Property    7. Real property    8. United States   

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Comprehensive and well-writen
Probably the best book on Contract Theory I know. Very rigorous but with the posibility of a second non-mathematical reading. The conceptualization of most examples and motivations in terms of buyer-seller limits the scope to economists.
Fabulous contract theory book
I really liked this book -- it's very clear and covers a breadth of material.I have two complaints: the notation is sometimes less clear than it could be, and secondly, I think some things could be made clearer using monotone methods (a la Topkis) and the Milgrom-Segal envelope theorems.But other than that, I'd say it's a fabulous book, going over a lot of material with good examples, and building its way up from simple illustration to general theory.It's more expensive than the competition, but it's worth it; trust me, I'd know -- I bought the competitors too and then returned them.

Exceptional
Despite more than 20 years of research there are not many books out there on contract theory.Laffont & Martimort and Salanie are perhaps the most widely read ones.What distinguishes this book from others is its comprehence coverage of modern contract theory: unlike the others, it allocates sizable portions on multilateral/multiagent/dynamic/incomplete frameworks, which until now only had to be learned by reading journal articles.This book picks out the most important and influential models and present them in depth, while not losing sight of other streams of literature.My only complaint is the book is not exactly user-friendly in some places.I had to spend quite a bit of time trying to figure out some missing steps in derivations.Usually these were resolved in second reading, so it is not a major issue (reminded me of reading quantum mechanics...)The benefit of having a single definitive source of modern contract theory (as opposed to flipping through hundreds of journal articles) is enormous for a student like me who is new to the subject.I suggest reading Salanie along with it.Salanie is more readable and short, and these two complement each other very well. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Contracts    5. Economics - Microeconomics    6. Economics - Theory    7. Methodology    8. Business & Economics / Microeconomics    9. Contract law    10. Microeconomics   

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Better than Glannon
I bought this guide along with the much-lauded Glannon E&E, as well as the Glannon Guide to Civ Pro.The Glannon Guide is not worth the money or time.The Glannon E&E is very good.Freer's treatise is EXCELLENT!It is clear (very, very clear) and comprehensive (big picture to minutiae are covered, concepts, cases, etc.).As the semester progressed, I began to use Freer's book exclusively to understand the subject (I still used Glannon E&E for the numerous questions and answers [note: Freer does include many question/answer type analyses as well]).I recommended getting both - use Freer to understand the topics you are covering, and Glannon E&E to get more practice with hypos. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cases    2. Civil Procedure    3. Civil Rights    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. United States   

Editorial Review

Jeffery Leving has spent more than a decade in the trenches of domestic law. From that perspective, he gives men embroiled in custody disputes a powerful and impassioned voice in Read more

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Fathers and Men need to WAKE UP NOW
I felt compelled to write about this book after reading one of the reviews on it apparently written by a female.
Some good thoughts but overoptimistic
The author of this book certainly does not say anything that is untrue, even given the huge disparity of laws in the 50 states. However, on the front cover, among other things, he says you will learn how to:
Very informative
This book is a must read for all dads who are facing custody disputes of any type.Fathers are a very important part of a child's life and they should know how to fight to stay close and involved with their children. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Child Care/Parenting    2. Child custody    3. Civil Procedure    4. Custody of children    5. Divorced fathers    6. Education    7. Family & Relationships    8. Family Law - Children    9. Legal Reference / Law Profession    10. Legal status, laws, etc.    11. Popular works    12. Practical Guides    13. United States    14. Law for the lay person    15. Private, property, family law    16. Separation & divorce    17. USA