Contracts

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Summary: "Contract's"??
Review: E. Allan Farnsworth was a reporter for the Restatement (Second) of Contracts, and until the American Law Institute publishes a Concise Restatement of Contracts, this book is about as close as we're going to get.

This volume is a one-volume condensation, for student use, of Farnsworth's three-volume treatise on contract law, and it's worth every penny it costs. It may, however, be a bit daunting for a One-L looking for a text to supplement the casebook, so you might consider using Calamari as your main hornbook.

But my personal recommendation is that you buy both if you can; where Calamari is brief, Farnsworth elaborates a great deal and provides plenty of dense, helpful detail. I myself used Calamari for basic principles and Farnsworth for further discussion.

Farnsworth is also the author of _Changing Your Mind: The Law of Regretted Decisions_. Check that one out too.

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Summary: Great for understanding the law of contracts
Review: Excellent book, explanations are clear, text is organized and covers all relevant details what you need to know to succeed on the finals. I did not buy this book during the first term, unfortunately, but bought during the second term. It literally saved me from getting "C" and lower. Highly recommend for every law student.

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Summary: "Contract's"??
Review: If the author's misuse of the apostrophe in the title is any indication of how they wrote the rest of the book, I would stay away.

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Summary: Must Have For Any One L
Review: This book puts into clear, concise language, the elements of contracts that can seem unclear in casebooks. My contracts teacher actually had Farnsworth at Columbia and she shares his ability to transform complex issues of the law into easy-to-understand concepts. The combination of her teaching method and this book has greatly improved my understanding of what, for most students, is the hardest first year class. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone desiring a greater understanding of the law of contracts.

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Summary: A REALLY GREAT CONTRACTS HORNBOOK ..
Review: This is a really great COntracts Hornbook - Farnsworth lays out headnotes/topic sentences in the margins which narrate the particular paragraph/sub-issue you are reading - which assists one in building their outline - IE use the headnotes as one-line topic summary. HOWEVER< I ratd this a "4" because Farnsworth has dropped several of the older classic contract cases for newer - more current cases - therefore - to be REALLY complete - I would get the older edition Farnsworth Contracts as well ( so you are covered with all the casebook cases ) - they can be had for $5.00 - $10.00 just about anywhere. I had mine listed on AMAZON, but have withdrawn it because of this little issue - I use them both - the differences are pretty minor as far as the theory. Actually, the earlier editions is a lighter read - the footnote info of the later edition - are paragraphs in the earlier editions..

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Summary: The authority on contract law
Review: This is the ultimate treatise/supplement to any Contracts casebook. Farnsworth does an excellent job of articulating the various doctrines and their interrelation to each other. I highly recommend to everyone who hopes to better understand contract law or hopes to ace their contracts final that they purchase or read this book.