Contracts: Examples and Explanations (Examples & Explanations Series)

By Brian A. Blum

Book Overview

A thorough overview of Contracts, the fifth edition of this popular E&E for Brian Blum's extraordinarily lucid explanations of complex concepts. The Fifth Edition of Examples & Explanations: Contracts builds on the framework established in earlier editions by providing an accessible, comprehensive treatment of the first-year contracts syllabus, written especially for students and designed to provide them with information, examples, and analysis of appropriate complexity and detail. In the fifth edition, the coverage of contracting through standard forms and electronic means is expanded, and new notes offer an international perspective on contract law. Thoroughly updated in its Fifth Edition, Examples & Explanations: Contracts features: the proven-effective Examples & Explanations format that combines explanatory text with hypothetical problems and answers; a well-organized arrangement of topics that links the themes in each chapter so that students can see the interaction between different topics studied in the course; informal and lucid text that articulates basic assumptions, explains the transactional context, and defines terminology sufficiently; complex examples--many based on actual cases--that allow the reader to explore topics in depth; flow charts and diagrams that illustrate key points and reinforce memory; coverage of UCC Article 2 throughout the book; expanded coverage of standard form contracts and contemporary forms of contracting via electronic communications and on the Internet; new notes throughout the book that give student a perspective on how the rules of contract law may differ in other countries. A gifted teacher and author, Brian Blum clarifies the principles, goals, policies, and legal rules of Contracts. The Examples & Explanations pedagogy gives the reader practice interpreting the contracts and applying the rules and principles to factual situations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 073558852X
• ISBN13: 9780735588523
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
• Length: 840 Pages
• Weight: 2.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.0" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Extremely Helpful Book

This book was very helpful for Contracts I and II. The explanations are very clear and helpful, and the examples and problems are great as well. The 2nd edition is much more helpful and contains better interpretations of the recent law

Elle Woods must have bought this book....

This the only study aid I needed to buy in order to ace Contracts. It is fantastic. Whether your course stresses common law, UCC, or policy driven approaches (or all three together), this book will help you see the "big picture" from formation to breach to remedies. Don't worry about wordiness or length because you can breeze through it due to Blum's excellent organization and his ability to depict pages worth of information in charts. Finally, the examples are challenging and interesting, and should have you ready for your final.

Great Contracts Supplement

I found this book very useful to help understand both the law and how it applies to real world situations. I always found myself going to it after class and after reading, which in turn helped me get the grade I wanted. It makes the subjects a lot easier to understand. I also really liked the charts, which can easily help you visualize how a certain concepts work (especially UCC 2-207). I would highly recommend this to any 1L.

Arizona State Law Student

This study aid does an excellent job of explaining every contracts topic covered in the first year. It incorporates many diagrams and charts to help explain tricky concepts and also explains many main cases from the textbook. This book is so complete that it should be required reading.