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Introduction to the Law And Legal System of the United States
William Burnham
West Group Publishing, 2006
Comprehensive!
I have used the Burnham book for five years in my Introduction to American Law class of foreign LL.M students. This is the only book I have found that gives such a comprehensive introduction to American law. It provides an excellent survey. It is at once complete ...
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Antitrust Law And Economics In A Nutshell (Nutshell Series)
Ernest Gellhorn, William E. Kovacic, ...
West Group Publishing, 2004
Reliable guide on antitrust law. Special attention is given to the expanded role of evidentiary standards and the procedural screens in determining litigation outcomes. A look into recent revisions of public enforcement, immunity-related doctrines, and government intervention is also included.
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Land Use in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell)
John R. Nolon, Patricia E. Salkin
West Group Publishing, 2006
Landuse in a Nutshell
Having taken Land Use Control Law at the University of Wisconsin - School of Law in 1984 I found this book an excellent review. It doesn't replace case law but the overview that it provides is excellent.
Now serving on the Planning and Zoning Board in the city in ...
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Immigration Law and Procedure in a Nutshell (Nutshell Series)
David S. Weissbrodt, Laura Danielson
West Group Publishing, 2005
GREAT NUTSHELL
I would HIGHLY encourage anyone taking Immigration law to purchase this nutshell. It succintly covered all the topics of immigration law and trendously helped in understanding this evolving field of law.
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Corporate Finance in a Nutshell (Nutshell Series)
Jeffrey J. Haas
West Group Publishing, 2003
Crucial for understanding the larger concepts
It's too easy to get bogged down by the details when learning corporate finance in class. This book does an excellent job laying out the very basics and giving a very concise, easy to understand birds-eye view.
not only good for studying purposes, but would ...
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Principles of Tort Law (The Concise Hornbook Series) (Nutshell)
Marshall S. Shapo
West Group Publishing, 2003
Great Supplement
As a first year law student, this book has helped me significantly. It breaks down potentially huge subjects into digestible parts that actually make sense. Probably not for use as a primary source, but excellent if you use it wisely!
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Principles Of Property Law Concise Hornbook: An Introductory Survey (Hornbook Series Student Edition)
Herbert Hovenkamp, Sheldon Kurtz, ...
West Group Publishing, 2005
Another night law students dream
This is a very consise treatise of Property Law - it is not your typical hornbook - this is an excellent study book - with excelent hypos - it has very terse restatements of the law with killer Essay - hypo problems ( Lots of them too - numbers of roughly tracking the ...
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Contracts
John D. Calamari, Joseph M. Perillo
West Group Publishing, 2004
Mutual Mistake, The Mailbox Rule, and Other Legal Fictions
"Hornbooks" are summaries of a body of law used by angst-ridden law students to amplify and clarify the often arcane materials contained in Casebooks. The law of Contracts is one of the primary building blocks of a first year legal education, along with Property and ...
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Oil and Gas Law in a Nutshell
John S. Lowe
West Group Publishing, 2002
Good book for mineral owners as well as students
The third edition of this book was very helpful, and also included more recent case law cites than the second edition. I would assume this it true with the fourth as well (and there have been quite a few post 1995 court cases affecting royalty payments among other ...
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Torts and Compensation: Personal Accountability and Social Responsibility for Injury (American Casebook ...
Dan B. Dobbs, Paul T. Hayden
West Group Publishing, 2005
The typos kind of annoy, but the book is informative
Like many students in law school I had to read this book for my Torts class. Our professor did an excellent job with a fairly mediocre book by explaining the concepts and cases at length (and thus eliminating the need for me to go and buy supplemental materials). ...
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Government Contracts In A Nutshell (In a Nutshell (West Publishing))
W. Noel Keyes
West Group Publishing, 2004
In response to the review about "spelling errors"
I am in Government Contracting and this book is very informative and can be used as a ver good tool.
Also in reference to the review talking about spelling errors, I'm not sure how old your dictionary is but "definitized" and "estopped" are words. Check ...
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Contracts in a Nutshell (Nutshell Series,)
Claude D. Rohwer, Anthony M. Skroki
West Group Publishing, 2000
A Must Read!
This book is as simple as it gets. Contract law is one of the more complex subjects in law school. Any material that adds complexity to an already challenging subject has little value especially to 1L's and even bar candidates. Understanding the basics of the subject ...
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Principles Of Patent Law (Hornbook Series)
Roger E. Schechter, John R. Thomas
West Group Publishing, 2004
Very informative and thorough introduction to patent law
I bought this book from Amazon on advice from a friend who actually practices patent law, while I am merely interested in understanding the IP issues around starting my own business. I am not a law student etc.
Here is what I liked:
The book is very ...
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Health Care Law and Ethics in a Nutshell (2nd Ed) (Nutshell Series) (Nutshell Series.)
Mark A. Hall, Ira Mark Ellman, ...
West Group Publishing, 1998
Health Care Law Nutshell
A very good introduction to all major legal issues presented in what is called Health Care Law. Topics covered include: contractual aspects of the doctor-patient relationship (duty to treat, termination of relations); the legal nature of health care organizations; ...
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Principles of Civil Procedure (Concise Hornbook)
Kevin M. Clermont
West Group Publishing, 2005
Designed to be comprehensive yet succinct, Principles of Civil Procedure covers the main points that students need to understand, and it covers them thoroughly enough to be understandable. Professor Clermont?s text discusses specific problems, aided by many diagrams and special text boxes where emphasis is warranted. Citing all the principal ...
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