A Short and Happy Guide to Contracts

by David G. Epstein, Bruce A Markell, Lawrence Ponoroff

This efficient and exceedingly effective guide to Contracts will help you see the big picture. The authors focus on making the key concepts of contract law, and the relationship among those concepts, easier to understand and retain. The authors have also infused the book with humor, believing there is nothing inconsistent between a rigorous academic experience and having a little fun. Each of the authors is nationally-renowned law teacher who has taught Contracts for decades. Based on that experience, in this book they have set forth understandable techniques for mastering the law governing each critical aspect of the contract relationship, including, contract formation (offer and acceptance), enforcement (consideration and defenses), interpretation, performance, breach, and remedies.

Genres: Law, Nonfiction

169 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Gabriella B · Rating 4 out of 5]

LAME!!! When do they kiss

[Hannah Vandermeer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow!! That was a good one! So interesting, couldn’t stop reading

[Jess Dull]

Only one of us is happy, and it isn’t me. However, this is a great guide to contracts and I love the banter between authors.

[Libby · Rating 4 out of 5]

I started this before starting contracts (it was the recommended supplement to our casebook and is by the same three coauthors), but it fell by the wayside while keeping up with actual assigned readings during the semester. I read most of it during exam reading period and finished it up this week. Reading it as a study guide, I found it really helpful for synthesizing a lot of the rules that come out of cases.

The authors' continual making fun of each other was even more pronounced here than in the casebook and still amusing. Also, their penchant for buying and selling armadillos is something to behold.

[Gokhan · Rating 3 out of 5]

So...many...typos!

I like this series. They give easy to read, fun (law reading grade fun) summaries of all the required courses. But there are so so many typos! It gets really annoying after a while. Please edit better.

[Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

you’re SO BEAUTIFUL THANK YOU

[Juliana]

Will rate on January 9th when I get my grade back (pray for me)

[Carly Carraway · Rating 3 out of 5]

Only getting 3 stars bc this book single handedly saved my grade but I hated every minute of it

[Lucy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great supplement when working on my outline. It clarified a lot of the more challenging concepts in Contracts and made sure I understood, at least on a basic level, what was going on.

[Bradley Pollock · Rating 5 out of 5]

For a topic that is typically considered dry, the short and happy guide to the world of contracts is very entertaining. The book clearly conveyed the important information regarding an overview of contracts, but it also kept the topic interesting. From the case selection to the funny comments by the authors, it is clear the book was intended to entertain along with educate. I would recommend this for any first year law student, or anyone who is crazy enough to want an introduction to contracts.

[Erica · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is an excellent little review of a basic Contracts course. I found it helpful in providing a "big picture" overview, but I wouldn't recommend using this little book to teach you any of the topics. Still, it's a great refresher when studying for exams!

[Cameron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful for preparing for finals.