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Title: Property by Jesse Dukeminier, James E. Krier ISBN: 0-7355-2437-8 Publisher: Aspen Publishers, Inc. Pub. Date: February, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $89.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.12 (8 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: I do not sure a high opinion of this book
Comment: I do not share the opinion of the other reviewers. I am not a fan of Aspen publishers and the casebooks they produce. Very often the black letter law and majority views are contained solely in the notes following cases that represent bad decisions and minority views. There is no question that Dukeminier is an excellent authority on property law, but often the authors add unrelevant comments and failed attempts at humor. I would not say this is a good casebook in regard to functionability, but I do agree that the reading was easy and enjoyable at times.
Rating: 5
Summary: Don't skip the footnotes!
Comment: This casebook is a rarity in that its editors actually seem to enjoy books in and of themselves. Recognizing that their readers are probably first-year students in need of more than relevant cases and blackletter law (although more than enough of both are provided), they have helpfully added factual background, full explanations of historical trends, and even liberal amounts of actual diagrams and photos to aid the reader in trying to understand things like, say, what Grand Central Station might have looked like with an 80-story office tower on it or what kind of a person might spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees to be able to keep a cat in her condo.
It's not all fun, of course, but even brain-paining topics like future estates are deftly handled in a few pithy pages without too much unnecessary commentary.
I would say that this is a worthy standard for any legal casebook to meet, but I'm not sure about that. If every law school text were designed with the kind of thought and care that this one was, our country's law schools might be even more overcrowded than they already are.
Rating: 5
Summary: Easily the best casebook in existence...
Comment: This casebook can be summed up in one word: AWESOME. I know it sounds ridiculous, but you will look forward to reading this book at night. It is coherent, clearly explains the concepts with examples to follow (although does not give answers, which can be frustrating, at times), has a structure that is easy to follow, and the notes following cases supplement what you've read, instead of stating the meaning of the case. Dukeminier and Krier should write and edit all law school textbooks, since the student can feel confident that he/she has a firm first grip on the matter of Property when finishing this book. I would also suggest the Gilbert's supplement if you want to further your understanding of this book, only because Dukeminier himself wrote it, and it is an excellent supplement to this phenomenal book. I never thought I'd like a subject entitled "Property," but this was one of my favorite first year classes.
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Title: Civil Procedure: A Modern Approach (American Casebook Series and Other Coursebooks) by Richard L. Marcus, Martin H. Redish, Edward F. Sherman ISBN: 0314241213 Publisher: West Pub. Date: June, 2000 List Price(USD): $78.00 |
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Title: Civil Procedure by Stephen C. Yeazell ISBN: 0735512418 Publisher: Panel Publishing Pub. Date: January, 2000 List Price(USD): $88.00 |
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Title: Constitutional Law by Geoffrey R. Stone, Louis M. Seidman, Cass R. Sunstein ISBN: 073552016X Publisher: Aspen Publishers, Inc. Pub. Date: February, 2001 List Price(USD): $89.00 |
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Title: Criminal Law and Its Processes: Cases and Materials by Sanford H. Kadish, Stephen J. Schulhofer ISBN: 0735519900 Publisher: Aspen Publishers, Inc. Pub. Date: April, 2001 List Price(USD): $88.00 |
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Title: Torts: Cases and Materials, 10th Edition (Posser, Wade and Schwartz) by Victor E. Schwartz, Kathryn Kelly, David F. Partlett ISBN: 1566629551 Publisher: Foundation Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $95.25 |
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