Contracts in the Real World: Stories of Popular Contracts and Why They Matter

  • 4h 54m
  • Lawrence A. Cunningham
  • Cambridge University Press
  • 2012

In this lively, fun and relevant tour of the world of contracts, Cunningham lays out all the basics of this vital subject in an entertaining way. Featuring tales involving the likes of Martin Luther King, Maya Angelou, Clive Cussler, Lady Gaga, and Donald Trump, the book shows how age-old precedents and wisdom still apply today and how contract law's inherent dynamism cautions against exuberant reforms. The book will appeal to the general reader and specialists in the field alike, and to both teachers and students of contracts.

About the Author

Lawrence Cunningham: the Henry St. George Tucker III Research Professor at George Washington University Law School and Director of GW's Center for Law, Economics and Finance (C-LEAF) in New York.

Cunningham is the author of numerous books including The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate Americ (in collaboration with Buffett, a thematically arranged collection of his writings), The AIG Story (written with Hank Greenberg) and Contracts in the Real World: Stories of Popular Contracts and Why They Matter (Cambridge University Press 2012).

Cunningham's research appears in leading university journals, including those published by Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Michigan, Vanderbilt and Virginia; his op-eds have run in the Baltimore Sun, the Financial Times, the National Law Journal, the New York Daily News and the New York Times. He blogs at Concurring Opinions.

In this Book

  • Contracts in the Real World—Stories of Popular Contracts and Why They Matter
  • Introduction
  • 1. Getting In – Contract Formation
  • 2. Facing Limits – Unenforceable Bargains
  • 3. Getting Out – Excuses and Termination
  • 4. Paying Up – Remedies
  • 5. Rewinding – Restitution and Unjust Enrichment
  • 6. Writing It Down – Interpretation, Parol, Frauds
  • 7. Performing – Duties, Modification, Good Faith
  • 8. Hedging – Conditions
  • 9. Considering Others – Third Parties and Society
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Table of Cases
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