TY - BOOK AU - Cunningham,Lawrence A. TI - Contracts in the Real World: Stories of Popular Contracts and Why They Matter SN - 9781139096676 (ebook) AV - KF801 .C86 2012 U1 - 346.7302 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press N1 - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016) N2 - Contracts, the foundation of economic activity, are both vital and misunderstood. This book corrects the misunderstandings through a series of engaging stories involving such diverse individuals as Martin Luther King, Maya Angelou, Clive Cussler, Lady Gaga and Donald Trump. Capturing the essentials of this subject, the book explores recurring issues people face in contracting. It 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 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139096676 ER -