Property Examples & Explanations, 3rd Edition by Barlow Burke, Joseph Snoe
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Book Reviews of Property Examples & Explanations, 3rd Edition
Book Review: BEST supplement for property
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a must have for property. Everything my teacher discusses is in this book, and a lot of students have found out how amazing this book is and they all use it. It's very helpful for providing clearer explanations of topics, and has not missed a beat regarding the subjects that have been covered in my property class this year. This is probably the only supplement you will need for property - I highly recommend itBook Review: Property Examples and Explanations 3e
Summary: 5 Stars
Extremely helpful.
Wouldn't have been able to take exam without it.
Provides a very comprehensive view of property law.
Book Review: highest Law School grade to date
Summary: 5 Stars
This supplement got me my highest grade of 1L year. Don't think I could have passed a closed-book property exam without it.Book Review: Property Study Aid
Summary: 5 Stars
I got this book in a very prompt manner and it was in great shape! Thanks!Book Review: Very thorough, well organized, great for hypos and exam prep.
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a great supplement to use for practice hypos and explaining difficult areas of property law. Out of all of the E&E books, this has been by far the most examples and is much more conceptual than usual. If you like E&E for in-depth coverage this may work well for you. The organization is very simple, going through several topics and then presenting examples of 3-8 lines with follow up explanations of the examples. That is the entire book, no checklists, flowcharts, or exam practice questions at the end.
I used various supplements for this class. Before buying all of them, I would go to your law library and look them over, use them for your class and see which work best for you. My biggest mistake was thinking by using supplements I would learn less or get screwed up. Professors tell you whether they like supplements or not, but if you use them to prepare for class, still at least go through the cases and take NOTES from what professors say, you will do far better.
I will explain the supplements I used and how I studied for class and finals. In the both semesters I read Understanding Property Law to get a more in-depth explanation of materials I had difficulty with. Before each class assignment I read through Emanuel Law Outlines: Property, Dukeminier/Krier Edition for my casebook (casebook Property) and then used it to work through the assigned reading. After class I quickly ran through my notes and organized them a bit into a rough outline (10-15 mins). Then on the weekend I would work on hypos using E&E and Siegel's Property: Essay and Multiple-Choice Questions and Answers from the library just to get some extra hypos.
In the first semester, upon reaching the RAP, I used a great CHEAP (get used since only use a couple weeks) workbook A student's guide to estates in land and future interests: Text, examples, problems and answers (Student guide series). This definitely made things much easier because it is presented in a way that children can understand. The RAP seems complicated, but it is actually quite simple, which is why this was so useful.
CrunchTime Property 2009 (The Crunchtime Series) is essentially a non-keyed version of the full Emanuel outline, minus the in-depth coverage. The full, (especially if keyed) outline is definitely worth the extra money.
These books collectively were not necessary, but they helped. If short on cash, the books from most helpful to least are your required casebook, Emanuel (especially if keyed), Understanding Property, E&E, and Seigels. However, many prefer E&E for explanation over Understanding.
See my other reviews regarding the books mentioned above. However, only the first couple paragraphs will be different.
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