The textbook builds on its well-known strengths: - comprehensive coverage of all of the topics that figure prominently in most contracts courses- intuitive, insightful approach for first-year law students- clear explanations of the rules- incorporation of many recent cases into examples- dear prose and incisive analysis- reflection of the expertise of the author, who has also written a successful practitioner treatise- suitability for use alongside any casebookThe Fourth Edition keeps pace with developments, providing: - detailed comparisons of the contract rules of 2003, revised Article 2 (2003), with previous Article 2- citations to revised Articles 1 and 9- citations to dozens of new cases, including those applying CISG and references to current decisions in such areas as employment agreements, enforceability of arbitration clauses, antenuptial contracts, liquidated damages, precontractual liability, and electronic contracting- citations to new law journal articles and updated citations to other secondary sources