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15 Bimonthly Rev. L. Books 1 (2004)

handle is hein.journals/bimrvlab15 and id is 1 raw text is: Bimonthly Review Of Law Books http://www.nesl.edulibrary/bimonthly/index.html Volume 15 Number 1 - January/February 2004 Interview with Professor Andrew Beckerman- Rodau Author of: A Concise Guide to the Nuts & Bolts of Estates and Future Interests by Andrew Beckerman-Rodau, Durham, North Carolina: Carolina Academic Press, 2004 ISBN 0-89089- 046-3, pp. 219, $22.95 Interviewer: Michael L. Rustad, Co-Editor of the Bimonthly Review of Law Books Michael Rustad: Why did you decide to write this guide to estates and future interests? Andrew Beckerman-Rodau: When I first started to teach property law more than a decade ago I found students were very confused by estates and future interests. Most case books provided a good historical overview of the area but these often left students very confused. I initially created an 18 page outline which I made available to my students via my web site. After several years I found that other faculty members were using my outline when they taught estates and future interests. I intended to expand the outline into a book but I was always side-tracked from completing this project. Finally, after Carolina Academic Press expressed interest in the project I went to work on it. MR: What is your intended audience? AB-R: My primary intended audience is first year law students taking Property law. The goal of the book is to demystify estates and future interests so that it is both understandable and accessible to first year students. It is also intended for upper class law students who may need to brush up on estates and future interests for an upper level course on Wills and Trusts or Decedent's Estates. MR: How long have you been teaching property law? What textbook do you use in your course? AB-R: I think I have been teaching property law for at In This Issue Interview with Andrew Beckerman-Rodau......................... Roundup of High Technology Law Works ........................ ...... Inteknational Law and Human Rights... .............................. Constitutional Law and Legal Theory..................................... True Crime................ ................................... Books Received.................................................. Books Reviewed..................................................................................... Authors Reviewed............................................... Nota Bander............... .............................. ......... Interview with Edward Bander, author of Bardell v. Pickwick.... ............ 1 3 11 13 17 18 18 19 19 24 Check us out online: http://www.nesl.edullibrary/bimonthly/index.html Bimonthly Review of Law Books / January/February 2004 1

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