Amazon.com description: Product Description: This path-breaking new book on the law of estates and future interests provides an updated analysis of twenty-first century case law, detailed explanations of relevant statutes, and real-life practice questions for students of all levels. This thoroughly readable book is both a treatise and a casebook, offering enough history of this arcane and technical field to make the law understandable while explaining modern applications and trends in light of current legal concerns. With chapters on powers of appointment and the rule against perpetuities, this book will be useful to first year Property students, advanced Trusts and Estates students, and practitioners seeking to master this area of law. Blending black letter law and theory in Professor Wright's witty and entertaining style, this book will prove a valuable reference work for decades to come.