After reading all the hype about this book (Planet Law School) I decided that I had to purchase it before I go to law school. Big mistake! 95% of the content of this book lists references that the author believes you should read (and purchase) before going to law school. Most of the other chapters in the book relate to second and third year students, not even pertinent information that the first year student can rely on. The author gives you no plan of attack for your first year (unlike Jeff Deaver's book, The Complete Law School Companion, which I highly recommend); Throuhout Planet Law School, the author names book after book, study aid after study aid, audio tape after audio tape that he thinks you need to be successful in law school. Personally, I think it's a money making scam, telling the reader to buy all kinds of other books in addition to his, Planet Law School. Other than mentioning about student outlines and how important they are, this book just refers you to other books, and really is a waste of money. If you just have to have this book, I recommend that you go to the library, and if they don't have it, ask them if they can do an interlibrary loan on it, that way you will save yourself a crisp twenty dollar bill. One star rating.