Fall 2023 Course Materials

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First Year Courses

602 AProperty (sections 1,2): Professor Jacob Sherkow

  • James Grimmelmann, property, 2016, available at: https://opensourceproperty.org/download/

602 BProperty (sections 3,4): Professor Richard Ross

  • Dukeminier, Jesse, et. al, Property, 10th, New York: Wolters Kluwer, 2022, 978-1543838497

602 CProperty (sections 5,6): Professor Richard Ross

  • Dukeminier, Jesse, et. al, Property, 10th, New York: Wolters Kluwer, 2022, 978-1543838497

603 ATorts (sections 1,2): Professor Lesley Wexler

  • Twerski, Henderson & Wendel, Torts: Cases and Materials, 5th, Aspen Publishing, 978-1543826302

603 BTorts (sections 3,4): Professor Jennifer Robbennolt

  • Witt & Tani, Custom: Torts: Cases, Principles, and Institutions, 5th, Materials to be distributed
  • Robbennolt & Hans, The Psychology of Tort Law, 2016, NYU Press, 978-1479814183, Order directly through NYU Press with discount code: TORTS25
  • Connected Quizzing, Access Code will be provided to order directly through Aspen

604 1Criminal Law: Professor Jacqueline Ross

  • Dressler & Garvey, Criminal Law: Cases and Materials (American Casebook Series), 9th, West Academic, 978-1647087708

604 2Criminal Law: Professor Andrew Leipold

  • Bonnie Coughlin Jeffries, & Low, Criminal Law, 4th, Foundation Press, 978-1609303914

604 5Criminal Law: Professor Jacqueline Ross

  • Dressler & Garvey, Criminal Law: Cases and Materials (American Casebook Series), 9th, West Academic, 978-1647087708

604 6Criminal Law: Professor Eric Johnson

  • Dressler & Garvey, Criminal Law: Cases and Materials, 9th, West Academic, 978-1647087708, I’ll also be putting together a Xeroxed supplement for the course. The Xeroxed supplement will be ready in July at the latest.

607 BCivil Procedure (sections 3,4): Professor Verity  Winship

  • Marcus, Redish & Sherman, Civil Procedure: A Modern Approach, 7th, West Academic, 978-1640201859
  • A. Benjamin Spencer, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Thomson/West 2023-2024 Educational Edition, 2023-2024, West Academic, 979-8887860336, Students are required to have a current copy of the FRCP, but it doesn’t have to be a particular publisher; the Thomson/West edition is recommended

607 CCivil Procedure (sections 1,2): Professor Suja Thomas

  • Linda Mullenix, , Leading Cases in Civil Procedure, 4th, West Academic, 978-1685613471

609 1Legal Writing & Analysis: Professor Sean Anderson

  • Christine Coughlin, et al, A Lawyer Writes: A Practical Guide to Legal Analysis, 3rd, Carolina Academic Press, 978-1531008765
  • The Bluebook, 21st, 978-0578666150

609 2Legal Writing & Analysis: Professor Penny Agallianos

  • Christine Coughlin, et al, A Lawyer Writes: A Practical Guide to Legal Analysis, 3rd, Carolina Academic Press, 978-1531008765
  • Columbia Law Review, The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, 21st, Claitors Pub Div, 978-0578666150

609 3Legal Writing & Analysis: Professor Aylon Schulte

  • Shapo et al, Writing and Analysis in the Law, 7th, Foundation Press, 978-1683282372
  • The Bluebook:  A Uniform System of Citation, 21st, 978-0578666150

609 4Legal Writing & Analysis: Professor Shannon Moritz

  • Shapo et al., Writing and Analysis in the Law, 7th, foundation press, 978-1683282372
  • The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, 21st, 978-0578666150,               

609 5Legal Writing & Analysis: Professor Kari Sanderson

  • Christine Coughlin et al, A Lawyer Writes: A Practical Guide to Legal Analysis, 3rd, Carolina Academic Press, 978-1531008765
  • Harvard Law Review, The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, 21st, Claitors Pub Div, 978-0578666150

609 6Legal Writing & Analysis: Professor Rummana Alam

  • Harvard Law Review, The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, 21st, Claitors Pub Div, 978-0578666150
  • Christine Coughlin et al, A Lawyer Writes: A Practical Guide to Legal Analysis, 3rd, Carolina Academic Press, 978-1531008765

627 1Legal Research: Professor Travis McDade

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627 2Legal Research: Professor  TBD

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627 3Legal Research: Professor Christopher Galanos

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627 4Legal Research: Professor Christopher Galanos

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627 5Legal Research: Professor Pia Hunter

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627 6Legal Research: Professor Courtney Segota

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Upper Level Courses

501 GRAProfessional Responsibility (Graduate Students): Professor Ellen Kordik

  • Lerman, Schrag & Rubinson, Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law, 6th, Aspen, 978-1543846218
  • Lerman, Schrag & Gupta, Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law: Model Rules, State Variation, and Practice Questions, 2023-2024, Aspen, 979-8886143799

501 GRBProfessional Responsibility (Graduate Students): Professor Ellen Kordik

  • Lerman, Schrag & Rubinson, Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law, 6th, Aspen, 978-1543846218
  • Lerman, Schrag & Gupta, Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law: Model Rules, State Variation, and Practice Questions, 2023-2024, Aspen, 979-8886143799

600 APro Bono Service: Professor  TBA

605 ACriminal Procedure: Investigations: Professor Andrew Leipold

  • Allen, Hoffmann, Livingston, Leipold, Meares, Criminal Procedure, Investigation and the Right to Counsel, 4th, Aspen, 978-1543804379

629 ABankruptcy: Professor Ralph Brubaker

  • Tabb & Brubaker, Bankruptcy Law: Principles, Policies and Practice, 5th, Carolina Academic Press, 978-1531013622
  • United States Bankruptcy Code & Rules Booklet, 2023, Michigan Legal Publishing LTD, 9781934852477, recommended but not required

633 ABusiness Associations - JDs only: Professor Amitai Aviram

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633 GRDBusiness Associations - Graduate Students only: Professor Amitai Aviram

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643 ATrademark, Unfair Competition and Consumer Protection: Professor Peter Maggs

  • Beebe, Trademark Law: An Open-Access Casebook,, 10th, The required book for this course is: Barton Beebe, Trademark Law: An Open-Access Casebook, Version 10 (2023). This book is available for free download from: https://tmcasebook.org/ A two-volume, paper copy of the Beebe book will be available via a link on the same website for about $25.

645 APatent Law: Professor Jacob Sherkow

  • Jonathan Masur & Lisa Ouellette, Patent Law: Cases, Problems, and Materials, 2nd, available through Canvas

647 AIncome Taxation: Professor Richard Kaplan

  • Robert J. Peroni, Federal Income Tax Code and Regulations--Selected Sections, 2023-2024, Wolters Kluwer, 978-0808059134
  • Stephen Lind, Daniel Lathrope & Heather Field, Fundamentals of Federal Income Taxation, 20th, Foundation Press, 978-1685611927

656 AInternational Law: Professor Francis Boyle

  • Damrosch & Murphy, International Law, 7th, West Academic, 978-1640200678
  • Damrosch & Murphy, Basic Documents Supplement to International Law, 7th, West Academic, 978-1640201026

662 ALabor Law I: Professor Matthew Finkin

  • Cox, Bok & Gorman, Labor Law, 17th, foundation press, 978-1684679812
  • Matthew Finkin and Timothy Glynn, Cases and Materials, 2022 Statutory Appendix and Case Supplement, 2023, foundation press, 978-1636599434, The 2023 edition will be printed when the course starts or shortly after.

667 AFamily Law: Professor Sally Kolb

  • Douglas E. Abrams | Naomi R. Cahn | Catherine J. Ross | Linda C. McClain, Contemporary Family Law, 5th, West Academic, 978-1640205918

668 ADecedents' Estates and Trusts: Professor Sean Anderson

  • Robert H. Sitkoff & Jesse Dukeminier, Wills, Trusts, and Estates, 11th, wolters kluwer, 978-1543824469, For the Sitkoff book, You may wish to buy a package that includes the Casebook Connect e-book—because it has practice questions and other useful study materials

673 AWorkers Compensation: Professor Bruce Bonds

  • Lex K. Larson (Author), Thomas A. Robinson (Author), Arthur Larson, Workers Compensation Law: Cases, Materials and Text, 6th, Carolina Academic Press, 978-1531008086

680 AProfessional Responsibility +: Professor Ellen Kordik

  • Lerman, Schrag & Rubinson, Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law, 6th, Aspen, 978-1543846218
  • Lerman, Schrag & Gupta, Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law: Model Rules, State Variation, and Practice Questions, 2023-2024, Aspen, 979-8886143799

680 BProfessional Responsibility +: Professor Ellen Kordik

  • Lerman, Schrag & Rubinson, Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law, 6th, Aspen, 978-1543846218
  • Lerman, Schrag & Gupta, Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law: Model Rules, State Variation, and Practice Questions, 2023-2024, Aspen, 979-8886143799

682 AEvidence : Professor Eric Johnson

  • Deborah Jones Merritt & Ric Simmons, Learning Evidence: From the Federal Rules to the Courtroom, 5th, West Academic, 978-1684675784, I might also be using a Xeroxed supplement for one or both sections. If I do, I’ll definitely let you know well in advance of the beginning of classes

682 BEvidence: Professor Eric Johnson

  • Deborah Jones Merritt & Ric Simmons, Learning Evidence: From the Federal Rules to the Courtroom, 5th, West Academic, 978-1684675784

684 AFederal Courts: Professor Jamelle Sharpe

  • Wells, Marshall, and Nichol, Cases and Materials on Federal Courts, 4th, west academic publishing, 978-1642428490

692 ASummer/Fall Externship: Professor Rebecca Szajna

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692 BFall Externship: Professor Rebecca Szajna

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692 BBAdvanced Summer/Fall Externship II: Professor Rebecca Szajna

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692 EAdvanced Fall Externship II: Professor Rebecca Szajna

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692 OState Appellate Prosecutor-This course requires registration in both Fall and Spring.: Professor David Robinson

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692 PAdvanced Fall Externship: Professor Rebecca Szajna

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692 QAdvanced Summer/Fall Externship: Professor Rebecca Szajna

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693 AImmigration Law Clinic: Professor Lauren Aronson

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693 BMedical Legal Partnership Clinic: Professor Angela Boley

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693 CFirst Amendment Clinic: Professor Lena Shapiro

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693 HVeterans Legal Clinic: Professor Yulanda Curtis

  • Epstein, The Clinic Seminar : The Student Edition, 1st, West Academic, 978-0314274946

693 RFamily Advocacy Clinic: Professor Melissa Frydman

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694 ATrial Advocacy: Professor Anthony Ghiotto

  • Robert Burns, Steven Lubet, Richard Moberly, Problems and Material in Evidence and Trial Advocacy, 6th, Wolters Kluwer, 978-1601565778, Volume one/cases
  • Robert Burns, Steven Lubet, Richard Moberly, Problems and Material in Evidence and Trial Advocacy, 6th, Wolters Kluwer, 978-1601565792, Volume two/problems
  • Steven Lubet, J.C. Lore, “Modern Trial Advocacy:  Analysis and Practice, 6th, Aspen Publishing, 978-1601568984

694 BTrial Team: Professor Anthony Ghiotto

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694 CAdvanced Trial Team: Professor Anthony Ghiotto

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694 DTrial Team Practicum: Professor Anthony Ghiotto

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694 EAdvanced Criminal Trial Advocacy: Professor Anthony Ghiotto

  • Robert Burns, Steven Lubet, Richard Moberly, “Problems and Material in Evidence and Trial Advocacy, 6th, Wolters Kluwer, 978-1601565778, Volume one/cases
  • Robert Burns, Steven Lubet, Richard Moberly, “Problems and Material in Evidence and Trial Advocacy, 6th, Wolters Kluwer, 978-1601565792, Volume two/problems
  • Henning, Feller, and Henning’s, “Criminal Pretrial Advocacy,, 6th, West Academic, 978-1642425895

695 ATrial Advocacy Workshop: Professor Anthony Ghiotto

  • Steven Goode and Olin Guy Wellborn, Courtroom Evidence Handbook, 2022-2023, West Academic, 978-1636599250, recommended but not required

695 BTrial Advocacy Workshop: Professor Anthony Ghiotto

  • Steven Goode and Olin Guy Wellborn, Courtroom Evidence Handbook, 2022-2023, West Academic, 978-1636599250, recommended but not required

695 CTrial Advocacy Workshop: Professor Anthony Ghiotto

  • Steven Goode and Olin Guy Wellborn, “Courtroom Evidence Handbook, 2022-2023, West Academic, 978-1636599250, recommended but not required

696 ALaw Review : Professor Arden Rowell & Suja Thomas

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696 BIL Bar Journal: Professor  TBA

696 CIL Bar Journal Editors: Professor  TBA

696 DElder Law Journal : Professor Sean Anderson & Richard Kaplan

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696 FJLTP : Professor Paul Heald & Jacob Sherkow

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697 BGreen Moot Court External Competition: Professor Kari Sanderson

699 TBAIndependent Study #: Professor  Faculty

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792 AEmpirical Methods in Law #: Professor Robert Lawless & Jennifer Robbennolt

  • Lawless, Robbennolt & Ulen, Empirical Methods in Law, 2nd, Wolters Kluwer, 978-1454875802

792 AAA/AAGMeaning of Tolerance: Professor Robin  Wilson

  • Robin Wilson, The Contested Place of Religion in Family Law, Cambridge University Press, 978-1108417600

792 C1Technical Literacy for Lawyers: Professor Doyle Slifer

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792 ESpanish for Lawyers: Professor Rebecca Paez-Rodriguez

  • Leyva, The Blue Book of Legal Terminology English-Spanish Legal Glossary, 2017, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 978-1977855503
  • Marquez, Cronica de una muerte anunciada, 1st, Debolsillo, 978-8466346825
  • Dahl, McGraw-Hill's Spanish and English Legal Dictionary : Diccionario Juridico Ingles-Espanol, 1st, McGraw Hill, 978-0071415293

792 F1Consumer Finance: Professor Robert Lawless

  • Levitin, Consumer Finance Law: Markets and Regulation, 2nd, Wolters Kluwer, 978-1543856170

792 IElection Law: Professor John Bradley

  • issacharoff, karlan, pildes, persily, tolson, The Law of Democracy, Legal Structure of the Political Process, 6th, foundation press, 978-1684677900

792 KLand Use Planning: Professor Benjamin LeRoy

  • Callies, Freilich, Saxer, and Ostrow, Cases and Materials on Land Use, 8th, West Academic, 978-1647085506

792 L1Mediation Training: Professor Cari Rincker

  • Fisher & Ury, Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In, 2011, Penguin Books, 978-0143118756
  • Ury, Getting Past No: Negotiating in Difficult Situations, 2007, Bantam, 978-0553371314
  • Stulberg & Love, The Middle Voice, 3rd, Carolina Academic Press, 978-1531010331
  • Voss, Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As if Your Life Depended On It, 2016, Harper Business, 978-0062407801
  • Alfini, Press & Stulberg, Mediation Theory and Practice, 3rd, LexisNexis, 978-0769863801

792 LLThe Legal Landscape of Student-Athlete Name, Image and Likeness: Professor Kamron Cox

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792 NNReal Estate Transactions: Professor Scott Perkins

  • Robin Malloy, James Smith, Real Estate Transactions: Problems, Cases, and Materials, 5th, Aspen, 978-1454871064

792 P/PGCivil Rights Complementarity: Professor Robin  Wilson

  • William Eskridge & Robin Wilson, Religious Freedom, LGBT Rights, and the Prospects for Common Ground, Cambridge University Press, l

792 P1Oil and Gas Law: Professor Tom Trott

  • John Lowe et al, Cases and Materials on Oil and Gas Law, 8th, West Academic, 978-1683288329

793 APre-Trial Litigation: Professor Bradley Nahrstadt & Deb Nahrstadt

  • Course Packet at IUB, Materials to be printed for purchase

793 CFamily Law Practice: Professor Arnold Blockman

  • Chavkin, Clinical Legal Education : A Textbook for Law School Clinical Programs, 1st, LexisNexis, 978-1422407257
  • Barron & Kessler, Slovin V. Slovin : Case File, 2nd, Wolters Kluwer, 978-1601564818

793 FCFI: Interviewing, Counseling, Fact Investigation: Professor Amy Roebuck

  • DAVID A. BINDER, ET AL. LAWYERS AS COUNSELORS, 4th, West Academic, 978-1640203907

793 IAdvanced Legal Writing: Appellate Advocacy #: Professor Johanna Christiansen

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793 JAdvanced Legal Writing: Appellate Advocacy #: Professor Kari Sanderson

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793 KAdvanced Legal Writing: Appellate Advocacy #: Professor Jim Fessler

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793 LAdvanced Legal Writing: Appellate Advocacy #: Professor  TBA

794 BAdvanced Legal Writing: Transactional Writing #: Professor Rummana Alam

  • Tina Stark, Drafting Contracts: How & Why Lawyers Do What They Do, 2nd, Aspen Publishing, 978-0735594777

794 EDoing Business in Japan: Professor Kozo Yabe & Glenn Newman

  • Colin Jones & Frank Ravitch, The Japanese Legal System in a Nutshell, 1st, West Academic, 978-1683281108, recommended but not required
  • Colin Jones & Frank Ravitch, The Japanese Legal System (Hornbooks), 1st, West Academic, 978-1642425376, recommended but not required

794 IFinancial Services Seminar: Professor Ronald Filler

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794 LDerivatives Regulation: Professor Ronald Filler

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794 NReal Estate Development: Professor Scott Perkins

  • Richard Daley, Real Estate Development Law (American Casebook Series), 2nd, West Academic, 978-1683281269, ebook- ISBN- 978-1640200937

795 BCybercrime: Professor Charles Schmitz

  • Kerr, Computer Crime Law, 5th, West Academic, 978-1647084790
  • Kerr, 2023 Caselaw and Statutory Supplement to Computer Crime Law, 5th, West Academic, 978-1636599182

795 CMilitary Justice: Professor Lesley Wexler

  • Fidell et al, Military Justice: Cases and Materials, 3rd, Carolina Academic Press, 978-1531016470

795 DInternational Criminal Law and its Enforcement: Professor Patrick Keenan

  • Beth Van Schaack & Ronald C. Slye, International Criminal Law and its Enforcement, 4th, Foundation Press, 978-1642427608

796 DImmigration Law Seminar: Professor Aaron Petty

  • Aleinikoff et al, Immigration and Nationality Laws of the United States: Selected Statutes, Regulations and Forms, 2022, West Academic, 978-1636598901, recommended but not required
  • Aleinikoff et al, Immigration and Citizenship: Process and Policy, 9th, West Academic, 978-1684677504, There's also a 2021 update memo that is available from the West website as a free downloadable PDF at the link https://faculty.westacademic.com/Book/Detail/329047#description

796 FComparative Criminal Procedure #: Professor Jacqueline Ross

  • Ross & Thaman, Comparative Criminal Procedure, 2nd, Carolina Academic Press, 978-1594605000

796 KComparative Equality Law: Professor Margareth Etienne

  • David Oppenheimer etc., Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law, 3rd, Edward Elgar Publishing, 978-1788979221, recommended but not required

797 AIntroduction to Intellectual Property: Professor Andrea Augustine

  • Nard, Madison & McKenna, The Law of Intellectual Property, 5th, Wolters Kluwer, 978-1454875710

797 BPatent Litigation: Professor Timothy Sendek

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797 DTrade Secret Law: Professor Andrea Augustine

  • Rowe & Sandeen, Trade Secret Law Cases and Materials, 3rd, West Academic, 978-1647081461

797 FTraditional Knowledge and Folklore in Intellectual Property: Professor Anthony Kakooza

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797 IPatent Research & Strategy: Professor Chirag Shah

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798 BFederal Tax Policy # : Professor Richard Kaplan

  • Joel Slemrod & Jon Bakija, Taxing Ourselves: A Citizen's Guide to the Debate over Taxes, 5th, M.I.T. Press, 978-0262533171

798 KTransitional Justice #: Professor Colleen Murphy

  • Olivera Simic, An Introduction to Transitional Justice, 2nd, routledge press, 978-0367893668
  • colleen murphy, The Conceptual Foundations of Transitional Justice, reprint, Cambridge University Press, 978-1107449688, paperback

798 MLabor Law & Public Policy #: Professor Matthew Finkin

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798 SLaw & Policy of Higher Education #: Professor Robin Kar

  • william kaplin & more, The Law of Higher Education, Student Version, 6th, jossey-bass, 978-1119271918

798 TTIllinois Constitutional Law and Policy #: Professor Scott Szala

  • Ann M. Lousin, The Illinois State Constitution, 2011, Oxford University Press, 978-0199766925, I will provide an updated Supplement to the book (free of charge to you and with permission of the author).