Wall Street JournalLaw Blog "It seems all too infrequent an occurrence that a law professor writes a thoughtful and accessible book about law for a lay audience. But Michael Heller has done just that.", Penthouse "This could be one of this year's most important books. . . . Maybe the best thing to do is to send a copy of this vital book to your congressional representative.", Slate Magazine "The last decade has produced enough books challenging received wisdom to fill a small-and stupendously popular-library called the Compendium of Counter-intuition, [including Malcolm Gladwell'sBlink, James Surowiecki'sWisdom of Crowds, Chris Anderson'sLong Tail]. The newest addition to the collection isThe Gridlock Economy. . . . The difference is that Heller, unlike most of the authors of counterintuitive books, is actually a leader in the academic field he is scrutinizing. . . . Heller has managed to pull off one of the most perceptive popular books on property sinceDas Kapital."