Writing for the general business lawyer, Graves (law, Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center) introduces the basics of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), which governs an array of business-to-business transactions in goods across national borders. The purpose is to allow for better-informed recommendations regarding utilizing the CISG versus UCC Article 2 or other bodies of contract law to clients at the contracting stage and more effective representations when representing clients in disputes arising under CISG contracts. A general familiarity with the common law of contracts and Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code (governing sales) is assumed. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)