I found Mary Randolph's 267 page "8 Ways To Avoid Probate" interesting and informative. I had just started the process of laying the ground work of sealing off my small estate from the taxman.I'm still in the process and although the book was first copywrited in 1996, there have been steady updates, and this is the 8th edition. Further, there are free legal updates at Nolo.com.I am very pleased with the book so far, and may come back to write more as I near the end of the effort.Rossi