This book is designed for seasoned NEPA practioners as well as for beginners and students who seek mastery of the NEPA process. NEPA can best be mastered by organizing all of its requirements and guidance in a systematic way around key topics, and illustrating with examples. Essential guidance for each topic is scattered in different parts of the Act, Regulations and related sources. NEPA Effectivness collects all this under one of ten major headings: PURPOSES, DOCUMENTS, ANALYSIS, COVERAGE, EFFECTIVENESS, INVOLVEMENT,APPLICATION, DECISIONS, AGENCIES, and PROCEDURES. Having practiced NEPA for over twenty years, my experience has enabled me to produce a book that is truly useful to the practitioner.

Doc Stoeger is the editor of the Carmel Clarion, Carmel City's weekly newspaper, put to bed on Thursday night and released on Friday. On this particular Thursday night, the paper is looking extremely void of news and Doc complains that he wishes something would happen on a Thursday night to give him a hot story. As well as being editor of the local paper, Doc is also an aficionado of the works of Lewis Carroll and enjoys nothing more than spouting verse in Smiley's bar when work is over. The Lewis Carroll references become very important to the storyline and are scattered liberally throughout the book.

Before the night is half over, Doc's wishes come true as he is absolutely deluged with exciting stories that would make terrific reading the next morning. From bank robbers, to a factory fire, to the capture of a criminal gang. But as quickly as they break, the stories evaporate leaving him with the prospect of delivering a newspaper with nothing worthwhile to read.

In the midst of his newspaper worries, Doc is visited by a man calling himself Yehudi Smith - a name of great significance to a Lewis Carroll fan. Yehudi seems to know a great deal about Doc and about his fascination with Lewis Carroll and he invites Doc to accompany him later that night on a hunt for the Jabberwock. As surreal as this prospect seems, Doc is convinced that the prospect isn't as crazy as it first seems, so he agrees to go.

This is just the start of an amazing night for Doc Stoeger. Before the night is through, he finds himself in an unbelievably hopeless predicament on the run from the police, desperately trying to make sense of the night's events. It seems that the story goes off the rails and heads into the realms of fantasy, but the key to the whole story is hidden in the fact that, although everything that happens seems impossibly fantastic, when logic is applied and reasoned out carefully, the events become part of a very clever plot.

This is a brilliantly constructed book combining the strange and, at times, nonsensical talents of Lewis Carroll's brilliance with a scathingly clever mystery. This is the first book I have read by Fredric Brown, but I am now hopelessly and helplessly hooked.

And just as a teaser, here is an important verse of Lewis Carroll's that has a rather special meaning in Night of the Jabberwock:
As I was climbing up the stair,
I met a man who wasn't there
He wasn't there again today
I wish that man would go away

This is an engaging tale of a young man coming of age in the 1930s US Depression. Tom is a sheltered youth working on his uncle's Wisconsin farm when his uncle dies and he must return to his father's farm in Texas. Pete, one of the farm hands, suggests that they could get to Texas together on the $33 that Tom has. Tom and Pete join an army of out of work drifters crisscrossing the land, working at odd jobs for their meals and sleeping under the stars. Tom loses Pete along the way and falls in love with Lucy, a young runaway girl, only to lose her too.

Radcliffe Squires in his 1964 book, FREDERIC PROKOSCH, says, "Night of the Poor aims at combining a story of an innocent youth's experience with an allegory of America rendered bitter and aimless by the economic depression of the 1930's." Mr. Squires goes on to say "the boy's groping toward maturity and understanding embodies the notion of youthful America which now must also put aside pioneer frontiers like childish things and grow up." This is an excellent summation of the novel. Sadly there is not much criticism available of Prokosch novels. Squires is the only person to write a book about the author and he calls this book, I think very undeservedly, one of Prokosch's poorest novels. It deserves a second reading by American readers.

Written at the end of the Depression on the eve of the US entry into World War II, the novel portrays the devastating effects of the Depression on the US. All along the way Tom finds people down on their luck and without resources, pushed to the limits of their endurance. The people are the strange refuse of a society cut to the bone by poverty. Fortunately, the author is able to capture the generous and loving spirit of the American people even at their darkest hour. Yet this is no fairy tale America. Along the way the boy witnesses a murder, a rape, and a lynching. Prokosch hints at a new nation being born out of this painful period. His image of a nation coming to maturity as revealed through the maturing vision of a youthful innocent takes on a mystical and dream-like quality.

Possibly the people of the time were too close to the reality of the events to appreciate this work. Possibly on the eve of war with Germany, the US was turning its back on a writer of German heritage. Whatever the reasons the novel didn't succeed when first published, it is today an insightful look at a country caught between the Depression of the 1930s and the World War of the 1940s.

This is a very realistic account of the Civil War from the standpoint of a common Union soldier. I learned a lot about the reality of the war from this book. In particular, the annual journey home for the winter, followed by the return to battle for the spring and summer was a revelation. The characters were real, if not spectacular, as was likely the case. Bill Rohm is a friend, and I am proud of his accomplishment in completing this small treasure. Every schoolchild should read this book to have a better understanding of that time in our history.

J, Stephen Reid

A beautifully organized version of the Nocturnes. There is much attention given to detailed fingering and artistic interpretation in terms of harmonic flow and melodic interaction. Of course, the music lends itself to individual understanding and a unique state of consciousness, but this version does well to introduce the player to a well-founded interpretation. Highly recommended!!!

This book was one of the most entertaining books I have ever read. The character development is wonderful and you feel like you know these people quickly. The technical jargon can be confusing for those who don't normally read sci-fi books or watch sci-fi movies, but if you've ever seen a Terminator movie you'll be fine. This book keeps you interested even though there is not to much action in it. The book really makes you think about what could truly be possible if we ever could travel through time and how would we deal with that power.

This book was well written and organized. As a result, the book covers the essentials of the controversy over the authenticity of the Greek and Hebrew texts. I would recommend this book to historians, scholars, and the average reader.

A great story that depicts the beauty of the Guadalupe Mountains and the hard times of the White Man's fight to survive in the sparsely settled Western United States. A beautiful story that develops slowly and tenderly. The author is truly a lover of Lord Byron's poetry. Not your typical western, this is a book that both men and women will appreciate.

This set of books is a wonderful tool for the genealogist who has Pennsylvania roots. The history of Pennsylvania is laid out before you in writing that is easy to follow. The Political and Civil vol. of the set tells in excellent detail the creation of all of the counties in the state. The largest book in this set is the biographical collection of some of the prominent men and women of the state of PA. Biographies include family lines, marriages, dates, etc. There are also full page photographs of many of those whose biographies appear. I used these books when I was working on my family history back in PA and wished that I had access to them for years after moving out west. When I saw a used set being sold my a Marketplace seller, it took me about 10 seconds to decide to purchase. A great purchase!

General Nelson A. Miles wrote a detailed, history- filled accounts of the Red River Wars and other Indian battles. Illustrations by F. Remington were a big surprise to me, as it was of a direct relative, William F. Schmalsle, Indian Scout, Guide, and Courier. The rescue of the German Sisters is a heartfelt experience. The reader will feel like one is living in the Old West, with all the joys, adventures, and tribulations that the characters experienced. The references in the back offer one further insight into the past. As Miles was involved in other battles besides those with the Indians, the history buff will find a lot of references in the back of the book which will result in many hours of pleasurable research and reading. The General Miles history trail may lead you to a long lost relative, as I found out, with numerous sources of information. So try reading the General Miles books from your library and if you like, order them from Amazon and take them home, or take them camping in the woods and plains, visit the historical places mentioned.