From Library Journal
This comes close to being any librarian's dream: a book to hand patrons who are certain that there's "free" government money just waiting for them. Packed into 500-plus pages are up-to-date lists of state and federal resources for every type of funding imaginable, from Small Business Administration to venture capital firms, from VA housing loans to commercial real estate financing. The information is there, the arrangement by subject rather than government agency helpful, and the price certainly better than Government Assistance Almanac , whose current edition is priced at $84. The problem is the supplementary sections: even with the subject arrangement, the lack of an index limits access, and, given the vast amount of information, some of it rather technical, the scope of the glossary is uneven ( budget is defined but liquidity is not). The bibliography suffers from lack of detail and a hard-to-read format. Notwithstanding, Chelekis ( The Official Government Auction Guide , Crown, 1992) has performed a valuable service in collecting such disparate resources as lists of Foundation Center libraries and state directors of the Farmers Home Administration. For the price, this book belongs in every library; in larger libraries, more than one might be needed.
- Sandra F. Gerow, Sturgis P.L., Mich.Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.