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Spark's Tract

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A fine book to read and reflect upon. The buzzards were circling then. The buzzards are circling now. The question posed for the 21st Century reader is what are we going to do now?

Not since Don Quixote or Animal Farm has an author so captured the essence of his time with a work of fiction. The book carefully documents the raging enviromental/energy debate in California which is a microcosm of things to come in the rest of the country.

The characters (especially the head of the California Resource Agency) seem real bacause you have met them many times before in real life. I was amazed that the author could create a captivating story while also providing loads of technical information regarding the issue of the California Delta and energy exploration.

This book explores the depths of the envormental movement through the use of articulate fictional characters that can entertain a reader who isn't interested in politics. The subtle nature of the humor and sophistication of the dialogue may cause some readers ...to not see the mocking nature of the work towards elite organizations similar to the real Club Sierra.

There is nothing cliche in this book which provides new insights into the "deep ecology" movement. The antaganists are well educated enviromentalists who are both convincing and articulate. The author traps the reader into captivating conflicts between small land owners and powerfull state officials.

I would suggest this book to anyone who ...follows the current energy debate even remotely. I expect to see this book quoted along with Don Quixote or Animal Farm as a single fictional title that so well illustrates the times in which we are all living. Regardless of your politics this book is a must read since it may likely be quoted by pundits in the future as an example of what happens when deep ecology radicals become more mainstream.

The bad news is I cannot find any other book by this author.....

Spark's Tract is a great read. Using a great sense of humor, Jack Stevens gives the reader an insider's view of the bureaucracy that often hides behind the mask of environmentalism. It gives hilarious insights into the thinking of the enviro-crats and the toll they exact with their beaucratic meddling. I think you'll enjoy it.

Spark's Tract is a great read. Using humor like a scalpel, the author filets the excesses of environmental bureaucrats. From his years working in and around the government Mr. Stevens has obviously gained fascinating insights into the attitudes and tactics that have come to embody the modern environmental movement. He puts them to good use in describing scenes that are at once hilarious and horrifying, as the bureaucrats seek to impose their will on an unsuspecting property owner. Stevens weaves those two aspects back and forth into a terrific book. I highly recommend Spark's Tract.