( 2 reviews )
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Posted: Aug 18 2008
This is a fairly underwhelming guide. There isn't a lot new here, and what is present is a frequent reprint of much information previously published. It's more a periodical than a book, and I really didn't find anything usefulf for myself in it. The good news is it is cheap, and you're not wasting much if you try it and can't find anything helpful.
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( 5 of 5 found this review helpful ) Posted: Dec 27 2006
Well, they weren't kidding when they said "free stuff" from Uncle Sam. Trouble is, most of it you don't need or qualify for, which I probably should have seen coming when I ordered it. It lists hundreds of completly unrelated programs, such as medical care for children with birth defects resulting from a parent's exposure to chemicals in the Vietnam war. Farmers growing a specific crop, in a certain region, in need of a particular item. Published writers looking to cover their expenses while they write full time for a while. Teachers interested to training abroad, exchange-style. That sort of thing. But hey, you just might be one those people. The book is hardly a "book" and more a very lengthy brochure (feels like 20 pgs max, it's not in my hand at the moment). Not enough pages to it to justify the $5.00 + $3.00 s/h expense, I say. A good third of the numbers and addresses are to get free information sent to you (see, we said "free" didn't we?) whereas you might have been looking for free assistance, grant money, etc. Again, random topics like veneral disease, homeless programs, military career training, and so on. In all, this would be worth the time to read through if someone handed it to you for free, and indeed I am interested in a few of these resources, after our family's immediate needs of income, housing, and health care are met. It's clear this book is not going to meet them today, and perhaps it's most redeeming feature is that it won't take up too much space sitting on your shelf waiting for some of this information to become relevant to you later. ADDITIONAL *** Disabled people and Veterans will probably get more out of this book than anyone else, so for them it's probably worth the $8.00.
