The Mark Twain Forum needs a reviewer for the following book: Quirk, Tom. _Nothing Abstract, Investigations in the American Literary Imagination_. University of Missouri Press, 2001. Pp. 234. Cloth, 6 x 9. $34.95. ISBN 0-8262-1364-2. Web site for the book's description is: http://www.system.missouri.edu/upress/fall2001/quirk.htm As usual, the review must be of publishable quality, and it would be due within two months of your receipt of the book. The deadline is particularly important. In all fairness to publishers and authors, if you are inclined to procrastinate, or have difficulty meeting deadlines, please do not offer to review this book. If you would like to see the general content and style of Forum reviews, please browse the reviews page at TwainWeb: http://www.yorku.ca/twainweb/reviews/ A link to the style sheet is at the bottom of the reviews page. If you're interested in writing this review, please email me with a brief explanation regarding your qualifications to review this book. Thanks, Barbara Schmidt Book review editor, Mark Twain Forum