This was the second book we designed for Les Henry. His first self-published book about Catalogue Houses on the prairies was so successful he decided to publish again. This handbook is about soil and water as seen and experienced by Les in his 40 years of “pounding highways and byways throughout the prairie provinces, particularly Saskatchewan.” Les taught at the University of Saskatchewan for 32 years, then became a Professor Emeritus. As well, he was a private agricultural and environmental consultant, and farmer. It was a pleasure to work with him again. I recently heard from Les who reports the book is still selling well and it has undergone a third printing.