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BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Norman Angels New Work-Provincetown as Literary
Centre" Frank Norris's Note Book-A Roman
Low Rider-The Browning Letters.

Arms and Industry" the new book
Of Norman Angel. author Of The
Great Illusion" is published to-day BY
c. y. Putnam's Sons. 4 study Of the
foundations Of international polity,' the
work examines the nature OF the forces
that are transforming the relationship
of states. and indeed, to some extent,
the mechanism Of organized society as
whole. \ largo proportion of the
book is devoted TO an exposition Of the
interaction Of material and moral
forces in politics. the relation Of ma
tionality and political idealism 10 those
theories with which the authors name
is so strongly identified.
More Books of the Week.
Henry Holt & co publish to-day
Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists,'
by Sister NV -uita." and William
Boyds From Locke to Montessori.' IN
which. with full tribute TO Or. Moo'es-
ssorFs great work, the author traces her
Fl ndamental ideas as M finds them in
the work Of some earlier educators.
New Literary Centre
\ decade or more ago Mr.. Howells
devoted several papers in one of our
periodicals to discussion OF our lit
erary centres" which led to the one
important discovery that the palm had
passed from Boston 10 New York as
the great centre of the country. on
the theory. then propounded. that the
fact that more than two authors re-
side in the same community sutiices 10
make il a literary centre Province
town. Mass, may now claim admission
to the already forgotten circle. No less
than three novels published this spring
were all being written there at the
very same time-"Storm." by Wilbur
steele: "Our Mr. Wrenn," by Sinclair
Lewis. and The Hearts Country" by
Mar. Heaton Worse. ~ the same
time. so it is said. Susan Glaspell was
also writing in Provincetown, and
previously Louis Joseph Vance had
worked there on Joan Thursday
Waste of Labor.
The Job. the Man, the Boss by
Katherine VI. II. Blackford and Arthur
Newcomb. announced by Doubleday,
Page & Co.. is the latest outcome or
the efficiency movement. DR.. Blackboard
is a leading member Of the Efficiency
Society and well known as a lecturer
on business problems. She and Mr..
Newcomb in this new book discuss the
problem. 80 difficult in a big business,
OF the wastes involved in unintelligent
employment and dismissal OF men. The
authors suggest that every big business
should have an employment depart
nent. 10 take sole charge OF hiring
and firing" DR.. Blackboard has made
an exhaustive study of human analysis,
and sees that most Of the wasted en-
ergv in the world comes from the right
man in the wrong position.
Taxation.
c. Is. Fillebrown, the author of the
volume on Taxation" in A. c. Me-
Clurg g. Co.'S National Social Science
Series. besides being practical bust
ness man, served for several years as
president Of the Massachusetts, Single
Tax Association. He has not written
a propagandist work, however, but
considers all the present day forms Of
taxation. comparing those in force at
home and abroad. His chapters on the
theory Of taxation in general cover
ground usually left 10 more technical