The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
NEW BOOKS FOR
 PUBLIC LIBRARY
Fiction, Philosophy and Arts Listed In Volumes Now
 Available
New books received at the Birmingham public library are as follows
 FICTION

FICTION
 C. c. Dobie "Blood-Red Dawn" We'll constructed romance. The author knows his San Francisco. This story-his fiji St full length book-gives a graphic and colorful picture of intrigue in the foreign quarter of that city of lights
 W. l.. George: Blind Alley Blind Alley is not story 10 stimulate any except those who live in a dreamland of political idealism. It reeks with social ism, pacifism, 1aborism. defeatsm, de- terminism anl every form of ism except anti-German anism.
 Sacha Gregory: "Yellowleaf." Un- usually good chara cterizat tion; very well written.
 W. D. Howells Vacation of the kel- wyns.' The yacation of the kelwyns IS a delightful example of MT. Howells method and vivid revelation of the man himself. It takes a simple situation, sim pie people; hut this very simplicity makes us feel anew that the drama of human emotions is never simple.
 Frances Lynde Girl, a Horse and q Dog The Girl, a Horse and a Dog is book built frankly for amusement purposes. but 1t is more substantial than the usual run of adventure stories
 Alma Newton: Jewel in the Sand" By QeaIlnR WlLn llIe InOTe T0duSlltdily ltieli she has yet done Alma Newton has deepened the effect of those unique spiritual qualities that have from the first distinguished her work
 K s. Pinkerton: "Pententiary Post. A story of the Hudson Bay company.
 H. A. vachil "Whitewash." The novel is capital both for its entertainment and it's picture oe old and new English so- ciety.
 Virginia Wolfe: Voyage Out" As first novel t shows promise, but is not well-rounded. Portrayal of women and scholarly elderly men is keen and welt handled.
 Edward Clodd: "The Question: If a Man De, Shall He Live Again?" A brief history and examination of modern spiritualism.
 J. H. Hyslop, Physical Research and the Resurrection" A supplement to this well-known writer's Science and Flu ture life.
 W. T. Marvin: The History of Euro pean Philosophy" An introductory his tory of philosophy for the use of the undergraduate student; a beginners text book.
 E. E. Purington: Efficient Living No man can read this book without get ting many ideas and practical sugges- tions that will enable him to improve the greatest, most complex and most impor- tant of all machines he will ever sec himself.
 H. l.. Can't: Organizing for Work v MT Can't is a clear advocate or the common good as against profits. He makes forceful plea for the democra- rization both of credit and of manufac- turers with the application of rational engineering principles.
 Maurice Parmelee: Poverty and Social Proxress' \ comprehensive survey or the problems of poverty which shows the one sided character Of many of the eN- plantations of the cusauon.
 C. NJ. Pepper: l"Americant ForeiSn Trade" The United States as world power in the new era of international commerce.
 l.. T. Ternan '"rhe Hygiene Of the School Child. The fundamental facts or child hygiene and development, sucn as parents, teachers and students or educ@- ton should know
 Owen Wistsr: "A Straight Deal, or the Ancient Grudse.' The ancient grudse Is the American feeling of ill-wlli toWaro England. This prejudice is explained by the author as ..complex" founded on false history teaching in childhood ana fostered by Great Britain's enemies.
 USEFUL ARTS
 w. II. Dooley: Applied Science TOT Metal Workers' An elementary treatise i1. the field os technology in general IL deals with Fundamental principles or chemistry and physics in their relation 10 our daily life.
 J. F. C. Griffith. "rhe Care Of the Baby" A manual for mothers anu nurses containing practical direction TOT the manag ement of infancy and chiia- hood in health and disease.
 E. G. Montgomery: Productive tarm Crops, A valuable volume in frot. Davis series. "I.ppincott's Farm Man uals.'
 V. w. Page: Motor Boats and Boat Motors A complete handbook for all interested in motor boats. considering aI details of modern hulis and marine mo tors Deals with boat construction, ue- sign and types. of power plants. instaiia- tion of engines and all phases Of motor boat and engine care operation and re- rair.
 FINE ARTS Eberlin, Mcclure and Holloway: me Practical Book of Interior Deeora-1on. Fully Illustrated to present in every az l tail. the text of this book is valuable to the profess on and to the inoivioual wishes to decorate the home with taste. Eisom and Irilling: Social Games ana Group Dances. :. collee .on or games asd dances suitable for community an' social use.
 F. T. Farwen: Tsillase improvement. The author has lived many years nl