New Britain herald., 1924-12-09
servation.
ROMANCE AND TRAGEDY OF

BANKING by T. B. Kane. Narrative Of events of importance and interest in the history of the national currency bureau with some original deductions and com ments, It endeavors to correct some erroneous impressions as to the powers and duties of the comp troller of currency,
 LEAVES FROM A RUSSIAN
 DIARY by Pltirim Sorokin. By Kerensky's secretary who re- fused to go the lengths demanded by tho BolsheNki and after four years of desperate danger, poverty and semi starvation was finally ex- pellod from the country in 1922. The story is told with the most ab- solute simplicity and carries with 1t the conviction of an authentic first hand narrative of actual con- ditions under the Soviet regime. LIFE STORY OF AN UGLY DUCK
 LING by Marie Dressler. Informal and humorous autho- biography of one Known, not only as one Of the greatest of com- ediennes. but as q warm and gen. erous personality
 LONDON LIFE by Arnold Bennett
 and Edward Knoblock.
 Once again the famous collabora- tors who produced Milestones have come together in creating a drama of today as admirable to read as to see.
 MIR. AND MRS. PADDOCK
 ABROAD by Donald ogden
 Stewart.
 The well known perpetrator of parodies turns his satiric search- light on the middle class American making a first trip abroad. NEW GOVERNMENTS or GEN.
 TRIAL EUROPE by NJ. w. Graham.
 A scholarly analysis of the new governments which have arisen since the war settlements in Ger many, Austria, Hungary. Czecho- sovakia and Jugoslayia. Traces the steps in their reorganization and describes their constitutions taking into account the conditions and in- nuences which have determined the peculiar character of each. PSYCHOLOGY AND THE SCI
 ENCES edited by William Brown.
 Tn view of the amazing popu- larity of psychology, it is rather en- Tightening to see what eight spe- cialsts in allied fields have to say on the relation of psychology tc such studies as biology, anthro- i pology, logic, education, and psy- | chical research.
 1 SAGAS OF THE SEAS by Amer
 ican writers edited by J. L French.
 MT. French has assembled his sea stories from late and early American days and from variou: crew. He gives us the worried Pil. grims praying the gale to end. ant the hard driving Gloucester fisher men praying for it to hold; h. ' swings us from the diarian record of Dana to the fanciful pages 0 Cooper.
 PRINCIPLES OF ORTHOPEDTC
 SURGERY FOR NURSES b!
 James Warren Sever,
 Not a medical textbook but in tended to supply nurses with knowledge of what orthopedic sur gerry comprehends and the mos accepted methods of treatment. Thc material is largely drawn from tho Chtldren's hospital. Boston, and th' nursing technique is the result 0 many years experience in it wards.
 SHORT SURVEY OF CZECH LIT
 FEATURE by r. Chudoba.
 Brief and very interesting sum mary of Czech literature from tn time of John Illus to the presen day. The numerous selections mak' 1t an especially worth while intro duction 10 a literature too little known and appreciated,
 
 : SWEDEN AND ITS PEOPLE b,
 Robert Medill.
 A small volume presenting II simple form information regarding sweden's history, physical features customs. cities and places of beaut, and interest. Illustrated with photo graphs.
 WA JDERINGS OF AN FL E
 PLANT HUNTER by W. !
 M. Bell.
 Thrilling experiences intcrsperset with considerable humor and com ment on native characteristics ant customs as observed during hi years Of elephant hunting in Africa