Evening star., 1932-01-17
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Books for Thinking America.

| In cooperation with the recommen-
dation of the American Library Asso-
| citation through its president, MISS
Josephine Adams Rathbone, that
Books for Thinking America" be
brought to the attention Of the pubhc
during the week Of January II. the
! Public Library presents the following
| list which will be continued next week:
Historical Background.
The Rise of American Civilization, by
c. A. and M. r. Beard. 1921
F83 B384r.
'It is a mastery survey Of American
| civilization In successive periods. -
! Carl Becker.
The Epic of America, by j. T. Adams.
| 1881. 83Ad175.
"'The Epic of America Is a cour-
ageous attempt to put the quintes-
sence Of American experience and
character into brief compass. H. s.
| Commager.
Business Crises.
Hard Times-The way in and the way
out; with a special consideration of
the seen and the unseen" by r. T.
Ely. 1881. HC83.El 8.
This is a small book that can be
read in a few hours, but it is packed
with practical wisdom-the wisdom that
can come only from long clear, hard
and sound thinking on gigantic prob
lem &c. w. Harris.
Forecasting Business Cycles, by w. M.
| Persons. 1881. HKP.P44.
| CDR. Warren M. Persons does an i'm
! portant service in bringing together the
attested records of business conditions
| in the past that may be used in max
| ing scientific forecasts. w. B. Shaw.
The Nemesis Of American Business, by
Stuart Chase. 1891. HC83. .C389n.
| "The substance of his criticism and
suggestion appears to be that we suffer
as we do primarily because our eco
nomic life is not planned, and that we
ought to put our heads together and
substitute plan for disorder. William
Macdonald.
Business Adrift, by w. B. Donham.
| 1881. HK83D72.
| "Any book that will raise questions
| like these and encourage business men
to think courageouSly and constructively
about them is of incalculable value.
BY all means read this book. -
Ordway Tead.
American Weighs Her Gold, by J. H.
Rogers. 1881. HIM R63.
An analysis of "the extraordinary
maldistribution of the worlds gold sup
ply, with its attendant evils and the
extent to which America, through her
tariff and rate policies, is responsible
for the present depression"
Industry.
Racial Factors in American Industry,
by Herman Feldman. 1881. HFO.F33.
Having collected mass of appar-
emily unrelated data on the subject,
DR.. Feldman has welded it into a vol
ume Of singular importance, one that
gives the reader the sociologist's and
complex problem in industrial manage
! ment Il. De A. Reid
| Concentration of Control in American
Industry, by H. w. Ladder. 1881.
| HLL14
This is a book of extraordinary in
terest to the business man or to any
one economically minded. The
scope of Mr.. Ladders investigations
lends weight to his arguments. Re
view of Reviews.
Menace of Overproduction: Its Cause,
Extent and Cure. edited by Scoville
Hamlin 1881. HCH187
Some Of (the writers) recognize the
sickness of our acquisitive society as
frankly as do most radicals. They de-
scribe expertly the symptoms of this
sickness, and much Of their testimony
is valuable James Rorty.
Unemployment.
Unemployment: A Problem of Industry
Q909 and 1890, by w. H. Bever-
idge 1880. HFW .B466ua.
An excellent analysis Of the situation
in Great Britain which has much to
suggest to thinking Americans"
Distributed Leisure: An Approach to
the Problem of Overproduction and
underemployment, by L. G. Walker.
1881. HFW.W15.
"Thus far the leisure of the masses
has come in the form of undesired and
dreaded unemployment. Mr.. Walker
proposes a way by which this unusable
leisure can be so distributed as to be-
come blessing instead of curse
Some Folks Won't Work, by Clinch
Calkins. 1880. HFW.C .C12.
Here are the facts and figures and
specific cases which give the lie direct
to that old bromide that any man who
really wants work can get it."-E. B.
Chaffee
The Problem of Unemployment, by P.
H. Douglas and Aaron Director.
1881. HFW.D748p.