Evening star., 1932-01-24
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Books for Thinking America.

Books for Thinking America.
In cooperation with the recommen-
nation of the American Library Associa-
tion, the Public Library continues its
list Of Books for Thinking America
Present Trends.
THE American Leviathan the Republic
in the Machine age, by C. A. and
william Beard. 1880. JT83 .B383am.
"In the reviewers opinion this is
by long odds the most satisfactory an
Rlysis of our political institutions that
we have. To the sophisticated reader
tt should be JOY" L. w. Lancaster
Giant of the Western World, by F. P.
Miller and III. D. Hill. 1880.
at throws SO penetrating light upon
bur new international role that we could
wish this country internationally
minded enough to make 1t best SELL
er." F. r. Dulles.
The American Public Mind by p. H.
Odegard 1880. G83 .Od24.
"The book is provocative, pungent at
times and earnest throughout. This is
probably the representative type of cur
rent American criticism of our national
defects" A. s. Will.
Individualism. Old and New, by John
Dewey. 1880. H83D5l.
THE underlying theme is the sub
knergence of the individual in our pre-
kominantly business civilization"
Americas Primer, by M. L. Ernst. 1881.
HC83 Er67.
ANY one who wants q brief and
graphic picture of our planleSs national
4, ECONOMY will be grateful that Morris
4rnst has brought his energy, infOrma-
1ion, experience and imagination to the
TASK of writing an American primer"
Norman Thomas.
Modern Economc Society, by S. H.
Slichter 1881. HC83 .Sl33m.
Fully and lucidly Americas problems
Rre presented in this book giving
St an informing value well adapted 10
the needs of citizens, industrlallsts and
legislators alike" E. N.
Successful Living in This Machine Age,
by E. A. Filene. 1881. HFA,F47.
A business man is optimistic of rec
knciling the possibilities Of full and
rontented life and the restless dlscon-
Rent engendered by the modern pace.
Future Outlook.
ghe Way Out of Depression, by H. F
Arendtz. 1881. HMAAr36.
Inc duIllOI u dI~S GiIC NIlICA NouoCo
shat have led us into our economic
nightmare and proposes a simple plan
whereby the decline may be checked
and its worst effects overcome"
New Roads. to Prosperity, the Crisis
and Some Ways Out, by P. M.
Mazur. 1891. HC83.M459n.
thoughtful work by New York
Ssanker who believes that the failure
of the modern business machinery does
mot indicate the collapse Of the system
snder which we live, but only our fail
are to work intelligently under that
system"
THE Way to Recovery, by Sir George
Paish 1881. HTPl6.
"The chief merit Of this book lies not
in its naive economic arguments, bu
3u its recognition that the obstacles t.
world recovery are political rather thar
economic. IT'S unWe'come fact car
never be sufficiently stressed, that the
political intelligence of mankind is II
arrears of their economic organization.
John Carter.
Americas Way out, by Norman
Thomas. 1881. JHT36.
"We need in this sluggish body poll
tic of ours the kind of critical intelli,
eence which Mr.. Thomas SO cOnspicu
Ously possesses. New methods of socia
probable that the next rs years will SET
still further advances of Government
regulations in connection with prop
erty." r. B. Fosdick.
In Defense Of Tomorrow, by r. .
Bowden. 1881. G83B B673i
Against all these prophets Of wo
Bowden declares that America, ant
especially trc Middle West. is in tn
vanguard Of civilization This is
dificult position to prove iDasmuch q
the Middle West has furnished most {
the materials in the portraya!s Of ,ou
Rabbits and Rotarians." Woodbriog
Riley.
Americas Tomorrow, by c. C. Furna.
1882. H83F F98.
A glance into the future by a Yal
professor who believes the working da
may eventually be reduced to two hour
so that "the Job which supports 70
will become a rather insignificant chor'
Il and the hobby and avocation Will ah
Il + eorh more Of your energies"