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to writer's, reviews and to the many
groups interested In film regulation.
ford University Ellesmere Land Ex-
pedition of l934-35. This volume is
the story of that expedition, a rather
daring undertaking for group Of
men whose average age was only %
years.
1t is a tale of struggle against
Arctic storms through heart-break-
ingly difficult ice and rock condi-
tions to achieve success measured
in terms of valuable scientific data.
knowledge of many square miles Of
unknown country and better data
concerning lands hitherto little
known was the reward of the expe-
dition members.
There are Illuminating, frequently
amusing, interludes furnished by Es-
kimo members of the expedition or
their families and friends, whose
family and tribal customs are en-
tertainingly described.
The work is equipped, as should
be all books of travel and adven-
ture, with an adequate map. There
are photographs, perhaps not suf-
ficient in number but very we'll
chosen and quite pertinent to the
text. The book is travel and ad-
venture story rather than an at
tempted scientific or geographical
treatise. Well told, it makes in
structive, entertaining reading for
the layman. j. S. E.
MARGARET SANGER. An Auto
biography. New York: w. w.
Norton g. Co.
So fleeting is time, so complex
and varied are the issues which
crowd the front pages of newspapers,
that to many the name Margaret
Sanger already has the ring of his
toric parsonage. 1t is hard to be-
lieve that Margaret Sanger is still
living, and moreover, is still q COM
paratively young woman. The issue
to which she devoted major por-
ton of her life has, in the few short
months since 1t was finally rati-
fled by the Federal Government,
been accepted as an accomplished
fact Of long standing. The under
lying principle Of the right of self
determination for women is now &C
cepted as if 1t had never been a con-
troversial matter.
To those who think of Margaret
Sanger in the somber robes of a
crusader and reformer, this auto
biography will come as revelation.
Far from revealing her as militant
and sober feminist, lit shows her as
a lover Of life and laughter. To be
sure, she tells of her unremitting
labors In her chosen field, she shows
her passionate interest in the amel-
ioration of the lot of womankind,
she reveals sensitive nature and
passionate spirit almost too strong
for her frail body, but above all she
shows Puckish sense of humor
and an abiding faith in the ultimate
triumph of the right.
Her crusade led Margaret Sanger
into almost every country in the
world. She made friends, and often
partisans, of most of the distin-
guished people of the day. Havelock
Ellis. H. G. Wells, Mahatma Ghandi,
DR.. Dawson, surgeon to his Britannia
majesty, and scores Of others came
under her spell.
There are almost 500 closely writ
ten pages in this autobiography.
Yet 1t Is hard to lay the book down
before finishing it, for it is written
IN 9 clear. interesting style and is
packed full Of human interest, per-
sonal adventures, and could serve as
q fascinating travelogue as well.
r. r. T.
THE MONOPOLY INvESTIGA-
TON. BY Noel Kaho. Wash
ington: Ransdell, Inc.
The background of the whole
monopoly hue and cry since the
constitutional convention is given
IN this handbook, written by DR..
Noel Kaho of Washington, who has
been covering the activities of the
Monopoly Investigating Committee
as a staff writer for q daily paper,
and apparently knows monopoly
from every conceivable historical
and current angle.
Destined for a limited audience
because Of its nature, it seems
valuable volume for the business
man to whom headlines of the
daily newspaper are not enough.
It reviews, among other things,
the bills dealing with the Federal
licensing Of corporations, the Berle
memorandum, the resolution Great
ing committee, the Presidents mes
sage to Congress on monopolistic
practices and is study Of Market
ing control in agriculture.
The background Of every member
Of the Monopoly Committee, as well
as others assisting it, is given, in
cluding notations Of bills the con-
gressional members Of the commit
tee have introduced and the trend
Of their minds as affecting the sub
ject. DR.. Kaho has done an able
job Of producing compact book
which viii serve its readers Is q
means Of interpreting the state
ments Of actions Of the Monopoly
Committee. VIZ G..