Evening star., 1942-05-03
Brief Reviews
PLACES.

PLACES.
Down to the Sea in Maine, by
A. c. Shelton, with an introduction
by Robert P. Tristram Coffin Out-
ton)-Very beautiful photographs,
with running text.
Canada Moves North, by Richard
Finnie CMacmillan)-Story of the
development in recent years of the
Northwest Territories of Canada.
Popularity written.
Ocean OutpOsts, by Helen Follett
(Scribner)-An impressionistic sur
vey of the Pacific Islands from
Hawaii to Singapore, illustrated
with photographs and maps by
Armstrong Sperry.
WAR.
The War-Second Year, by Edgar
McInnis (OXford)-A volume de-
signed to present a co-ordinated ac-
count of the fighting on all fronts
during the second year of the war.
illustrated with maps. Excellent
guide.
Thunder Aloft, by Kent Sagen-
dorph REILLY e. Lee)-A well-known
aviation writer surveys American
air power. The book is popularity
written.
An Atlas of Far Eastern Policies,
by G. F. Hudson, Marthe Rajchman,
E. G. Taylor Oay)-A small work
designed to show the Far East IN
terms of raw materials, foreign in
duence and penetration, political
spheres and transportation. Inform
ative
Inside Asia, by John Gunther
tHarper) Revised edition of the
former work of this name, brought
up to date and enlarged.
The Making of Tomorrow, by
Raoul de Roussy de Sales Reynal
& hcock)-Profound and in
telligent analysis of forces con-
tributing to the present world revo-
lution-fascism, communism, de-
mocracy, capitalism, individualism,
collectivism, socialism and the rest
of it.
What the Citizen Should Know
About Modern War, by Fletcher
Pratt (Norton)-A handbook of in
formation on methods, weapons and
terms.
What the Citizen Should Know
About the Army Engineers, by 1t.
Col. Paul w. Thompson (Norton)-
The history and present place Of
the Engineer Corps.
What the Citizen Should Know
About the Air Forces, by 1t. Col.
Harold E. Hartney (Norton)-A sur
Vey of our air forces today.
Dear Richard, by Samuel Roth
(Wisdom House)-A fathers letter
to a son in the country's armed
service. Eloquent.
HUMOR.
Private Breger, by Pvt. Dave
Breger. U. S. A. (Rand, McNauy)-
Very clever and amusing pictures
of the life of an humble little rookie.
How to Ski, by R. Osborn Cow
ard-McCann)-Book of drawings on
the imbecility of trying to ski unless
you are born that way. Brilliant
work, satirical, macabre, obviously
that of a genius.
Twistagrams, by J. Langdon Sui
hvan CMilD-A book of 50 puzzles
BIOGRAPHY.
Living Biographies of American
Statesmen, by Henry Thomas and
Dana Lee Thomas Garden City,
Short biographies, from Roger Will
liams to Woodrow Wilson.
NEW EDITIONS.
War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy
(Simon e. Schuster) Translated by
Louise and Aylmer Maude, with
maps showing the parallels between
Napoleon's campaign and Hitler's
The Greek Historians, edited by
F. r. b Godolphin Random House,
Thucydides, Xenophon,
Arrian. In the Rawlinson, Jowett,
Dakyns and Chinook translations.
Two volumes.
Plato's Republic in Basic English,
by I. A. r. Richards (Norton)-
Reads very well.
READING AND WRITING.
How to Read a Page, by I. A. r.
Richards (Norton)-Intelligen ad-
vice on words. Better than the title
sounds.
How to Write a Play, by Lajos
Egri (Simon & Schuster) Some
what elementary counsel but sound.