The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-03
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of everything America means to
an American, glance over the
weeks books, and you will find
plenty to cheer about.
No less than the First Lady is
the author of the top release
This is America (Putnam's
So, by Eleanor Roosevelt and
Frances Cooke Macgregor. Here
is cross-section of the people
at work, at play, at home and
at church.
Mrs. Roosevelts inspiring text
stirs a greater faith in the future
and provides an excellent inter
probation for Mrs. Macgregor'
outstanding photos. If you are
finding the Home Front battle a
little tough, spend a few hours
with this book, then redouble
your efforts.
This is the homeland we de-
fend-its plains and hills, its
factories and farms, its people
and their freedom. Hal Borland
tells similar story in verse in
America Is Americans" (Har-
per: so, which packs all the in
spiration any fighting American
could ask.
AMERICAS ARMY
Now is the time TO get &C.
quainted with your Army and
the work it has done and is do
ing. Herbert Corey has some
surprises for you in The Army
Means Business" .(Bobbs Mer-
rill: S2.75), a detailed and re-
vealing review of the progress
the Army has made since the ma
tons leaders realized war was
inevitable. The miracles of pro-
duction and training Corey dis
cusses have made possible the
victories in the SolomonS anC
IN North Africa.
You should know your Army
your Navy and Marine Corps
Every man in the armed service:
deserves your recognition of the
rank and honors he has worked
TO attain. There is no excuse fol
not knowing insignia, uniforms
decorations, etc. United States
Service Symbols" (Duell, Sloar
and Pearce: SD, is the hand
book you need. 1t contains al
you have to know to avoid EN-
barrassing plumbers.
AMERICA IN THE AIR
United States was behind
enemy nations in aviation equip
ment during the years pre-
ceding the declaration of war
but America has never lacked
men of daring to fly planes
From the first flight at Kitty
Hawk, in 1908, to the present
day battles, the nations flyer!
have always had all it takes in
courage and skill.
Harry Bruno traces the
growth of American aviation
and the heroes of its develop
ment in his excellent history O.
aviation in u. S. in wings Over
America" Mcbride: So. Yol
could make no better choice fol
boys Christmas gift than this
fine work. Maj. Alexander 2
Seversky writes the foreWord.
AMERICA LISTENS
The newspaper, radio ano
magazine are integral compon
ents of the average American:
daily life. The publishers have
not forgotten this important trio
There are many fine books or
the market today by noted news
papermen, but none is more inn
portant to an understanding d
the approach and actual entry
into war than David Lawrence
Diary of Washington Core
spondent' (Kinsey: $2.75).
Best Broadcasts of l940-4l
(Whittlesey House: So, take:
care of the popular radio pro
grams in fine fashion, recalling
the hit shows, both serious anc
comic. The laughs are still here
even in reading.
The annual o. Henry Memoir
ial Award Prize Stories OF
1912" doubleday Doran: $3.50
has become an important item
on every short-story reader
y calendar. The finest writers are
represented, portraying the Am
erican scene in their best style
AMERICA REMEMBERS
Keeping Scrapbooks is not
confined to this nation, but il
is a habit that almost every Am
erican experiences in some stage
of his life. Then the scrapbooks
disappear and the gems of poe
try that caught the fancy are
gone. But don't worry. Ralph
Woods has taken care of your
missing items with Treasury Of
the Familiar" Macmillan: So,
which contains all the clip
pings" you could ever want
from THE Man on the Flying
Trapeze" to the writings of Rob
or: Ingersoll. Here's another fine
selection for a Christmas gift,
guaranteed TO please.