The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-03


 No less than the First Lady is the author of the top release, This Is America" (Putnam's: $3) by Eleanor Roosevelt and Frances Cooke Macgregor. Here is a cross- section of the people, at work, at play, at home and at church.
 Mrs. Roosevelt's inspiring text stirs a greater faith in the future and provides an excellent inter- pretation for Mrs. Macgregor's s 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 defend its plains and hills, its factories and farms, its people and their freedom. Hal Borland tells a similar story in verse in America Is Americans" (Harper: $2), which packs all the inspiration any fight ing American could ask.
 AMERICAS ARMY
 NTOW is the time to get acquainted IN with your Army and the work it has done and is doing. Herbert Corey has some surprises for you in "The Army Means Business" (Bobbs Merrill: $2.75). a detailed and revealing review of the progress the Army has made since the na- tion's leaders realized war was in evitable. The miracles of produc- tion and training Corey discusses have made possible the victories in the Solomons and ill North Africa.
 You should know your Army, your Navy and Marine Corps. Every man in the armed services deserves your recognition of the rank and honors he has worked to attain. There is no excuse for not knowing insignia, uniforms, decorations. etc. United States Service Symbols" (Duell, Sloan and Pearce: SD, is the handbook you reed. It contains all you have to know to avoid embarrassing blund- CTS.
 AMEhAAA nan
 TINTED STATES was behind SJ enemy nations in aviation equipment 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 1903, to the present-day battles, the na- tions flyers have always had all 1t takes in courage and skill.
 Harry Bruno traces the growth of American aviation and the heroes of it's development in his ex- cellent history of aviation in U. s. in Wings Over America" (McBride: $3). You could make no better choice for a boys Christmas gift than this fine work. Maj. Alexander P. Seversky writes the forewood. AMERICA LISTENS
 THE newspaper, radio and maga- zine are integral components Of the average Americans daily life. The publishers have not forgotten this important trio.
 There are many fine books on the market today by noted news papermen. but none is more im- portant to an understanding of the approach and actual entry into war than David Lawrence's Diary Of Washington Correspondent" (Kinsey: $2.75).
 Best Broadcasts of i940-4i" (Whittlesey House: $3). takes care of the popular radio programs in fine fashion, recalling the hit shows both serious and comic. The laughs are still here. even in reading.
 The annual O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of i942p Doubleday Doran: $250 has be- come an important item on every short-story readers calendar. The finest writers are represented. por- traying the American scene in their best style.
 AMERICA REMEMBERS K EEPING scrapbooks is rot con- IA fined to this nation. but it is a habit that almost every American experiences in some stage of his life. Then the scrapbooks disappear and