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taken this important outpost of at- tack and defense too much for granted. Here Is Alaska" (Scribner's $2.50) supplies all im- portant data in text and pictures. Evelyn Stafansson, wife of the noted explorer and geographer, has done an excellent job of or- ganizing, readable form, and se- lecting outstanding representative photographs to illustrate her book.
 Follow up Alaska with Green land" Doubleday Doran: $3.50) by Vilhjalmur StefanSson him. self. Here is the complete story of the "icy mountains" from pre- historic times to the present, full of interest-holding stories, spiced with surprises.
 It is time. too, that Americans got better acquainted with our allies, especially Russia. Albert Rhys Williams explains the "who, what, where and why" of the
 Soviet in "The Russians (Harcourt
 Brace: $2), a brief but complete study of the nation and its people.
 All the mysteries of that vast area
 of Russia in Asia are cleared up
 in Siberia" (Random House: $3.75)
 by Emil Lengyel. The peoples, the
 topography, the resources of this
 huge empire are as varied as its
 temperatures, which range from 95
 degrees below zero-where ice
 freezes into water to 150 degrees
 above-hottest spot on earth. More important now, however, is the strategic importance of Siberia and it's value as the Soviet's great arsenal beyond the Urals.
 MAKE ROOM FOR MATH
 IF high school and college math- Il ematics left you completely mysto- fled, you will appreciate the efforts Denning Miller has made to clear up some of the puzzles in Popular Mathematics" Coward McCann: $3.75). By the time you get to the chapter on calculus you will be wondering why you ever thought math was difficult.
 Defense workers will find ''Math- ematicS for Mechanics" (Garden City: $2) particularly valuable in reviewing the schoolday subject. And every war worker can improve the quality of his daily output with "The Practical Outline of Mechanical Trades for Home Study" (Garden City: $3.95), an important reading course covering IA essential sub- jects.
 Industry is calling for men and women who possess that extra measure of knowledge and training. This study will help you get bet ter job, or do g. better job at your present position.
 HISTORY TODAY
 THE third year of this global con-
 L fiict will be recorded as the most turning point. It saw the Japanese smash swiftly to Burma, to Singapore and Java. to the Philippines and New Guinea. Germany pushed to Stalingrad and Fl Alamein. But then came Mid- way, Tulagi and New Guinea. Stal- ingrad held. Rommel was stopped. boomed in the arsenals of the allies.
 Edgar McInnis reviews this im- portant period in the third volume of his excellent series "The War Third Year" (Oxford: $2) If you really want to keep up with the war, this is a must volume, and since the series is continuous, the end of the war will find you with a complete history of the conflict. WINTER GARDENING NTOW is the time. when snow is " still on the ground, that garden l CTS get out the catalogs and start planning their plantings, Garden ing will be more serious work this year. with canned goods rationed and food the principal concern of every family.
 So check in with vegetable Gardening in Color" Macmillan: s2.5O). an important aid for every Victory Gardener. The best varie- ties for home planting ane cited, with full directions for cultivation and protection from pests.
 Wartime rationing is forcing drastic revisions in the home menu. have practically eliminat- ed some of the favorites and old and substitutes are in or- der But before you substitute. be sure you've read "The Food You Eat" Oklahoma Univ. Press: $2.25), which gives all necessary data on vitamins, food components and nu- triton as vel las concise analysis of the human digestion.
 Tops among books to guide your food budget is Gaynor Maddox's ! "Eat Well for Less Money" Out ton $2), which takes care of the i most important home problem to- day. Eat the food you like. ad- vises H.addox. to get the ,greates' value from it. If you follow the plans the author out lines you can be sure of getting enough of the right food for dura- lion.