Evening star., 1943-03-14
Brief Reviews
NOVELS.

NOVELS.
World without End, by Gilbert
Frankau Dutton)-Adventu OF a
modern vagabond.
The Gaunt Woman, by Edmund
Gilligan (Scribner's)--War against
U-boats.
Meg Randall, by Charlotte Grape
win Uiveright) t)-Small town girl in
big city.
Lark, by Helen Simmons (Smith
& DurrelD D-Tribulations Of a Cali
fornia family.
His Majesty,s Yankees, by Thomas
H. Raddall doubleday, Doran)-
Nova Scotia in the American Revo-
luton.
Storm Point, by Ruth Eleanor
Mckee doubleday. Doran-A girl
and her musical family.
The Four Winds, by Charles E..
Hayes tMacmillan) -Disintegration
OF a Kansas family.
COLLECTIONS.
The w. Somerset Vaughan Sam
pier, edited by Jerome Weidman
Garden City)-"Cakes and Ale"
The Circle" four short stories. some
travel sketches and essays, all in
one volume. Maugham fans, take
note.
The Greatest Stories Of All Time,
selected by w. Somerset Vaughan
Garden City)-One hundred stories
drawn from many iteratures and
centuries. Well worth having.
DRAMA.
Sixteen Famous European Plays,
compiled by Bennett Cert and Van
H. Cartmell Garden City)-Well-
known modern dramas by European
writer's. Worth having.
JOBS.
Careers in Retailing for Young
Women, by Doris McFerran Dut-
ton)-A guidebook to employment
in department stores. Helpful
How to Get Job In the Aircraft
Industry, by Berne Wolfs WAL
lach)-A survey of the requirements,
tests, wages and possibilities involved
in the various kinds of work to be
found in aircraft factories. Also a
directory of the factories. For men
and women. Helpful.
WAR.
Dakar. by Emil Lengyel Garden
City)-History, present conditions
and future possibilities Of the strate-
gic African post. Popularity written.
1t Is Later Than You Think, 1943
edition. by Max Lerner (Viking)--
The first work published in 1888
brought up to date. with revisionS
and new material. Serious.
HISTORY.
A History Of Poland, by O. Halecki
(Roy)-A concise and readable work
by Polish historian.
The Legacy Of Egypt. edited by A
r. K. Granville (Oxford The mod
ern worlds inheritance from Egypt
Each phase treated by an authority
in the field. Excellent.
HUMOR.
It's q Cinch, Private Finch. by
Sergt. Ralph Stein and Harry Brown
(Whittlesey)-The usual tale of the
misadventures of a timid private
made much funnier than usual by
Sergt. Stems drawings.
Sailors in Boots, by Alex Gard
U. S. N. tScribner's)--A book OF
funny drawings OF the life of an
enlisted man in the Navy.
Aye, Aye, Sir! by r. Osborn
Coward -McCannD Another book
of funny drawings about the life
of an enlisted man in the Navy.
This one has a somewhat macabre
slant.
HEALTH.
The Layman's Handbook of Medi-
cine. by Richard M. Cabot. M. D.
New Home)-A book on prevention
OF disease and maintenance of
health. For popular consumption.
The Sight Saver, by C. j. Gerling
Harvestl-A work on the methods
which any one may use to keep his
eyes in good condition.
MECHANICS.
Fundamentals Of Machines, by
Charles E. Dull and Ira G. Newlin
(HolD-A basic text on the princi-
piles met in operating modern ma
chinery Illustrated with charts and
diagrams.
Fundamentals Of Electricity, by
Charles E. Dull and Michael N.
Idelson (Holt-A basic text on
electricity in its ordinary usages.
GREECE.
HellaS edited by Hugh Chisholm,
Baron George Boyningen-H -Huene and
Alexander Koiransky (Augustin
rarely beautiful book of photographs
OF scenes of Greek antiquity, with
texts chosen from literature equally
noble. Royalties will go to the
Friends Of Greece, Inc. BY all
means, get 1t.
DEATH.
What Becomes Of Us: by Scudder
Hull Dorrance)-The director of
Missouri's division of vital statistics.
former member of that States
Board OF Embalming the man who
opened 5000 graves as the jacket
blurb says. tells all about 1t.
TRANSLATIONS.
Heinrich Heine, editer by Her
mann Kesten (Fischer)-A collec-
ton Of Heine's prose, chosen to re-
mind us that there was reason, from
the Nazi point OF view, in the ban
ming Of tne works OF this free spirit.