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 of-the-press, with the ink scarcely dried on their pages! Not only to- days best-sellers, but tomorrow's as well, mysteries, westerns, and popular non-fction. Cone in and look around!
 For review this week we have chosen the new additions to the current best-seller list, fiction and non-fction.
 In fifth place this week is new conner, "The History of Rome Hanks" by Joseph s. Pennell. Bal lyhooed in the press as second Gone With the Wind," banned in Boston by reason of a lady book seller who peeked between the cov- CTS, this sensational novel flashed into best-sellerdom over night. The book is the story of the American forbears of Robert Lee Harrington. In becoming acquainted with his ancestors, scattered from Pennsyl- vania to North Carolina and Miss issippi, Lee becomes acquainted with America as well. Thus it is the story of our nation and in the opinion of one reviewer, "has been handled with a sweep and scope and awareness that has not been equal ed since Stephen Vincent Benet wrote John Browns Body'."
 Upton Sinclair's Presidential Agent" has climbed to eighth place on the best-seller list. This is the fifth in the Lanny Budd series upon which Sinclair has been engaged for several years. In this novel Lanny Budd, socialite and art ex- pert de luxe, assumes a new role that of special secret agent to President Roosevelt. The period covered is the crucial year between the summer of 1887 and the Munich agreement in 1888. In addition to his other activities he pursues his investigations of spiritualism and makes futile search for Trudi, the fanatic anti-Nazi, whom he has secretly married.
 Leading the non-fiction sales all over the country is Bob Hopes own story of his trip abroad, "I Never Left Home." In review, the Boston Post says: gro us the serious pas- sages and preface are as eloquent ly understanding as anything that has been written about this war. But everybody at home prefers Bob to be funny, and funny he is on every page. The outstanding thing about Bob Hopes own story is that he emerges as a grand trouper and a perfectly swell guy" At Bob's own request, royalties from the publication of this book belong to the National War Fund.
 High on the list is "U. s. War Aims" by Walter Lippman. MT. Lippman is one of the few living Americans who took part in the formulation of the war aims in the First World War. As Secretary of President Wilson's staff of experts he collaborated in formulating the Fourteen Points, and, later, in writ ing the official interpretation of them. Since that time, as editorial writer, political commentator, and columnist, the area of his influence has steadily increased. As a think ing American with a very real stake in the postwar world, you will want to read for yourself and evaluate for yourself the program outlined by him in his book.
 These few books will give you a head start on your reading for the week. Keep your eye on this col- umn for next weeks review of in- teresting new books.
 Now for the weekly feature - BOOKS FOR EACH MANS IN- TEREST.
 For Jack Batten, Finance: Patty Berg's book on Golf.
 For Cpl. Koerber: Walkers Rhyming Dictionary lists Miss, n Ivy