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Requirements: I A Book «Review. Certificatewill be awarded to Home Demonstration ClubWomen when a member has read three booksfrom the suggested book lists compiled bythe North Carolina Library Commission, andreviewed these books before her club or asimilar group. At least one of the threebooks must be non-fiction which may be se-lected from any group on the list except thelast five which are stories. The home agentmust send her list of women eligible for theaward to the State Home Agent not laterthan October 15, including the name of thewoman, the books she has read, and the au-thors of the books.

(Prepared by MARJORIE BEAL, Secretary and Director,North Carolina Library Commission)

World UnderstandingCampbell, John—ATOMIC STORY

Written for the layman in a veryreadable style.

Fisher, Lois—YOU AND THE UNITEDNATIONSA graphic presentation of the organi-zation and] functions of United Na-tions for those who like their infor-mation in charts and cartoons.

Huxley, J. S.—UNESCO: ITS PURPOSEAND ITS PHILOSOPHYA compact statement by the directorgeneral of the United Nations Educa-tional, Scientific, and Cultural Or-ganization on the philosophy andbroad program of the organizationfounded to help in the emergence of aunified world culture.

Europe and AsiaAtkinson, Oriana—OVER AT UNCLE JOE’S

The author spent ten months in Mos-cow with her husband, who was cor-respondent for the New York Times.She presents only the personal sideof life: housekeeping, dining out, theposition of women, “everything forthe children,” Russian cosmetics, etc.

Buck, P. S.—HOW IT HAPPENS, TALK"ABOUT THE GERMAN PEOPLE,1914-1933In the story of her own family, ayoung woman describes the state ofmind of the German middle class inthe first world war, the effects of in-flation in the 1920’s, and the reactionsto Nazi propaganda that divided thefamily. It is a personalized history,with some parallels drawn for Amer-ican readers.

Carr, E. H.—SO}VIET IMPACT ON THEWESTERN WORLDThe author, a professor of the Uni-versity College of Wales, gives a re-

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markably calm and objective analysisof the Soviet conception of democracy,of Bolshevik idealogy, etc. The bookis also an expression of concern overBritain’s place in world relations.

Crum, B. C.—BEHIND THE SILKENCURTAINThe case of the Arab-Jewish questionof Palestine clearly stated by anAmerican member of the Anglo-American Commission. A personalaccount which should be read by allinterested in the world situation,which means all of us.

Dean, V. M.—RUSSIA: MENACE ORPROMISEConcise information in question andanswer form about the people, thegovernment, the economic aims, andthe foreign policy of the U. S. S. R.,plus a comparison of the differencesand similarities of Russia and theUnited States.

Fischer, Louis—GANDHI AND STALIN:TWO SIIGNS AT THE WORLD’SCROSSROADSA shrewd, lucid, realistic contrastthrough the two great leaders of faithin the individual and respect for hisrights as opposed to a dictatorship inwhich the individual becomes a pawn.

Hill, Russell—STRUGGLE FOR GERMANYBrief, clear analysis of the idealogicalstruggle between the United Statesand Russia which is affecting the de—militarization of Germany. The read-er who has had difficulty makingheads or tails from newspaper reportswill welcome this chance to bringhimself up to date.

Isaacs, H. R.—NO PEACE FOR ASIAReporting “A swing through India,China, Korea and Indo-China—as anover-all picture,” the author points up

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basic misunderstandings among peo-ples, as well as political rivalries, andanalyzes the background of the pres-ent state of unrest.

Keith, A. N.—THREE CAME HOMEThe story of what war did to an en-gaging, devoted family living in Bor-neo when it was taken over by theJapanese in 1942.

McNeil], W. H.—GREEK DILEMMA: _WARAND AFTERMATHA clear-cut informative portrayal ofconditions in Greece giving back-ground history and explaining therise and fall of various political par-ties during the war years, plus theposition of Great Britain, Russia andUnited States in Greek politics.

Shirer, W. L.—END OF A BERLIN DIARYAccount of the author’s return to Ger-many in October, 1945, with his re-port of the Nurenberg trial and thepresent plight of the German people.

Snow, Edgar—STALIN MUST HAVEPEACEThe author claims that the Soviet Un-ion threat to us exists only in ourfears; that Stalin would have every-thing to lose and that he could notwage a successful war with us.

Vincent, J. C., ed.—AMERICA’S FUTURE INTHE PACIFICA dozen ranking Specialists in Pacificaffairs offer their expert analyses ofexisting problems.

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Blanshard, Paul—DEMOCRACY ANDEMPIRE IN THE CARIBBEANThe author, who served as an officialof the State Department in the Carib-bean from 1942-46, has faith in the

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ultimate ability of the peoples of theregion to govern themselves. He of-fers a constructive program by whichthe great powers can give thema self-respecting place in the worldcommunity.

Campbell, John C.—UNITED STATES INlWORLD AFFAIRSA review of United States foreign pol-icy fro-m V—J Day to General Mar-shall’s mission to Moscow in March,1947.

Chamberlain, Henriquetta—WHERE THESABIA SINGSStory of the author’s happy childhoodin Brazil. She married a North Amer—ican and has since lived in New York.Her viewpoint makes an interestingcomparison of life in the two Amer-icas.

Greenup, Ruth and Leonard—REVOLUTIONBEFORE BREAKFAST,ARGENTINA, 1941-1946A comprehensive picture of the pol-itics, customs, characteristics and na-tional outlook of the people of Ar-gentina by two American reporterswho were themselves earning an aver-age income and living on the samescale as the Argentinians of the sameincome bracket.

Lilienthal, David—DEMOCRACY ON THEMARCHThe author tells of the problems en-countered in harnessing the Tennes-see Riv-er, administrative difficultiesencountered, the cultural and educa-tional aspects of the T. V. A. programwhich he views as a model for the fu-ture in world reconstruction.

Loud, R. M.—NEW YORK! NEW YORK! AKNICKERBOCKER HOLIDAY FORYOU AND YOUR CHILDRENBrief, up-to-date guide book to NewYork City, giving data on things to

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see in the city, on clear days and evenon rainy ones. Although useful forvisitors with children, can be usedby anyone, young or old.

Tavares, H. De Sa—THE BRAZILIANS:PEOPLE OF TOMORROWA Brazilian, whose cultural back-ground is international, interprets hiscountry and people to North Amer-icans in the interest of a better un-derstanding between the two peoples.

Armchair TravelCohn, D. L.—-THE SOUTH (Look at America

Pictorial Guide Book)Covers the States from Virginia toLouisiana with brief description ofoutstanding physical features, his-torical sites, recreational facilities,etc. Well illustrated.

Pyle, E. T.—HOME COUNTRYThis volume contains the author’s de-scription of his wanderings over theUnited States. It is an informal andhighly personal travelog in which hu-man interest anecdotes predominateand will be enjoyed by all Pyle read-ers.

Richmond, Bernice—OUR ISLAND LIGHT-HOUSEAn account of life on an island off thethe Maine Coast similar to the au-thor’s earlier book entitled WinterHarbor.

Schlesinger, A. M.—LEARNING HOW TOBEHAVE“A historical study of American eti-quette books” which gives entertain—ing information about American man-ners and customs.

Yates, Hydie—70 MILES FROM A LEMONStory of a young, inexperienced cou-ple pioneering on a Wyoming ranch,

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in the vein of Wilderness Wife andMrs. Mike.

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Carrighar, Sally—ONE DAY AT TETONMARSHReadable account of the lives of thecreatures—bird, fish, insect, animal——living in the Teton Marsh in Wyom-mg.

Fairc'hild, David—.WORLD GROWS ROUN'i)MY DOORThe botanist-author’s own home insouthern Florida is the starting pointfor reminiscences of experiences withtrees, flowers, and other growingthings since plants from all over theworld have come to his garden andeach plant, native or imported, hasits own story.

Kieran, John—FOOTNOTES ON NATUREChiefly a record of the birds, trees,animals, plants. and insects observedin the region of New York City. Manyapt quotations add to the charm ofthe chatty account that will delightother amateur naturalists.

Stanwell—Fletcher, T. C.——DRIFTWOOD

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VALLEYAccount of the life and adventures ofa British naturalist and his Americanwife during the years they spent inDriftwood Valley, in the British Co-lumbian wilderness. The author hasthe natural scientist’s fidelity to ac-curacy and pertinent detail in her de-scription of the plants and animalsfound in the valley.

aw .lkequmiasmmChristowe, Stoyan—MY AMERICAN

PILGRIMAGEA tale of the gradual Americanizationof a young lad from Macedonia dur-

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ing his first five years in the UnitedStates.

Fisher, D. C.é-AMERICAN PORTRAITSThe 68 men and women portrayedwere selected to represent political,social, educational, and artistic fieldsin contemporary United States life.The sketches are short and the bookis good for casual reading. Amongthose included are Eleanor Rooseveltand Dorothy Thompson.

Goldman, R. L.—-EVEN THE NIGHTThis is the inspiring account of howone man won through to faith—faithin God, in man, and in himself—in de-fiance of a series of tragedies—anyone of which might have broken hisspirit.

Graham, Shirley—THERE WAS ONCE ASLAVEThe biography of an American Ne-gro who, after he had escaped fromslavery, worked for the freedom of allenslaved people the world over.

Halpern, Ada—CONDUCTED TOURAutobiography of a highly educatedteacher of science taken from herhome in Poland and sent to Siberia toforced labor in a prison camp.

Hickok, E. M.—QUIZ KIDSAn interesting account of the devel-opment of the Quiz Kids program.The author tells about the children,their parents, their travels, theirguests, their boners, and their fun inan informal, catchy style.

Hubbard, Margaret Ann—FLIGHT OF THESWANThe unusual and tragic story of HansChristian Andersen told with sympa-thetic understanding and excellentcharacterization.

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Leighton, Clare—TEMPESTUOUSPETTICOATThe author, who now lives in ChapelHill, says that in her childhood the“entire household revolved around mymother’s writing, for it was the largesums of money she earned that sup-ported us.” As her daughter writes ofher, she appears at once bizarre, fas-cinating, and horrifying, a creatureas extravagant as her own fiction.

Lomax, J. A.—ADVENTURES OF ABALLAD HUNTERA warm, human account of a lifetimeof collecting songs of the people.

Lumpkin, K. DuP.—MAKING OF AS‘OUTHERNERIn an autobiographical story of herfamily, beginning with the days ofher grandfather, who owned a largeplantation and many slaves, MissLumpkin shows the background ofthe Negro problem as it has appearedto the unreconstructed aristrocracy ofthe South. While holding no brief forthis way of life, the author explainsit, and her book gives a perspectivethat will aid in understanding the Ne-gro problem in the region.

McKenney, Ruth—LOUD RED PATRICKThe story of the author’s Irish grand-father who lived in Cleveland, Ohio,with his Wife, son and six handsomedaughters. It is a colorful familygroup, and their story is told in anentertaining style.

Manners, William—FATHER AND THEANGELSA rabbi’s son tells of his family’s lifein Zanesville, Ohio, where a prac-tical mother, five exuberant childrenand the father, who was indeed on theside of the angels, found a happy placeamong the people ofthe town.

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Marten, R. C.—BOY FROM NEBRASKA:THE STORY OF BEN KUROKIThough most Americans would rathernot think of the war any more, hereis one book that the most battle-wearyreader might well read.

Slocum, W. J.—REILLY OF THE WHITEHOUSEMike Reilly, head of the White HouseSecret Service Detail during FranklinD. Roosevelt’s administration, givesus both entertainment and informa-tion in his intimate, breezy account ofthose years.

Stone, Irving—ADVERSARY IN THEHOUSE -This fictionized biography of .EugeneV. Debs ably dramatizes his life inTerre Haute, his work for the rail-road unions, slow conversion to so-cialism, and self-sacrificing strugglefor his ideals and the well-being ofothers.

Community LivingCheyfitz, E. T.—CONSTRUCTIVE

COLLECTIVE BARGAININGDescribes collective bargaining as oneof the fundamentals of industrial de-mocracy and peace which, in turn, isthe basis for America’s strength. Notthe techniques of bargaining, but thetheory and objectives, presented in-formally. I

Fowler, B. B.—COOPERATIVECHALLENGEA discussion of the principles andpractices of consumer co-operativegroups, with particular reference totheir history, present functioning, andfuture in the United States.

Hayes, W. J.—SMALL COMMUNITYLOOKS AHEADA discussion, both theoretical andpractical, of planning for improve-

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ment in a small community. Exam-ples and case histories, drawn largelyfrom the Southern States, are given.

Johnson, Charles S.——INTO THE MAINSTREAM“A survey of best practices in race re-lations in the South”—-—Subtitle.

Waring, P. A.—SOIL AND STEEL;EXPLORING THE COMMONINTERESTS OF FARMERS ANDWAGE EARNERSA calm, straightforward and not toodetailed approach to the problem ofmutual understanding.

Homes: and GardensCarr, A. L.—PRACTICAL GUIDE TO

PREFABRICATED HOUSESThe advantages, problems and his-tory of prefabrication are given in theintroductory chapter. The main partof the book gives facts and figuresWith illustrations of homes manufac-tured by 21 different prefabricators.

Carter, A. B.—IN AN HERB GARDENOne gardener’s experience with herherb garden from March through No- ~‘vember. There are many literary andhistorical allusions; herb enthusiastswill enjoy it.

Downer, Marion—DISCOVERING DESIGNThe author thinks the origin of all de—sign is found in nature. For illustra-tions she uses excellent nature photo-graphs and reproductions of art de-signs with concise notes accompany-ing each.

Hamlin, T. F.—ARCHITECTURE AND ARTFOR ALL MENA complete rewriting of The Enjoy-ment of Architecture with a new titleand new approach to the subject. Itis the story of architecture for thelayman.

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RockOw, H. M.—CREATIVE HOMEDECORATINGIntended as an encouragement tohomemakers to plan their own inte-rior decorating, this book gives ad-vice about the esthetics of color, fur-niture selection and arrangement, andtreatment of floors and windows.

Taber, Gladys—FLOWER ARRANGEMENTFOR THE AMERICAN HOMEThe informal presentation of basicelements of design, color and textureof flower arrangement makes thisbook a sensible and applicable guide inmaking arrangement for various oc-casions in the home and the church.

Van de Boe, Louis—PLANNING ANDPLANTING YOUR OWN PLACEThis book, first published in 1938, isadmirably designed to enable the ama-teur to plan and plant his place with-out professional help. Well illustratedwith photographs, drawings and dia-grams.

Better FarmingFaulkner, E. H.—SECOND LOOK

Sequel to the author’s Plowman’sFolly, which was listed in Good Read-ing for Home Demonstration Clubs,1945.

Harding, Thomas L.—TWO BLADES OFGRASS ,A detailed history of the research thathas benefitted American life in manyways—ranging from the control ofanimal parasites to the design ofworkers’ clothing.

Robinson, Ed and Carolyn—THE “HAVE-MORE” PLANA summary of information and expe-rience found useful when the Rob-insons moved their small family tothe country and set about becomingself-sufficient.

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Living: Together(In the Family)

Bauer, W. W.—STOP ANNOYING YOURCHILDRENThe author, an editor of Hygeia,thinks there are no problem children,only problem parents. In easy, in-formal writing he explains his ideaand gives sensible and moderate ad-Vice.

Eisenberg, Philip—JWHY WE ACT ASWE DOA psychologist’s report on human be-havior for the general reader. Heexplains how environment and educa-tion control our hopes, our fears andour progress, and what we personallycan do to lead socially integrated lives.

Fisher, D. C.—OUR YOUNG FOLKSThe author discusses the work ofpostwar youth, the problems of girlsand women and suggests better useof leisure time.

Johnson, W. M.—YEARS AFTER FIFTYA North Carolina Physician tells oth-ers not to be frightened by the mostdreaded aspects of old age. He dis-cusses blood pressure, respiratory andheart diseases, digestive disorders anddiet fads, rheumatism, gland, mentalchanges, the pros and cons of recrea-tion, etc.

Sbarabaro, John A.—MARRIAGE IS ONTRIALA judge in Cook County, Illinois, giveshis opinion on how modern marriageand divorce problems may be solved.

Scott, J. U.—LESSONS IN LOVELINESSA chatty, informal handbook on beingwell groomed.

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Wilson, Margery—HOW TO MAKE THEMOST OF WIFEThe author of The Woman You Wantto Be tells what a man can do to helphis wife and himself attain a happymarriage.

Frontier StoriesBurke, Fielding, pseud.—SONS OF THE

STRANGERA North Carolina author, Mrs. OliveTilford Dargan, tells the story ofyoung Dal MacNair as he grew tomaturity and learned about love and

. violence in a western mining town atabout the turn of the century.

Edmonds, W. D’.—WEDDING JOURNEYThe gay, picturesque story of a honey-moon trip through the unspoiledbeauty of the Erie Canal about 1830.

Freedman, Benedict and Nancy-—MRS. MIKEStory of an Irish-American girl whomarried a Canadian Mountie. Lovestory with good characterizations.

Furnas, Marthedith—FAR COUNTRYA pioneer story in the vernacular ofKentucky of 1845, which tells of ajourney to California by wagon train.It is graphically written and stimu-lating.

Lockwood, S. M.—FISTFUL OF STARSFrontier story of a bride Who goeswith her husband to a booming oreand timber town in northern Wiscon-sin.

Short, Luke—STATION WESTWith its scenes set in an army post inthe days of the old west, this book isa satisfying combination of westernatmosphere, mystery, adventure andromance.

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Historical islesAllis, Marguerite—WATER OVER THE

DAMThe historical romance of Titus Todd,an orphan boy employed as a clerkin Mt. Neba’s general store, about thetime of the building of the Farming-ton Canal in Connecticut in the 1820’s.

Arnold, Elliot—BLOOD BROTHERStory of the Apache wars of the1860’s and of the friendship betweenCochise, an Apache leader, and Jef-fords, a white man, both historicalcharacters. It reads easily and shouldhold the interest of any reader witha taste for southwest history.

Bates, H. E.—CRU’ISE OF THEBREADWINNERThe cruise takes less than a day andthe story less than an hour to read,but the book contains a sense, rarelycommunicated by current fiction, ofthe dignity of the human race.

Blunden, Godfrey—ROOM ON THE ROUTEA novel based on the everyday expe-riences of a young man connectedwith the American Embassy in Mos-cow. He becomes involved with agroup of old-line Bolshevists and ob-serves the life of intellectuals, factoryworkers, bureaucrats, spies, soldiers,big shots and the Communists, andthe ever-present N. K. V. D.

Burt, K. N.—CLOSE PURSUITLight fiction—with Williamsburg So-ciety in the time of The Stamp Actas a setting. '

Costain, T. B.—THE MONEYMANHistorical novel of the court ofCharles VII of France and his finan-cier, Jacques Coeur. By author ofThe Black Rose.

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Lancaster, Bruce—SCARLET PATCHAn historical novel of the period ofthe War Between the States.

Shellabarger—PRINCE OF FOXESHistorical novel of Italy during thetime of Cesare Borgia and the greatOrsini family. By author of Ca/ptamFrom Castile.

Arnold, Ralph—HANDS ACROSS THEWATERQuietly humorous picture of Englishvillage life in story of an orientalemissary who is seeking the heir tothe supreme authority of his country.Amusing denouement.

Best, Herbert—WHISTLE, DAUGHTER,WHISTLEA chuckling story about the escapadesof Grandma Truttle, who lived in theLake Champlain Country just afterthe Revolutionary War.

Couppey, Madeleine—RUMOR IN THEFORESTTranslated from the French this is abeautiful, haunting fable or legend.The characters are animals. Thetrouble started when they undertookto investigate the forest.

Davies, Valentine—MIRACLE ON 34thSTREET“Nice blend of fantasy, fun and hu-mor with the universal and wholesomeappeal of the Christmas Spirit.” Thestory will be good for reading aloud.

Horan, Kenneth—MAMA TOOK UPTRAVELLight-hearted story of Europeantravel about sixty years ago. Anamusing story in spite of several an-achronisms.

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Logan, Milla—BRING ALONG LAUGHTERThe childhood of a little Serbian girlin San Francisco immediately follow-ing the earthquake. The happy doingsof her family and friends give anamusing and revealing picture of im-migrants, who cling to European cus-toms and ideas even as they are in theprocess of becoming Americanized.

Pratt, Theo.—MR. THURTLE’S TROLLEYA fantastic story of travels in the mi-raculous Betsy, a retired trolley car,to California. On the way romanceentered when Mr. Thurtle picked upthe school teacher with whom he hadquarreled thirty years before.

Other Good StoriesAlbrand, Martha—WHISPERING HILL

The story of a possessive woman andher attempt to wreck her son’s mar-riage.

Banning, M. C.—CLEVER SISTERBusiness as a career versus men plusprofitable marriage as a career arecontrasted in the story of two sisters.

Bromfield, Louis—KENNY‘ “Kenny—the story of an orphan boy’s

kinship with the animals of the woods.This volume also contains ‘Retread’and ‘The end of the Road’ by the sameauthor.”

Carroll, G. H.—WHILE THE ANGELS SINGA story of family life at Christmas,told by a widowed grandmother as shefinds her place in her daughter’shome. -

Conway, Brooke—THE LOVING ARE THEBRAVEThe story of a German-Americanfamily in the Middle West before 1920,where the Widow Kraemer’s love wis-

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dom, and tyranny were dominantforces in the lives of her children andgrandchildren.

Davis, Eileen—HAPPINESS AROUND HER,A TAPESTRY OF YOUTHSketches of memorable moments andpeople in a young girl’s life which in-fluenced and molded her as shegrew up.

Dickens, Monica—HAPPY PRISONEROliver North’s amputated leg and in-jured heart confine him to sicknessin his room in Shropshire, but all theproblems, quarrels. and celebrations inthe family center in his room. Thestory is vigorous, often amusing, andalways interesting.

Eden, Emily—SEMI-ATTACHED COUPLE 'The story, written about 1830, waspublished in London in 1860 and isnow reissued. In something of themanner of Jane Austen, it gives anaccount of England in the early 19thcentury with the trivia of domesticand social life and with the seriousbusiness of getting daughters mar-ried.

Faralla, Dana—MAGNIFICENT BARBGood story of a boy and his horse withdramatic climax at the autumn stee-plechase.

Ferber, Edna—ONE BASKETThe author’s choice of her short sto-ries, with an introductory chapter onher writing and notes about the in-spiration of the writing of each story.

Harre, I. E.—TREASURES OF THEKINGDOM, STORIES OF FAITH,HOPE AND LOVEAn unusual collection of spiritual sto-ries, which deal with various problemsof mankind, but modern and classicauthors, Catholic, Jewish and Protes-tant.

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Hobson, L. Z.—GENTLEMAN’SAGREEMENTA novel on the theme of racial toler-ance which focuses attention on Anti-Semitism.

Levin, Meyer—MY FATHER’S HOUSEDavid Halevi, a Jewish boy from Cra-cow, reaches Palestine on an illegalship and searches there for his fam-ily.

Marshall, Bru‘ce—VESPERS IN VIENNA“Underneath its fluent comedy thisstory deals with tragic stuff. Thegist of it, setting aside for a momentthe good mortal mirth, is the hellishproblem of attempting to deal withhuge human disaster in an officialspirit.”

Norway, N. S.—CHEQUER BOARDFour men, by the fortunes of war,were placed in the same room in anEnglish hospital in 1943. What hap-pened to these men makes a powerfulstory that will be read enthusiasticallyby mature readers.

Raynolds, Robert—PAQUITAA colorful tapestry of early 1‘9th cen-tury Mexico and the revolution whichcreated the Republic of today. Oneof the few novels worth a re-reading.

Thorne, Anthony—SO LONG AT THE FAIRA mystery story without gore andwith a mild romance. The scene islaid in Paris at the time of the Expo-sition in 1889.

Turnbull, A. S.—BISHOP’S MANTLEThis story takes the reader behind thescenes of a large, fashionable citychurch and presents with fidelity thedrama, the problems and the oppor-tunities the young minister encoun-ters.

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Walker, Mildred—THE QUARRYLyman Converse—deprived of theeducation he desired, the girl he loved,the work for which he cared, and theaffection he craved — found under-standing, comfort and courage inEasy, a runaway slave, who found ref-uge on Lyman’s father’s farm whenhe was a boy.

Satisfying Romance:Bassett, S. W.—HEAD WINDS

Phoebe Ann Munroe, Belleport’sdressmaker as well as friend and con-fidante, intercedes when a war mar-riage seems doomed. A satisfyingCape Code romance.

Cadell, Elizabeth—LAST STRAW FORHARRIETLight romance of an English familyhome, where a variety of characters—inc1uding ’teen-age Henry and Sue,furnish most of the action and humor—mo-ve.

Davenport, Gwenn—BELVEDERESlight, amusing comedy of domesticlife.

Hilton, James—NOTHING SO STRANGELargely in the'words of Jane Waring,daughter of wealthy, cosmopolitanparents, we hear the story of MarkBradley, a young scientist, whom shemet in London and who continued hisresearch in Vienna, where stolen sci—entific secrets present complications.

Keyes, F. P.—CAME A CAVALIERThe story of a New England girl withthe Red Cross in France during WorldWar I, who marries the Baron de Fre-mond, and then sees her adepted landsuccumb to tragedy and violence dur-ing World War II.

MacInnes, Helen—FRIENDS AND LOVERSThe romantic story of young love be-tween a Scottish girl and an English

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boy, who fight poverty, gossip and theanger of their parents rather thanbe separated.

Rives, Fern—TOO MUCH TO ASKThe light, romantic story of sensibleJane Evans and her talented motherand sister who live in Hollywood.

Seifert, Elizabeth—TAKE THREEDOCTORSThe story of Christy, a young veteran,who returns to practice medicine inGreen Hospital. Professional jeal—ousies, his love for Jenny, a fire andan epidemic are involved in the plot.

Sherman, Richard—BRIGHT PROMISEThe story of the marriage of Amy andLyle, Which took place on the inaugu-ration day of President Franklin D.Roosevelt, to his death in April, 1945,includes both success and failure, hap-piness and disappointment for thehero and heroine.

Sinclair, Marjorie—KONAA pleasing romance about Martha,who was‘part Hawaiian, and WinslowWendell, son of an old Boston family.

Stegner, Wallace—SECOND GROWTHThe story covers one summer in West-Wick, New Hampshire, in the life ofthe native New Englanders and sum-mer residents—largely college profes-sors and writers. Two native youngpeople are the principal characters.

Todd, Helen—HIGH PLACESWell written romance against a hos-pital background.

Walker, Mannix—LONELY CARROTThe Dulany family lose their fortuneand open their summer residenceonthe eastern shore to guests willing topay exorbitant prices. The peoplethus drawn together provide actionand humor for the reader seeking milddiversion.

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NORTH CAROLINA STATE COLLEGE OFAGRICULTURE AND ENGINEERINGOF THEUNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINAANDU. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. CO-OPERATINGN. C. AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICEI. O. SCHAUB. DIRECTORSTATE COLLEGE STATIONRALEIGHDISTRIBUTED IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ACTS OF' CONGRESSOF MAY 8 AND JUNE 30, 1914