Suggestion and Mental Analysis, by WILLIAM BROWN. Takes into account Coué and Badouin and psychoanalysis, and culminates in an exposition of Bergson’s philosophy.
The Dominant Sex, by MATHILDE and MATHIAS VAERTING, translated by Eden and Cedar Paul. Argues that there are no distinctively “masculine” traits but that the traits so-called have been characteristic of either sex when dominant in a particular society; with evidence to support the theory.
The Mechanism and Physiology of Sex Determination, by RICHARD GOLDSCHMIDT, translated by W. J. Dakin. Remarkable breeding experiments carried out with insects; intersexuality; a subsection deals with man. A book of importance to biologists.
How to Sing, by LUISA TETRAZZINI. Practical advice by the great coloratura singer.
The Art of the Prima Donna, by FREDERICK H. MARTENS. Discussions by Bori, Calve, Easton, Farrar, Galli-Curci, Hempel, Homer, Jeritza, Schumann-Heink and others are the feature of the book.
Public Speaking, by FRANK H. KIRKPATRICK. Those interested in this subject will probably want also ALFRED DWIGHT SHEFFIELD’S Joining in Public Discussion.
The Process and Practice of Photo-Engraving, by H. O. GROESBECK, JR. There has hitherto been no handbook and manual.
Construction of the Small House, by H. VANDERVOORT WALSH. For the architect and the layman alike.
As an example of the finest type of book in one of many special fields, there may be mentioned ARTHUR T. BOLTON’S The Architecture of Robert and James Adam, in two volumes with about 700 illustrations, folio size, $60.00.
The Book of Building and Interior Decorating, edited by REGINALD T. TOWNSEND. Practical advice from experts.