“Mr. Berry’s book ... presupposes a knowledge of thermodynamics, also of the working and behavior of the various kinds of heat engines, ... it ... is divided into twelve chapters. The first chapter treats of reversible processes and cycles, and in the following eleven chapters the T Phi diagram is applied to the following processes and engines: perfect gases, saturated steam, superheated vapors, the flow of fluids, hot-air engines, the liquefaction of gases, compressors and refrigeration, the actual steam-engine cycle as recorded by the indicator.”—Engin. N.
“The book is very clearly written. The author has covered quite an extensive field, and on the whole he has done it very well.” Storm Bull.
| + + | Engin. N. 53: 527. My. 18, ‘05. 420w. |
Berton, Guy. Art thou the man? [†]$1.50. Dodd.
A Denver murderer who daintily strangles a trio of women and in each case leaves behind thirteen carnations as a clue is sought thruout this detective story. The adventures of a “cub reporter” who becomes involved in the search, the clearing of an innocent man by a skilful lawyer who holds a mob at bay to protect his client, and the influence of Elise, the wicked and beautiful woman of the French quarter, are vividly drawn.
“The gloom is not lightened by any gleam of humor, but the style has the force which comes from a lurid intensity of feeling.”
| + — | Ind. 58: 844. Ap. 13, ‘05. 140w. |
“Local color has been laid on here in great crimson splashes.”
| + — | N. Y. Times. 10: 237. Ap. 8, ‘05. 380w. |
“A rather clever detective story couched in somewhat overwrought language.”