By Lucille Heffner
The great and good do not ^
die even in this world. Em
balmed in books, their spirits
walk abroad. The book is a
living voice. It is an intellect
to which one still listens.—
Sam’l Smiles.
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To everyone who yearns for spring we have
just the book. For here is "a lot of sweet spring
time, 17,000 miles worth,” the story of a thrilling
journey from Florida to Canada, pacing the spring
northward, with fascinating descriptions of people
and places visited—and always the singing of
birds, in your ears, the perfume of wild flowers
in your nostrils and the warmth of the sun on your
back. This unusual and appealing book was writ
ten by Edwin Way Teale. NORTH WITH THE
SPRING has 32 pages of Teale photographs and
a superb travel m.ap.
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And choose an aicthor as yott'choose a friend.—
Wentworth Dillon.
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The new novel by Jean Stafford is a literary
event of the very first importance. When her
first novel, Boston Adventure, appeared in 1944,
she was immediately recognized by Christopher
Morley as a writer who "will go a long way, and
take with her readers worth having.” Her novel,
THE CATHERINE WHEEL, tells of one sum
mer in the life of Katherine Congreve, who must
choose between a runaway marriage with her
secret love and her continued devotion to his fam
ily. Though the setting is Maine, the characters
have their roots in Boston. It is a love story of
mammoth proportions.
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The pen is the tongue of the mind.—Cervantes
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The Confederacy lives again in a new and beau
tiful volume, A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE
CONFEDERACY. Hundreds of historic pictures
tell the whole gallant tale from Fort Sumter to
Appomatox, in authentic photographs, paintings,
drawings, prints, posters, newspaper pages and
popular songs of the Confederacy. This handsome
volume, edited by Lamont Buchanan, contains a
wealth of valuable material.
Dr. Peter Marshall, widely acclaimed Protestant
minister, and former Senate Chaplain, compiled a
number of his sermons and prayers into a power
ful volume—MR. JONES, MEET THE MASTER.
All who read this outstanding book found inspira
tion and hope therein.
Dr. Marshall’s widow, Catherine Marshall, tells
her husband’s story and their life together in A
MAN CALLED PETER. The opportunity to re
live the life of Dr. Peter Marshall through this
book is a rare and unforgettable experience, for
he was truly an unusual and memorable man. His
inspirational leadership has made its mark on
countless thousands. This book contains six com
plete sermons and six prayers as well as excerpts
from other sermons and prayers not previously
published. In these troubled times, A MAN
CALLED PETER should receive a warm welcome.
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The ink of the scholar is more sacred than the
blood of a martyr.—Mohammed.
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A badly frightened woman pounded on the door
of the cabin where Perry Mason was vacationing.
The woman said, "I’m in trouble, in terrible
trouble. I have to talk with you . . . everything
depends on it.” Thus we set out on another be
wildering murder case with Erie Stanley Gardner’s
Perry Mason in THE CASE OF THE ANGRY
MOURNER. It’s new! It’s different! It’s a Perry
Mason Mystery!
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KIDDY KORNER
Have you seen any birds of spring this year?
Did you know their names? Where do they nest?
What do they eat? What color are their eggs?
In the Library you can find these answers easily
in two beautiful books — one — TRAVELING
WITH THE BIRDS and the other—THE BIRDS
AT HOME. We are sure that you will find that
these brightly colored books are just what you
need to identify the birds that you have seen and
will see as the spring days come.
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The chief glory of every people arises in its
authors.—Samuel Johnson.
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