The Way to Win. By John T. Dale. (Griffith, Farran,
Okeden, and Welsh.)—Looking to the class or classes for whom this book is specially intended, it can be said to have only one fault, though that is indubitably a serious one. It is preposterously long, extending to nearly 350 pages of closely printed letterpress ; whereas a book intended above all things to be one of good advices should be kept within the smallest possible compass. Mr. Dale is, indeed, painfully conscientious ; and seeks to supply the proper sort of maxims to men at all stages of life, in all ages, and in all professions. He is, however, thoroughly in earnest; his advices are of an altogether practical character ; and he has read so much and so carefully, that his book is a perfect thesaurus of wise saws and good stories. He tells his readers that, " coming originally from a country home, he has been for many years in the whirl of a busy life ; he has seen the growth and development of successful careers, the overthrow of great financiers and fortunes, and the accumulations of great wealth by men of humble beginnings." This sentence indicates with sufficient clearness the sort of young men who could read this book with moral, intellectual, and even physical profit.
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