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Germany's Past And Future

A Short History of Germany. By S. H. Steinberg. (Cambridge University Press. 12s. 6d.) A SCHOLARLY short history of Germany has long been badly needed. The last book under this......

A Surgeon Philosopher

Meaning and Purpose. .By Kenneth Walker. (Cape. 7s. 6d.) MR. KENNETH WALKER is a distinguished specialist surgeon—not of the old barber-surgeon, amputation school which, but a......

The Perfect Playgoer

THIS is an extraordinarily interesting book, and it is not surprising that it somewhat baffled Mr. Bernaid Shaw, whose letter of comment to the author is printed in facsimile......