16. Liberalism.
By PROF. L.T. HOBHOUSE, author of _Democracy and Reaction_. A masterly
philosophical and historical review of the subject.
5. The Stock Exchange.
By F.W. HIRST, Editor of the London _Economist_. Reveals to the
non-financial mind the facts about investment, speculation, and the
other terms which the title suggests.
10. The Socialist Movement.
By J. RAMSAY MACDONALD, Chairman of the British Labor Party.
28. The Evolution of Industry.
By D.H. MACGREGOR, Professor of Political Economy, University of Leeds.
An outline of the recent changes that have given us the present
conditions of the working classes and the principles involved.
29. Elements of English Law.
By W.M. GELDART, Vinerian Professor of English Law, Oxford. A simple
statement of the basic principles of the English legal system on which
that of the United States is based.
32. The School: An Introduction to the Study of Education.
By J.J. FINDLAY, Professor of Education, Manchester. Presents the
history, the psychological basis, and the theory of the school with
a rare power of summary and suggestion.
6. Irish Nationality.
By MRS. J.R. GREEN. A brilliant account of the genius and mission of
the Irish people.
NATURAL SCIENCE
68. Disease and Its Causes.
By W.T. COUNCILMAN, M.D., LL.D., Professor of Pathology, Harvard
University.
85. Sex.
By J. ARTHUR THOMPSON and PATRICK GEDDES, joint authors of _The
Evolution of Sex_.
71. Plant Life.
By J.B. FARMER, D.Sc., F.R.S., Professor of Botany in the Imperial
College of Science. This very fully illustrated volume contains an
account of the salient features of plant form and function.
63. The Origin and Nature of Life.
By BENJAMIN M. MOORE, Professor of Bio-Chemistry, Liverpool.
90. Chemistry.
By RAPHAEL MELDOLA, F.R.S., Professor of Chemistry, Finsbury Technical
College. Presents the way in which the science has developed and the
stage it has reached.
53. Electricity.
By GISBERT KAPP, Professor Of Electrical Engineering, University of
Birmingham.
54. The Making of the Earth.
By. J.W. GREGORY, Professor of Geology, Glasgow University. 38 maps
and figures. Describes the origin of the earth, the formation and
changes of its surface and structure, its geological history, the first
appearance of life, and its influence upon the globe.
56. Man: A History of the Human Body.
By A. KEITH, M.D., Hunterian Professor, Royal College of Surgeons.
Shows how the human body developed.
74. Nerves.
By DAVID FRASER HARRIS, M.D., Professor of Physiology, Dalhousie
University, Halifax. Explains in non-technical language the place and
powers of the nervous system.
21. An Introduction to Science.
By PROF. J. ARTHUR THOMSON, Science Editor Of the Home University
Library. For those unacquainted with the scientific volumes in the
series, this would prove an excellent introduction.
14. Evolution.
By PROF. J. ARTHUR THOMSON and PROF. PATRICK GEDDES. Explains to the
layman what the title means to the scientific world.
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