Word: bookful
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...story of Cat Island [TIME, Nov. 7] is told in full by Frederick O'Brien in his book Atolls of the Sun (Century Co.; 1922) . . . I don't wonder that it could not be found on maps, because Cat Island is not its name. Its real name is Tetiaroa, and it lies about 30 miles north of Tahiti...
...Council member admitted that he is stymied right now, because he has the problem of local book stores, which have "grown up around the College and depend on it," and also he doesn't know whether publishers will serve him if he sells their products below the established list price...
Harvard sports afielendos are, evidently, supposed to be at least mildly interested in this book because Richard T. Button '52--men's World, men's Olympic, men's European, men's North American, and national men's figure skating champion has been included. His story is told in one of 17 chapters, covering the activities of three dozen athletes who, in the author's opinion, did something noteworthy during the 1948 season. Waldman, a sportswriter for the Christian Science Monitor, is sufficiently familar with his subjects, but his lack of imagination and his love of acntimentality make his accounts trite...
...author handles his material adequately, albeit not very colorfully. This is noticeable especially in his account of the Olympic games--the facts are all there but they don't make for stimulating reading half a year later. But even with all the right times and batting averages, the book contains several flaws...
Another flaw lies in the very nature of the book. There are not enough really great athletic in one year to justify the publication of an annual book of this kind. "Famous American Athletes of Today" would be far more valuable if it appeared every five years...