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Verdicts by Adventute as to the authoritativeness, reliability and authen- ticity of fact-material, local color and general soundness of current non-fiction °BOOKS you Given by Experts having first-hand N THIS department we give our readers a service that is, we think, unique. There are thousands of book review columns, but, aside from those in technical publications, all are fundamentally alike. In “Books You Can Believe’ judgment is not passed on literary quality. No books of fiction are reviewed. No one critic passes on all books —no, nor any dozen critics. Our staff of reviewers numbers something like one hundred, each a specialist in a par- ticular field, each known to us through his work as one of our “Ask Adventure” ex- perts or through contributions to our maga- zine. Among them they cover the entire field of outdoor activities—exploration and travel of all kinds, the sea, foreign countries, hunting, fishing, games and sports, such sciences as anthropology and herpetology, everything in the outdoor and adventure field in its broadest sense. Judgment is given solely on reliability. We answer for you the question “Is this book sound and authoritative in the fact material it presents—is it worth our reading or should we get our information from a more reliable source; can we trust it entirely THE GLAMOUR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, by H. Glynn-Ward, Century.—Truly British Columbian. The author recognizes that the subject has sufficient interest and romance of its own, to need no addition or distortion. A valuable book for those in search of new fields for business or pleasure. As data for reference alone worth a place in any library. The description of the compara- tively small portion of the Province of B. C. covered must cause the reader to wonder what the rest contains. True in fact and atmosphere and writ- ten with a genuine love of nature—C. PLOWDEN. TRAIL CRAFT, by Claude P. Fordyce, Stewart Kidd Co., Cincinnati, O. 202 pages. 64,000 words. 29 plates (numerous details).—A practising medical surgeon, Dr. Fordyce has camped, tramped, toured and studied outdoor conditions, especially in west- ern deserts and high altitudes. To experience he has added view-points and data from numerous per- sonal and published sources. He covers clearly the fundamentals of camping, from going light on hikes to auto touring. His studies of tents and shelters G @ Can ‘Believe Knowledge of the Material involved or should its statements or point of view be discounted?” Its literary quality and even its surface interest are entirely secondary considerations. What our experts tell us is whether or not it is to be accepted as authority. Books come to this office direct from the publishers and are sent by us to the experts in whose fields they fall. Books of little or no value will be reported as such to us but will be omitted from mention except in cases where a later popular vogue indicates the need of an authoritative verdict on their unreliability. Even the best of books will be covered in few words. It is to be noted that most of our “Ask Adventure” experts have made out careful bibliographies on their respective fields, free to readers on request made direct to these experts, so that you can choose with assurance among old as well as new books. A stamped and addressed re- turn envelope must accompany each re- quest. Service is entirely free to all our readers. This department appears only in alter- nate issues of the magazine. are particularly helpful, including home-made equip- ment. He stresses proper food, quantities, and wa- ter. Remarks on health, medicines, injuries, pests (about 40 pages) important and authoritive. Be- longs in every outdoor man’s working library, es- pecially western. Makes camera integral part of outfit—RAYMOND S. SPEARS. Older Books All books below passed by EpGar Younc. TROPICAL AGRICULTURE, by Earley V. Wilcox, D. Appleton and Co., New York and Lon- don.—I have worn my copy out mailing it to friends. MANUAL OF TROPICAL AND SUBTROPI- CAL FRUITS, by Wilson Popenoe, The MacMillan Co., New York.—An excellent work. GYPSYING THROUGH CENTRAL AMERI- CA, by Eugene Cunningham, T. Fisher Unwin, Ltd., Adelphi Terrace, London (1922).—A trip by horseback from San José, Costa Rica, north to Guate- mala City. A first rate book by a first rate fellow. 207 MICLOOOK (C@