Books: RECENT & READABLE, Aug. 11, 1952

Journey to the Far Pacific, by Thomas E. Dewey. A discerning and lively narrative of Dewey's travels in 17 countries last year (TIME, July 21).

Matador, by Barnaby Conrad. Latest addition to the small shelf of good books about bullfighters (TIME, June 30).

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. How eight Jews escaped the Gestapo for two years by hiding in an Amsterdam office building, recorded in the memorable journal of a teen-age girl (TIME, June 16).

Submarine, by Edward L. Beach. The dramatic underside of the Pacific War, as told by a combat submariner (TIME, June 9).

The Thurber Album. Back through...

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