Green Gift-Book Ideas

Here are some Dartmouth-written books you can give Green-minded friends.

A World of Art—The United Nations Collection,by Edward B. Marks Jr. '32 is a museum in itself, a bountifully illustrated catalog of the paintings, sculpture, tapestry, ceramics, and artifacts that belong to the U.N. I he pieces range from a Peruvian mantle dated 2000 B.C. to Norman Rockwell's 25,000-tile mosaic Golden Rule, works by Duly.Matisse, Dali, Henry Moore; Picasso's Guernica tapestry. a Chagall staiifi-glass window, and a host of other wonders from 158 countries. Mark lias had the help of coundess U.N. officials and art historians in compiling. the collection, and his stories behind the gifts provide a delightful accompaniment to this superb volume.

A compact and colorful book. Winshnv Homer and the Sea by Carl Little 76 (Pomegranate Arthooks) showcases the works of America's foremost classical painter and best-known marine artist the one drawing crowds all year to exhibits in Boston, Washington, and New York. Carl Little has accompanied this striking collection of color plates and lithographs with maritime observations by Rachel Carson, Henrv James, Henry David Thoreau, and others, along with several authoritative Critiques of Homer's work. A friendly and appealing guestroom item for any oceaft-view home from Prout's Neck to Provincetown

Evan S. Cornell '45 author of Mr. Bridge and Mrs. Bridge is, according to one reviewer, the best American writer you never heard of. The Collected Stories of Evan S. Connell should remedy that obscurity. Cornell is a merciless observer of human (including, possibly, his own) frailty and absurdity. One hilarious account of a writer at a cocktail party is alone worth the price.

Sarah Hoagland Hunter '76 wrote and Julia Miner 76 illustrated a great "I was there" book for a Pacific war veteran to give to a; smart child between the ages of six and 12. The Unbreakable Code (Northland Publishing) is about the, Navajo Marine Code Talkers, radiomen whose unwritten Native-American language completely frustrated enemy code-breakers. Author Hunter interviewed the Code Talkers and reveals how they communicated in their 400-word vocabulary. Miner's dramatic oil paintings beautifully illustrate this warm tale of how a Navajo boy learned to be proud of his heritage.