The author is Professor of Psychology at the University of Southern California. This volume already is well received as a “textbook for the elementary course in psychology,” hence a third edition. It is an exceedingly creditable job and should hold its place well with other textbooks, for some time to come. It is divided into six parts: Introduction, Endowment and Environment, Knowing Our World, Emotional Adjustment, The Individual and the Group, and Illustrated Reference Manual: The Brain and Nervous System. The work is written engagingly and yet with considerable accuracy. Opportunity is given to learn, study, and be guided, as well as to receive stimulation for original thinking. Reading references are wisely given at the end of the volume and there divided by chapters. There are adequate name and subject indices. The publishers are to be congratulated on turning out a handsome volume which should appeal to students. The photographs and plates are clear and not oversized. The type setting is a little different and all to the good. The richly