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“e PHILLIP MURRAY, "Establishment of the Labor Book Club by the Education Department -f PRESIDENT,’ the UAW-CIO in cooperation with Messrs. Reynal & Hitchcock is good C10 neve for the millions of American workers who enjoy reading vorth- while books yet who have too often found their cost prohibitive. Workers, like other people, find relaxation and profit in reading. The Labor Book Clu, which proposes to f1ll their needs at moderate cost, will benefit both its members and the authors of the booka selected. I extend my heartiest wishes for success of this new and interesting venture of the UAW-CIO." SIDNEY HILLMAN, “I wish to congratulate you on the formation of the LaborBook Ciup CHAIRMAN, dedicated to increase the workers' knowledge and understanding of CIO-PAC our national and international problems. The need for such a Cluo has existed for a long time, and it is heartening that the great and culturally sware UAW-CIO was responsible for bringing such a Book Club into existerc-. It is my hope that the Labor Book Clud will grow and serve all of labor." LABOR'S FRIENDS SAY: HENRY A, WALLACE "Widespread education ia vital to a strongly functioning democracy. Knowing how to read and write is not enougr. There must be the eager reading of up to date books. That is why I look on the Labor Rook Club as so important." ELEANOR ROOSEVELT "I am interested to learn of the formation of the Labor . Book Club and ita purpose as I regard book reading as cf great importance to well-rounded gitizenship and believe in the efforts of organized later ts Zoreler ite own facilitian for assisting members to secure ovvas. QUENTIN REYNOLDS "The Labor Book Club is a awell idea. I'd give it any kint of recommendation you can think of, and please.accept ny application for Charter Membership.” HHH THE FIRST BOOK SELECTION FOR ADANO by John Hersey: This book (published in the regular trade edition by Alfred Enopf, Inc., price $2.50) has been made into a Broadway stage hit. Hollywood is now making a screen version. It has been unanimously chosen by your Board of Judges as the firet of the six books to which your $5 membership in the Labor Book Club entities you. 42440 Ws ww wh - CRITICS SAY ABOUT THIS BOOK: The New York Post: "In this story of Major Joppolo, AMG officer for the town of Adano in Italy, John Hersey has written the finest tract for democracy produced in this war - fiction or non-fiction, In fact, because 4t is such vell-contrived and well-executed fiction it has infinitely greater appeal and power than the dozens of sober atudies of democracy that have appeared these last few years.” The Los Angeles Timea: "’A Bell for Adano' is one of the mstdiverting and enlight- ening books of fiction to appear since the beginning of tke Ite source 18 reality but it is a novel which deals with people, vith human war. character and behavior. These people are live. They have continuity with the past and point to the future.” 100-3419701- ¥ The Atlanta Constitution: “It's a wonderful story told by one of the very beat of then. It makes you proud to be an American. But wedged into thia aupeipening stor: of military rule in the generic town of Adano is an accusation of re- A