Books of Interest

The Law and the Profits, by C. Northcote Parkinson (Houghton, $3.50). The redoubtable Professor Parkinson’s explanation of his second law: “Expenditure rises to meet income.”

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, by Vincent Starrett (University of Chicago, $4.75). The republication of this book after 27 years will bring joy to all Baker Street regulars and “irregulars.”