Books

> Stockholm is to introduce library book dispensers on the city's underground rail system to encourage commuters to read. > Automatic book dispensers are to be installed on station platforms, starting with test machines at Liljeholmen, T-Centralen and Gullmarsplan. > Commuters will be able to stick their

I'm not sure I'm fond of my library after all: > Brown University's library boasts an unusual anatomy book. Tanned and polished to a smooth golden brown, its cover looks and feels no different from any other fine leather. > But here's

I haven't read it, but I bet it's good: Shakespeare the Papist [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/193258921X/thedailyeudem-20], by Peter Milward. I know of Milward through my Gilbert Magazine contacts. He's highly respected. This book will probably become a staple

Looking for some Latin reading material? Try The Latin Library [http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/].

I've never been a big fan of coffee table books. They're kind of like a box of chocolates: real appealing, but when you start tasting, it turns out that much of it isn't very good. Nonetheless, I keep trying the chocolates and I always

This book screams out "spontaneous purchase," though it's not for the weak-stomached: Secrets of the Sideshows [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0813123585/thedailyeudem-20]. Excerpt from a review [http://www.nthposition.com/secretsof.php]: > Today, with few exceptions, like Jim Rose'

I didn't realize this one had been released already: The Politically-Incorrect Guide to Science [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/089526031X/thedailyeudem-20]. Undoubtedly worth checking out. I remember the author (Tom Bethel) from The American Spectator. He's an engaging writer.

The NYT runs a good review of Buffalo Bill's America, by Louis S. Warren [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/11/books/review/11ward.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1134392681-6XfLblu4wrRbfAqJURrm0w] . In general, the reviewer praises the book, but also chides the author for pontificating observations that could&

U.S. News and World Report's cover story this week is about C.S. Lewis [http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/051212/12lewis.htm]. Written by Walker Percy biographer Jay Tolson, it's pretty good, from what I've read so far. (I'm