Night-table Reading

Elliot Richardson(attorney): A History of the United States,by Daniel J. Boors tin and Brooks Mather Kelley (Prentice Hall). "I picked up this wonderful book to find out more about President Franklin Pierce. I'm through the Civil War, and now I'm going back to the beginning."

Kathy Ireland(model):The Prince of Tides,by Pat Conroy (Bantam). "I'm fascinated by the way complex family relationships are examined in the novel."

Patricia Qyno(fashion designer): The Quarterly,edited by Gordon Lish (Vintage). "When l get to a story that l really love, /feel like crying, because it's contemporary, not fifty or a hundred years old. "

Dodi Fayed ffilm producer):Goldwyn: A Biography,by A. Scott Berg (Knopf). "The most fascinating and informative book on the inner workings of Hollywood I've ever read. It's also quite funny."