Night-table Reading

Eleanor Lambert (publicrelations consultant): Touch, by Elmore Leonard (Avon). "He's one of the best; I read his thrillers to stay awake at night. "

Tony Shafrazi (art dealer): Sotheby's auction catalogue. "The pictures are more interesting than most novels you come across these days. "

Tim sheaffer. Angie Dickinson (actress): Richard Burton: A Life, by Me Ivy n Bragg (Little, Brown). "Richard Burton spoke as beautifully as any tnan I've ever known. This book restores my faith in romance. "

Isaac Mizrahi (fashion designer): Doctor Faustus, by Thomas Mann (Random House). "I've been reading it on and off for the past six months—you need a reference book by your bedside just to get through one page. ''