Night-table Reading

Ingrid Casares,creative consultant: Catcher in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger (Little, Broirn). "It's about a man's coming-of-age and finding the artistic and cultural sides of himself."

Ken Bode,moderator of Washington Week in Review: The Haldeman Diaries, by H. R. Haldeman (Putnam). "Ifyou've ever wanted to be a fly on the wall in the White House, well, Haldeman was one, and he took notes."

Agnes B.,designer: Bye-Bye, Soccer, by Edilberto Coutinho (Host Publications). "It's about football in Brazil. I don't know much about Brazil, and it's a good way to learn, because football is a big way of life there. "