NIGHT TABLE READING

SAIRA SHAH journalist

To the Elephant Graveyard, by Tarquin Hall (Atlantic Monthly Press). "It's a wild romp through India in search of a man-killing elephant. Part detective story, part thriller, part travel tale, the book tracks the movements of a hunter who has been commissioned to destroy the elephant. It's kept me gripped from page one."

WILLIE NELSONmusician; author, The Facts of Life and Other Dirty Jokes (Random House)

The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve, by G. Edward Griffin (American Media). "Scary. It's the story of the world banking system. Enough said."

DEWEY NICKSdirector, Slackers

On the Rez, by Ian Frazier (Farrar, Straus and Giroux). "It's a contemporary story of the Oglala Sioux in South Dakota. I was really moved by one particular story, of a female basketball player in school; from her rise and fall and eventual death she reaches almost immortal status. It's a compelling story."

CLIFFORD BEALeditor, Jane's Defence Weekly

The Hunt for Zero Point, by Nick Cook (Century). "It looks like a techno-thriller, but it's nonfiction. Cook took professional risks as a journalist in uncovering evidence of technological secrets and cover-ups dating back 50 years."