NIGHT TABLE READING

PETER MORTON

owner, Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas

Boswell's London Journal: 1762—1763, by James Boswell, edited by Frederick A. Pottle (Yale). "After having lived in London for 10 years, this is a wonderful and historic insight into London as seen by a young man seeking independence in the 1700s."

TRACEY ROSS

boutique owner

Serge Gainsbourg: A Fistful of Gitanes, by Sylvie Simmons (Da Capo). "I love his music and play it in the store constantly. A true poet, a pop genius, he was and is part of French history and culture."

TAKI THEODORACOPULOS

co-editor,

The American Conservative

Montenegro: The Divided Land, by Thomas Fleming (Chronicles Press). "Throughout the dark days of five centuries of persecution and oppression, Montenegrins refused to surrender their Christian religion and Serbian identity."

MISSY ELLIOTT

musician

The Cat in the Hat, by Dr. Seuss (Random House). "It's stayed with me since I was a kid. Everyone takes themselves so seriously oil the time, but I always try to keep things fun. Plus, the moral of the story never gets old: there's always gonna be someone whispering in your ear to get rowdy, but you gotta clean up your own mess."