Night-Table Reading

Matt Drudge, editor of the on-line Drudge Report: The Strange Death of Vincent Foster: An Investigation, by Christopher Ruddy (Free Press). "Ruddy, with the tenacity of a pit bull, 'reviews the forensic evidence in the Foster case. Flard-boiled and all wrong for the times, Ruddy is completely refreshing in his fight against authority."

Paul Thomas Anderson,screenwriter, director: Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women, by Ricky Jay (Warner). "My friend's encyclopedia of freaks, anomalies, and Matthew Buchinger, the 29-inch man with no feet, no thighs, no arms, but an incredible calligraphic skill."

Michael Jackson,radio talk-show host: The Time Bind, by Arlie Hochschild (Henry Holt). "It's a scary portrait of how quality time at home now has to be scheduled like an office appointment, and our families are being shortchanged. Fortunately, Hochschild has some solid advice, as well as a lot of warnings."

Fiona Apple,musician: Journal of a Solitude, by May Sarton (Norton). "I read it on the road, and for someone who feels crazy all the time, it was comforting."

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