From Esquire, a list of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century; and a look at the 75 books every man should read. From The Times, here are 10 books not to read before you die. How to read a hundred books: It’s easy, once you know how to discover new authors. Reading Exercise: Devouring books as an extreme sport. From The Telegraph, a look at the 50 greatest villains in literature. Talking amongst your shelves: A novel way to organise your books is to use different titles to spell out new phrases. Laurie Taylor tries a bit of continental drift. From Law and Politics Book Review, a review of Honor Bound: Inside the Guantanamo Trials by Kyndra Miller Rotunda; a review of Power Play: The Bush Presidency and the Constitution by James P. Pfiffner; a review of The Preeminence of Politics: Executive Orders from Eisenhower to Clinton by Ricardo Jose Pereira Rodrigues; and a review of White Enough to Be American? Race Mixing, Indigenous People, and the Boundaries of State and Nation by Lauren L. Basson. What privileges do McCain and Palin receive because they're white? From PUP, the introduction to God and Race in American Politics: A Short History by Mark A. Noll; and the introduction to The Art of the Public Grovel: Sexual Sin and Public Confession in America by Susan Wise Bauer. More and more on The Wrecking Crew by Thomas Frank.
