From the Rosicrucian Order's Rose+Croix Journal, an essay on The Sistine Chapel: A Study in Celestial Cartography; and Full Circle: West Meets East. The lion in winter: He partied with Isherwood, slept with Kerouac, dined with Auden, was related to the Kennedys, travelled with Tennessee Williams and befriended Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber ... And through it all Gore Vidal's ferocious wit ensured his standing as one of the greats of American letters. But now, at 81, a frailty is giving his fury an unexpected vulnerability. The life of Surrealism's most shameless self-promoter is examined in two new books, Salvador Dali: An Illustrated Life and Dali and Film. Sheila Take a Bow: Lynn Harris sings the praises of chick lit's patient zero. A review of Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) by Carol Tavris and

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