<< Is it a sort of `respectable' way of being competitive where we can all shove forward our own candidates against the opposition under the guise of cultural enthusiasm ? Scottie B. >> PROBABLY the most precarious activity in which to engage is speculation about someone's motives :) BUT we all do it :) For my part, I can't even BEGIN to understand why SOME of those books were put on there while Marquez and Pynchon were left off. To the degree that literature can be approached objectively, to Whatever degree, however small or large, to that degree this seems like a Freaking Crime to me :) So yeah, it is pushing forward My candidate, in my case. But GEEZ. Jim _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]