ITEMS OF INTEREST May 12, 2008 Issue

ITEMS OF INTEREST

with contributions from Renee Nadeau

THE BIBLE CONTINUES to top America's reading list by a huge margin and is as in-demand as ever, according to a Harris Poll.

Regina Corso, director of the poll, said the Bible ranked first among 23 percent of those polled on favored reading choices, with the No. 2 book, Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind, fetching just 12 percent. ...

"I have a feeling it was always a solid No. 1." She said that while the Good Book's lead may grow and shrink at times, the Bible is apt to stay atop the list.

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