Weak Endnotes

John Berry & Norman Oder,"Is a New Librarian of Congress in the Works?" Library Journal.com, 3 August, reports rumors of the impending retirement of 80-year-old James Billington as Librarian of Congress. Billington, a noted specialist in Russian history, has been head of the Library of Congress for 22 years. The rumor mill reports that Carla Hayden, director of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, may be in line to succeed him.

Dave Goldberg,"Time-Traveling for Dummies," Slate, 13 August, proposes four ground rules for time travel.

Jonathan Yardley,"Meet the Real Godfather," Washington Post, 16 August, reviews Mike Dash's The First Family: Terror, Extortion, Revenge, Murder, and the Birth of the American Mafia.

Mark Adams,"The Lady with the Alligator Clutch," Washington Post, 16 August, reviews Jeff Leen's The Queen of the Ring: Sex, Muscles, Diamonds, and The Making of An American Legend.

Philip Womack reviews Paula Byrne's Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead for the Telegraph, 14 August.

James Mann,"When Henry Was in Control," Washington Post, 16 August, reviews Alistair Horne's Kissinger: 1973, The Crucial Year.

Finally, the NYT has published its obituary for Jack Temple Kirby.