21.   Readers thought I would side with Dorfman because I have written about the necessity of maintaining the confidentiality of a source to whom anonymity has been promised.

22.   Readers thought that putting male models on the cover was a great idea.

23.   Sometimes, years after publication, the reader thinks the journalist foolish for having ranked a particular story as important or trivial, or having ignored it completely.

24.   Some readers thought it intemperate of me to have suggested skiing is not an expensive sport, but one that has simply kept pace with the cost of living.

25.   Sports Illustrated readers might think differently.

26.   Techno-thriller readers think spy satellites make the CIA all-seeing and all-knowing.

27.   The book offers opinion, makes readers think and stirs emotion, and those are the ingredients of a good read.

28.   The readers thought that nudity, even if it was cartoon nudity, was inappropriate.

29.   The story does have the ring of authenticity that made readers think Reeve had some background in Washington and the gas industry -- and he does.

30.   Well, thinks the reader, they have certainly wrecked Shy.