The books currently on the coffee table:

• 50 Facts That Should Change The World
• Index On Censorship ("The New Slavery")
• The Canongate Prize for New Writing: Writing Wrongs
• It Doesn't Have to Be Like This: Green Politics Explained
• Granta 42 ("Krauts!")
• Auschwitz
• The Oxford Dictionary of New Words
• Withour A Net: The Female Experience of Growing Up Working Class
• Granta 60 ("Unbelievable")
• The New Vegetable and Herb Expert
• Downshifting: The Guide to Happier, Simpler Living
• Una Visione In Movimento / A Changing Vision