A 'canine appetite' for books.(Library of Congress exhibits Thomas Jefferson's book collection)(Brief Article) U.S. News & World Report | May 1, 2000| | COPYRIGHT 2000 All rights reserved. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

In a campaign year in which White House hopefuls are challenged to name the last book they've read, the Library of Congress this week is opening an exhibition on the bibliophilic habits of its founding father, an ex-president who once said, "I cannot live without books."

Thomas Jefferson's statement didn't mean he admired every volume that came his way. He regarded most novels as trash and dismissed Plato's Republic as "such nonsense." But he found himself "much the happier" after giving up newspapers for books by Newton, Euclid, Thucydides, and Tacitus, the Roman ...

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