On Wed, 19 May 2004, Mark A Mandel wrote: @> I do enjoy reading Paarfi's books, I just have the feeling that I'd want @> to shoot him after five or six minutes of conversation. @> @> Apparently, so does Steve. (See both "About the Author" afterwords to @> The Phoenix Guards.) It was not far from my mind, nor was the later interview (which still elicits giggles even on the fourth reading).