The irony that being a book lover would be a handicap for someone in the business of books is not lost on me, by the way.

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Also, Riggio is a book lover.

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Easy to read and peppered with references to contemporary music, the book will no doubt appeal to the less formal wine lover, too.

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And while there's a fair amount of sex in "The Perfume Lover, " Mr. Ellena's book with its understatement and little bursts of pleasure is somehow more erotic.

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