41.   An avid watercolorist, he provided many illustrations for his books.

42.   And all those hoods, hookers and hustlers in his books?

43.   And although his physics is respected and his books attract popular attention, almost everyone else who has a stake in consciousness dismisses Penrose out of hand.

44.   And in common with Faulkner, outwardly his characters might seem to be less than dramatic, until they enter his books.

45.   And in a nation full of allergy sufferers, much of his books were updated as the years wore on.

46.   And he would be surrounded by his books and a tennis match on the TV.

47.   And interviews with veterans show that Daily, while developing his books, may have airbrushed himself into their memories of the war.

48.   And today all of his books remain in print, published by Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Putnam.

49.   And worst of all for an writer whose works once gripped millions of readers in Russia and throughout the world, almost no one buys his books.

50.   As children who grew up on his books know, he knew a thing or three about hats.