ON THE BEDSIDE TABLE at the Huntington Hotel in the room Ronuses to drop to the Brotherhoodthere's a book that gets distributed like a million identical othersthanks to the fanaticism of a money-maker named Gideon. Sorta like acid, I think. But it's lyingthere closed and although I suspect that for some it gives greatrevelations, there's a reason why that single tome gets left behind whilegenerations of towels get taken and replaced. It's a pretty good book,as far as historical fiction goes. If you mixit with LSD you're liable to make it an even more interesting read. More contemporary, at least.