What About ‘The Anarchist’s Cookbook’?

Re “Almanacs Put on FBI Watch List,” Dec. 30: Seems to me the FBI is focusing too narrowly on suspected terrorists carrying almanacs. It could broaden the search by including anyone carrying Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, a set of encyclopedias (a big bag is needed for that), atlases, globes, the latest edition of Who’s Who, telephone directories, a complete set of the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature (a really, really big bag is needed for that) and any other reference works.

Abraham Hoffman

Canoga Park

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I’ve always wondered whether I would recognize a terrorist if I had the bad fortune to encounter one. Would I be alert to his furtive manner? The wires protruding from his shoes? But no! Presciently, the Inspector Clouseaus at the FBI have pinned it down. Look for a world almanac under his arm! Who knew?

Lorraine Gayer

Huntington Beach