Subversives can Haunt Revolution Books on JFK St. A walk through Revolution Books an a glance at the posters with Marxist slogans ("Mao More Than Ever") is probably a healthy experience for every bourgeois at Harvard.

For foreign language books the nationally known Scheonhoff's, on Mt. Auburn Street, is the place to shop.

Asian Books' collection, on Bow Street, features works by renowed East Asian Experts, poetry, Chinese Classics in translation and even Mao's Little Red Book.

Used Books

For used books, The Bookcase on Church Street is a fun place to browse. Bags are checked at the door, and the somewhat disorganized stacks in the cramped basement are stocked with an eclectic--and inexpensive--collection. Star Bookstore underneath the Lampoon castle also specializes in used books.

Pangloss, located on Mt. Auburn, known for its warm fires in the winter months has a cozy atmosphere and is known for a wide selection of out-of-print books.

One caveat about books in intellectual Cambridge: by the time most students graduate from Harvard, they have accumulated towering piles of paperbacks, many of which they have never even opened. A cheap copy of Thoreau on overstock or the latest book on pop psychology is always a tempting purchase.

But time is precious inside the ivy gates, and Harvard is generous with her distractions. Reading every book you buy--or even all of your required texts--is probably a pipe dream.