Dear Great Book Guru,  I am looking for a good  Valentine’s Day gift for my husband- he’s interested in politics but I think he needs something a little light for these dark winter days. Any thoughts? Valentine Gift Seeker

Dear Valentine Gift Seeker, I just finished a very, very funny book by our local Congressman Steve Israel: THE GLOBAL WAR ON MORRIS.  It’s a darkly satirical novel with a real insider’s take on national and local politics. Morris Feldstein, a pharmaceutical salesman from Great Neck, is living just the life he wants- comfortable, secure, uneventful; he is married to the lovely Rona, a home therapist with an interest in current events, an interest certainly not shared by Morris.  Through a series of plausible cyber mishaps, Morris finds himself the chief target of an FBI terrorist watch team. Dick Cheney and Karl Rove are deeply involved in Morris’s travails as he struggles to understand how he could be implicated in an upcoming bombing of the 2004 Presidential debate in Miami.  Add to this Hurricane Frances, Russian hostages, reelection woes….. doesn't sound funny?  Wrong, it is a laugh aloud spoof on political correctness gone awry with the added attraction of a deliciously humorous take on Long Island with its landmark restaurants, diners, malls, and roadways.  I very much enjoyed this comedy of errors with its strong local flavor.  Recommended!