BOOKS: Note to Dan Brown fans: If you've read [The Da Vinci Code](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385504209/mattorama) and are dying to tell somebody how great it is, please read [Foucault's Pendulum](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345368754/mattorama) first. If you still think [Da Vinci Code](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385504209/mattorama) is a great book, please do tell your friends. But please, experience [Foucault's Pendulum](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345368754/mattorama) first. When I read [The Da Vinci Code](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385504209/mattorama) I had no idea it was some sort of phenomenon and am now flabergasted by the fact that it's on every best seller list. I heard 2 different people talking about it in Borders the other day as if it were the greatest thing ever. If you haven't read it, do as Chuck D commands and _Don't believe the hype_. Read [Foucault's Pendulum](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345368754/mattorama) instead, you'll be glad you did.