Books and cold beer mixer a hit

Hungarian bar owner delights customers with pub-library concept

NAGYKOVACSI, Hungary - On the way home from a hard day's work, Ferenc Nagy often gets the urge to pop into his favorite boozer for another round of binge reading.

Nagy, 42, is something of a regular at the Gyopar, a small, Communist-era pub in this village just outside Budapest, where customers can quench their thirst not only for ales and spirits but enjoy some intellectual refreshment as well.