One of the books in question is The Final Diagnosis by Arthur Hailey, a 1959 dramatic tale about a beleaguered doctor who has to make one hard decision after another while working in a crowded hospital (we can only assume Dr. Cottle would have loved this). Inarguably, though, the most fascinating text is one that we can’t make out the title of. In this Battlestar Galactica episode, one of the books is adorned with swastikas and what seems to be the face of Adolf Hilter on the cover.
Now, the smart money is that the Battlestar Galactica producers simply threw some random books on the shelf for this episode and that nobody counted on anyone noticing Hitler’s face on what is likely just a history book. During the next episode, the shelf gets knocked over, and we get a better look at the odds and ends of Caprica reading material.