I have read some parts of A First Course in Bayesian Statistical Methods by Peter Hoff, and I found it easy to follow. (Example R-code is provided throughout the text)

What is the best introductory Bayesian statistics textbook?
A friend said that epitome is pronounced as epi-tuh-mi and not epi-tome (with the tome like home). 
Who is right? Also, is the pronunciation purely dependent on the region where you learnt English?
