Top Ten Tuesday, the weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, has rolled around once again. This week's timely topic is books for gift-giving. I love giving books as gifts and this year quite a few are on my own wish list as well (hint, hint). Below are some books I hope will thrill the book lovers in your life. Click the title to be whisked on over to Amazon.
For the Anglophile:
The Old Romantic by Louise Dean
For the armchair detective:
Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Akinson
For the poet:
The Penguin Anthology of Twentieth-Century American Poetry
For the animal lover:
Rin Tin Tin: The Life and Legend by Susan Orlean
For the graphic novel fan:
MetaMaus by Art Spiegelman
For the history buff:
A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor
For the person in need of a chuckle:
Bossypants by Tina Fey
For the chef with a sweet tooth:
Jen's Splendid Ice Creams at Home by Jeni Britton Bauer
For the pre-teen:
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda and Darth Paper Strikes Back
For the child in all of us:
Nursery Rhyme Comics: 50 Timeless Rhymes from 50 Celebrated Cartoonists
What books would you like to give--or receive?
I've heard great things about Nursery Rhyme Comics elsewhere - was considering getting it for our friends' kids.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of Nursery Rhyme Comics! I just added it to my daughter's absurdly long Amazon wish list.
ReplyDeleteI also LOVE Started Early, Took My Dog, as well as the rest of the books in that series. Great pick, and great list!
love this list.. I have been planning to get Bossypants and the History buff book. Thanks for sharing the Nursery Rhyme Comics book. my list is up as well.
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