I admit it. I’m guilty this year of getting some last minute gifts, many of them books. So to assuage my guilt and perhaps help someone with a last minute or belated gift, here’s a peek at what I picked up (in no particular order).
HOW TO BE A DOMESTIC GODDESS
By Nigella Lawson
An oldie but goodie. Nigella’s post-feminist back-into-the-kitchen baking guide was all the rage when I was living in London early in the decade. I secretly want this book, but got it for my soon to be mother-in-law.
MOLOKA’I : A Novel
By O.A. Bushnell
People say KA’A’AWA
THE FOREVER WAR
By Dexter Filkins
Some people like Iraq books–what can I say?
THE FIRST TYCOON
By T.J. Stiles
It’s a national book award winner and all about Cornelius Vanderbildt. Other than that, I can’t yet say.
THE ASCENT OF MONEY: A Financial History of the World
By Niall Ferguson
This book is supposed to be great. Got it for my soon to be father-in-law, and though I thought it would be hardcover since it was just released late October, it was softcover.
PAT THE HUSBAND
By Kate Merrow Neligan
I can’t yet figure out to whom I should give this parody of PAT THE BUNNY, but it was so funny I just had to get it. My favorite line, and I’m paraphrasing: The wife is hormonal, and the husband is a hormone.
THE UNFORGIVING MINUTE: A Soldier’s Education
By Craig M. Mullaney
I tried to find this book in stores but it was all sold out. I hear it’s a must-read for anyone interested in Iraq, the Army, or modern warfare.
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