Name a book that you are planning to give this holiday season.
Roscoe@drizzle.com
I'm giving at least two people copies of Book Lust by Nancy Pearl. Nancy is the director of Washington's Center for the book and the model for the new "Librarian Action Figure" that's being old. Book Lust is a wonderful collection of essays by someone who reads in almost every field. It's full of recommendations, great categories, writers who might be new and should be read. This is one of the best book finds in 2003.
Kstockhaus@aol.com
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
missourigirl62@earthlink.net
I plan on giving The Da Vinci Code.
loumax@adelphia.net
I just returned from a trip to Arizona and bought The Three Little Javelinas and Don't Call Me Pig! for my niece.
MAP5402@aol.com
I'm planning on giving The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom to several different people. I will of course give books to my grandchildren, but I haven't decided which ones yet.
animvet@yahoo.com
Forever by Peter Hamill
msimon@nj.rr.com
One False Move by Harlan Coben
AnnRumsey@aol.com
Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
mtsantoro@enter.net
I give a lot of books as gifts. This year I plan on giving Traveling Light by Katrina Kittle and The Misfits by James Howe.
StabyBaby@aol.com
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
jerseygirl604@earthlink.net
I am not planning on giving a holiday book, more likely a holiday gift certificate to a family member who always waits for one each Christmas. I am hoping someone will buy me the new Harry Potter.
thenson@mit.midco.net
Lonesome Bride by Megan Hart and Life is a Bowl of Toilets and I Clean Them by Ginger Simpson
Webgaw@aol.com
I bought the movie tie-in book to The Cat In The Hat for my nephew.
khartshorn@comcast.net
Definitely The Five People You Meet in Heaven. Very thought-provoking. Also a quick read, so many can read it over the holidays and have a good discussion.
SteelC97@aol.com
The new Three Rivers Cookbook
AMAF113@aol.com
Two books I am planning on giving for Christmas are The Greatest Game Ever Played by Mark Frost and First Off the Tee: Presidential Hackers, Duffers, and Cheaters from Taft to Bush by Don Van Natta Jr.
limn@lcadc.com
Me and Orson Welles by Robert Kaplow
FRANCES732@aol.com
Blowfly by Patricia Cornwell
Joantwt@aol.com
I'm giving Linda McCartney's cookbook, a low carb cookbook and aNew York Times almanac.
KATHLAU@aol.com
I'll be happily giving The Five People You Meet in Heaven to my 16-year-old nephew. He is not a "reader" but picked Tuesdays with Morrie from his required reading list for school. He could not stop raving about it and pestered his family, friends and just about anyone he came in contact with to read "the best book ever written." How could you not give a book to someone who has never asked for one before?
TLWood61@aol.com
The Purpose-Driven Life by Rick Warren
GirlWise: How to Be Confident, Capable, Cool, and in Control by Julia Devillers
The Life You Imagine: Life Lessons for Achieving Your Dreams by Derek Jeter
The New York Yankees Illustrated History, edited by Dave Anderson
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
vmlink@monarch.net
The Big Bad Wolf by James Patterson
The Footprints of God by Greg Iles
The Touch by Colleen McCullough
Butterfly4Shelly@aol.com
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares is a book that I will be giving as a gift this holiday season.
JFWisherd@aol.com
I plan to give my son-in-law the book A Man, A Can, A Grill by David Joachim since he often has to prepare family meals and isn't a very good cook. This cookbook has very easy-to-do recipes and ones I think a man would enjoy eating.
MSmith2957@aol.com
This Christmas season I am giving The Purpose-Driven Life: What On Earth Am I Here For?" by Rick Warren to a couple of my friends.
Dcher15@aol.com
I plan to give Hostile Witness by William Lashner to my brother, and some others I am considering giving as gifts include Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination by Helen Fielding, Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen, Everything and a Kite by Ray Romano, and Alpine for You by Maddy Hunter.
MountainKalmia@aol.com
The books I plan to give as gifts are A National Party No More by Zell Miller, Blowfly by Patricia Cornwell, and Kate Remembered by A. Scott Berg.
BttyBug@aol.com
Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair With Jewelry by Elizabeth Taylor.
otterlover@earthlink.net
I am planning to give Stephen King's The Dark Tower: A Concordance, by
Robin Furth, to a friend this Christmas.
Carosp@aol.com
I'm planning to give The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith, Snow in August by Pete Hamill, and maybe a book by Lorna Landvik.
DStegmanCrawford@aol.com
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
dvolkenannt@charter.net
I plan to give copies of A Cup of Comfort for Christmas, edited by Colleen Sell.
Debbie_Moore@nynd.uscourts.gov
Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine
Balance of Power by Richard North Patterson
Eragon: Inheritance, Book I by Christopher Paolini
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Brundibar by Tony Kushner
A Crossworder's Holiday by Nero Blanc
A Crossworder's Gift by Nero Blanc
Christmas in Mitford Gift Set by Jan Karon
curban@chartermi.net
I am planning on giving two books this season: Mary, Called Magdalene by Margaret George and Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood.
yoteach24@comcast.net
I am planning on giving the book 33 Things Every Girl Should Know by Tonya Bolden to my teenage nieces. Every adolescent girl should read it.
FifiOToole@aol.com
For Christmas, I am planning to give Hey Dude, Where's My Country? by Michael Moore to three people.
Mystrytx@aol.com
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
BFBrooks@aol.com
The Purpose-Driven Life by Rick Warren
debbie1959@worldnet.att.net
I plan to give friends and family the novel Sicilian Sisters: Women in La Famiglia by Marianna. It is a unique book about a woman protagonist with strong family ties dating back from the present time to the 15th century. She reveals how the Mafia originated from her five Spanish pirate ancestors who married Sicilian women, and that the wives were the brains behind the organization. I thoroughly enjoyed the paperback book and found it to be dazzling.
OcalaRose@aol.com
Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
Annabelle973@aol.com
I plan to give The Distance From Normandy by Jonathan Hull.
Connie.Donovan@hanscom.af.mil
Books I am planning to give this Christmas are The Dream Trilogyby Nora Roberts, the new Larry McMurtry, and The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion.
jeffers64@sbcglobal.net
For this holiday season, I am going to give me 12-year-old sonEragon, the new fantasy novel by Christopher Paolini. I am also hoping to find a really nice, perhaps leatherbound edition of the book Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier for my wife. She adores that book, and I think she'd really like it. So far I haven't been able to find a gorgeous, deluxe edition though.
Sherry.Fox@Voith.com
I'm planning to give the book Population: 485: Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time by Michael Perry. A GREAT book of small town life.
chmesler@earthlink.net
I will be giving my sister the new Stephen King. It's become an annual Christmas tradition.
moonchildiva@worldnet.att.net
Linda Goodman's Star Signs. It's not just astrology, it's about the secret codes of the universe and it changed my life. I have already given away 3 copies this month.
FancyReads@aol.com
The books on my Christmas List for this year include Jonathan Hull's The Distance From Normandy. I'm still giving people copies of Losing Julia! A new gift book for me this year is a beautifully illustrated coffee table/children's book that is wonderful for any age --- Old Turtle by Douglas Wood, winner of the 1993 Book of the Year Award --- and Watercolors by Cheng-Khee Chee. This is a beautiful book with a story for all ages! For the needleworkers on my list I am gifting the paperback set of mysteries by Monica Ferris: Crewel World, Framed in Lace, A Stitch in Time, A Murderous Yarn and Hanging by a Thread. This is a delightful series, light and easy to read for the busiest of us!
For the historically-minded, here's a really good book on the Lost Colony, Searching for Virginia Dare by Marjorie Hudson. The author did her due diligence on this book and makes a history lesson very interesting; interspersed with facts and research are wonderful descriptions of people she interviewed during the research phase of her book --- great insight into northeastern North Carolinians. If you have sisters in your family or just best friends you can relate to Anne George's Southern Sisters Mysteries. They are light reads and guaranteed to keep you laughing and remembering. With titles like Murder on a Bad Hair Day and Murder on a Girls' Night Out, you know they will be a "hoot" as my sister says!!!
susanoverton@hotmail.com
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
SLowe19513@aol.com
Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik
gg2tara@alltel.net
I am planning to give my 19-year-old granddaughter the bookDeafening by Frances Itani. My granddaughter is studying to become a speech therapist. I know she will enjoy the read, but will also gain an inside view of being deaf.
ElizabethMeister@msn.com
Lunch at the Piccadilly by Clyde Edgerton
JHC Peterson
Ann Richard's I'm Not Slowing Down: Winning My Battle With Osteoporosis
VABryden@aol.com
The Night Before Christmas in Oregon by Sue Carabine. I have 10 copies to give away.
bookldy@penn.com
I am giving my younger grandson (age 7) The Cat in the Hat Movie Storybook. He will probably have seen the movie by Christmas and, of course, has read the original by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel).
MLMiller08@aol.com
Shepherds Abiding by Jan Karon. Great book, right for the Christmas season! Latest in the Mitford series … light and laughable, yet deep and thoughtful at the same time. Great continuing characters from earlier books in this series --- I hate to think she will ever end this series!
Tonisandlin@aol.com
In the Presence of Mine Enemies by Harry Turtledove
mysterylover11@yahoo.com
I intend on giving Black Maps by Peter Spiegelman, published by Knopf, to everyone I know. It works for mystery fans, fans of new fiction, fans of great literary style, fans of NY --- need I say more? It's a great find and a treasure of a book. I look forward to giving the next installment next year!
p.s. I am also giving local language copies to some of my friends in Europe, where the foreign language editions have just started to emerge.
Hon2724@aol.com
My oldest daughter rode and showed horses when she was a young girl and she loves them still. She will get Seabiscuit for Christmas. Her daughter, also a horselover, will get Chicken Soup for the Horse Lover's Soul.
Fbower444@aol.com
Love Poems of Rumi edited by Deepak Chopra
jzquilter@comcast.net
I'll be giving Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes this year.
lgeorgealexander@hotmail.com
I have a friend who loves P.D. James, so I have already bought her The Murder Room and gave it to her early (if I did not she might buy it for herself).
s.bucher@insightbb.com
I'm thinking of getting Yertle the Turtle for my niece's 4-year-old daughter. She had a pet turtle and I think she would enjoy having this book read to her.
DDingyd311@aol.com
I've just started to read it myself, but The Da Vinci Code is on my list of books to give, as is A Royal Duty to all my royalty friends!
NGroves@aol.com
I'm giving my 13-year-old son a copy of the fantasy book Eragon, which features dragons, wizards, etc. Since he's a Harry Potter fan, I hope he'll like this one, too.
anonymous
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood and Four Spirits by Sena Jeter Naslund
janrogoway@earthlink.net
I am planning to give a couple of copies of James Patterson's The Jester. Though a huge fan of James Patterson, I am not usually interested in historical novels. But I truly loved this story about the Crusades. I got really involved in the story and didn't want to put it down.
Weatherwalt@aol.com
I am giving a book called Pads for Pets. The person I am giving this book to wishes to build some unique items for his cat.
mtc350@hotmail.com
I am planning to give Walter Isaacson's biography, Benjamin Franklin.
BEVBOOKS@aol.com
I plan to give The Hour Before Dark by Douglas Clegg to two daughters-in-law, because I enjoyed it so much and they are also Clegg fans.
DancingGram7@aol.com
I am giving The Christmas Train by David Baldacci and The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks.
PAMeeds@aol.com
Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett
Pat76273@aol.com
I'm planning to give Nick Sagan's Idlewild and Mary Engelbreit'sQueen of Christmas.
vanderhoosj@yahoo.com
The Bark of the Dogwood by Jackson Tippett McCrae. It's very funny and also very disturbing. Not like anything else I've ever read. I think your readers would enjoy it. I know I did!
LEELEE114@aol.com
I am planning on purchasing The Hornet's Nest to give to my husband for Christmas.
mountainmaggio@earthlink.net
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom and Bleachersby John Grisham.
Jab7502@aol.com
I plan to give James Patterson's The Big Bad Wolf.
bjshawsb@cox.net
I am giving the new Nora Roberts Key trilogy to a friend at work.
Honey1126@aol.com
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
baxtergr@msn.com
I have bought several books as gifts, but since they are in the basement and I don't want to run down there right now, I shall just give you the one whose name and author I recall at this moment, which is Bleachers by John Grisham.
kearns@palsplus.org
I am planning to give The Five People You Meet in Heaven to my grandparents and aunts and uncles this holiday season.
Loraxinc@aol.com
Sting's autobiography.
sueh@olivia.lib.mn.us
I'll be giving my sister-in-law the book Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross. Our book group read it and there was lively discussion. She just completed The Da Vinci Code, so it will give her additional perspective.
leannes@cam.org
I'm planning on giving Rhea Aquillo's debut novel, All My Relations. It's self published by a very talented voice. It's Chick Lit with an edge!
vanderhoosj@yahoo.com
My Christmas recommendations for this year are The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown and The Bark of the Dogwood by Jackson McCrae.
krasselkoff@yahoo.com
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The Bark of the Dogwood by Jackson McCrae
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
Anne.Wagner@nypa.gov
I am going to be giving at least six copies of A Question of Honorby Lynne Olson and Stanley Cloud. I know a lot of history and aviation buffs, and this book hits both right on the mark. It is immensely readable, and insightful and informative in terms of being a close up, unblinking retelling of the true nature of the communications between Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin towards the end of the war. It raises the very timely question of how well a U.S. President is informed and aware of the nature and agenda of so-called friendly states and the heads of state he has to deal with. Surrounded as most Presidents are by "yes men" (and women, of course), does the President run the risk of overrating his own personal diplomatic skills? This book is also a great read about the Battle of Britain, how close the Brits came to losing it, and the generally underappreciated role of young Polish air pilots who, having already lost their country, were more prone to risk their lives to score kills against German fighter planes.
EZREADER1265@aol.com
Three Junes by Julia Glass, Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell, and The Big Bad Wolf by James Patterson.
JDDistef@aol.com
I love to give books to my nieces, nephews, and my own kids. I highly recommend A Series of Unfortunate Events, Holes, and of course Harry Potter. For my adult book gifts: The Da Vinci Code.
Rashellaw@hotmail.com
I am planning on giving the Dark Towers V book to my mother --- wouldn't it be nice if I won one?
ATESSL@aol.com
I'm giving The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom for our book club Yankee Swap.
lgeorgealexander@hotmail.com
I am planning on giving The Stones of Summer by Dow Mossman and Big Sur by Jack Kerouac. They are from the same period of time and express ideas and experiences of the world in the 1960s and 1970s but also are about issues that have an effect on all humans for all times.
jscady@efieldguide.com
I am giving Trojan Odyssey to my son in the Navy. I am coaxing him to read more and so I give him every book by Clive Cussler, his favorite author.
Booksie2@aol.com
I'm giving Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, the Scribner edition with illustrations by N.C. Wyeth, for my grandson who loves to read.
judayis@yahoo.com
Holly by Jude Deveraux
FalseMillennium@aol.com
I'm giving Yellow Dog by Martin Amis to a person who has all of Amis's work and will be expecting this as a holiday present.Yellow Dog is Amis's latest novel.
The Essential Cookbook Series by Whitecap Editors. (Mediterranean, Vegetarian, Wok, Dessert, Appetizers, Seafood, Asian, Christmas, Pasta, Cake Decorating, Baking). I gave the Appetizer book to a friend who does catering for her birthday one year. She uses it constantly. Since then I have read customer reviews on the series, and everyone feels the same on all books: excellent. This year, the same friend is getting the Mediterranean book and the Asian book.
I'm giving Can You Feel the Silence? Van Morrison: A New Biography by Clinton Heylin to a friend who loves Van Morrison's music. A new release.
Elephant House: Or, the Home of Edward Gorey by Kevin McDermott. This is the only book I am seeking for the holidays. I knew Mr. Gorey, I know the house, and it will join my Gorey collection.
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 by Simon Winchester. Without a doubt, I would give this to anyone, as it is the best book I have read in the past year.
Beckettgeorgia@aol.com
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Jcopek@aol.com
Castles of Steel: Britian, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea by Robert K. Massie. My family likes naval history, and this will be perfect. On the lighter side, someone on my gift list would love All Meat Looks Like South America: The World of Bruce McCall. He's a great humorist and writer.
maestraw@msn.com
I plan on buying Picasso's War for my student teacher.
david.belkin@verizon.net
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
alacombe@belfastlibrary.org
The Purpose-Driven Life by Rick Warren
Bhhawley4@aol.com
The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty by Caroline Alexander
wingsJBaj@webtv.net
One book I plan to give is Mirror Mirror by Gregory Maguire. My daughter has loved all his other books.
Fee4366@aol.com
I would like to give Harry Potter #5 to my 11-year old --- that is if I can find it in paperback!
MARGOU5253@aol.com
Two copies of The Road to Armageddon by Larry Collins. One is for dd and one for dh. Happy Holidays!
catfish@millardmanor.com
Anthony Lane's latest book of essays from the New Yorker for my sister-in-law.
A few Japanese Graphic Novels from the Mars series for my teenage daughter.
A Rachael Ray cookbook for the same daughter.
A book of Billy Collins's poetry for my best friend.
FBower444@aol.com
The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom by Suze Orman
t.perry@mchsi.com
So Many Books, So Little Time by Sara Nelson
lindaharriet@netzero.net
The World According to Mr. Rogers by Fred Rogers
HOSTRLBkWorm@aol.com
I hope to be able to find Is That a Moose in Your Pocket? by Kim Green for several friends.
PhotoJaq@aol.com
For Christmas I'm giving Jan Karon's Shepherds Abiding, David Baldacci's Split Second and a few other children's books and Christian books.
FanofJan@aol.com
My son's best friend in high school, Tim McEnteer, entered the Army right out of high school. After serving in Alaska for a couple of years, Tim is now serving our country in Afghanistan (he volunteered to go there). We went to Barnes and Noble and picked out the book Weird New Jersey plus Kurt Vonnegut's Welcome to the Monkey House. We're sending these along with candy, hot chocolate, etc. in a big Christmas box. We hope Tim enjoys these and passes them along to his buddies!
Meenmom714@aol.com
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
MTK12345@aol.com
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory. I think I've bought close to 20 copies of this book this year for all my girlfriends' birthdays, vacations, etc. For me, it shares top honors of "Best Book of the Year" with The Da Vinci Code.
craven386@hotmail.com
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
The Bark of the Dogwood by Jackson McCrae
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
bethfranzen@yahoo.com
Here are my recommendations for Christmas reading. I plan to give all these books as gifts!
Fried Green Tomatoes by Fannie Flagg
Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! by Fannie Flagg
The Bark of the Dogwood by Jackson McCrae
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
janiekress@hotmail.com
Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
The Bark of the Dogwood by Jackson T. McCrae
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
DStegmanCrawford@aol.com
I am planning on giving Angels & Demons by Dan Brown to both my brother and my daughter's music teacher.
MARILYN190@aol.com
I bought a copy of Madeline Albright's new book, Madam Secretary.
ClouderMom@aol.com
Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell. Of course there are many books I might consider giving, but this is the first that comes to mind.
lin111@juno.com
I am giving Awful Ogre's Awful Day by Jack Prelutsky and Paul Zelinsky and I'm Still Here in the Bathtub by Alan Katz to my twin great-nephews! They love books and I love picking them out for them. And their Mom, as a teacher, approves.
jalocke@comcast.net
New York Times bestselling author Joan Wester Anderson is the creator of the email Angel newsletter with over 25,000 subscribers and author of books including Where Angels Walk, Where Miracles Happen, and An Angel to Watch Over Me. After many years of approaches from biographers, Ms. Anderson was personally chosen by Loretta Young to author her biography.
I have the pleasure of a personalized autographed copy from one of the warmest authors in the genre. I choose to promote here Ms. Anderson's Forever Young, a biography and tribute of the heart, of the talented and gracious Loretta Young, a talent of more than 100 movies with legendary co-stars and an actress who launched a successful career in television. Ms. Young won an Oscar for The Farmer's Daughter in 1948.
Ms. Anderson's biography of Loretta Young acquaints readers with other faces of the actress, beyond acting fame --- Ms. Young's devotion to her Catholic faith and a passionate humanitarian to those in need. Ms. Young will forever remain a Hollywood legend. Ms. Anderson captures Loretta Young's life story and faith journey, a moving, funny and poignant account of a "star" remembered for her grace, poise and beauty.
Awoika@aol.com
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Barbyb333@aol.com
I have children's Bibles for my granddaughters plus other books for them. I try to get at least one book for everybody on my list because I believe there is no better gift, at least it would be among the favorite gifts that I receive.
SophieRos@aol.com
The book I'm giving this year is Peace Like a River by Leif Enger. Full of miracles, love and hope, it is one of my favorites, and perfect for holiday giving. I'm anxiously awaiting his next book.
Jdils@aol.com
Reflections by Barbara Bush
The Hornet's Nest by Jimmy Carter
Eric_C_Biemiller@dom.com
The book I'm planning to give for Christmas is the new publication of The Magic Ball From Mars and its sequel Starboy in the omnibus published by the Sense Of Wonder Press. This was a November 2003 release. Very new.
The author was my Dad, Carl L. Biemiller.
The book is illustrated by Kathleen Voute, just as it was fifty years ago (1953) when Magic Ball was first published by Morrow. The series ran in Jack & Jill magazine prior to its publication as a book.
The mention of Jack & Jill tells you it is a book for young readers. I'm guessing ages 8 to 13. It's a classic that saw seven printings by Morrow.
Dankay43701@aol.com
The Water and the Wine by J. Cameron Shustar, published by 1st Books. This book was published in October 2003. It is about a man and his family and to what lengths he goes to get the one thing he wants most in life.
aberlaine9@verizon.net
I was at Barnes & Noble this weekend and happened on a book of photographs by Anne Geddes titled Pure. The photographs are of newborns. Since my daughter-in-law is pregnant with my second grandchild, I decided to give the book to her and my son.
annamuslix@hotmail.com
The Bark of the Dogwood by Jackson Tippett McCrae is the book I'll be giving this Christmas. It's hilarious and disturbing all at the same time!
barnycomplatic@hotmail.com
My suggestion: The Bark of the Dogwood: A Tour of Southern Homes and Gardens by Jackson McCrae. It's a work of fiction, filled with anagrams, wordplay, and a great plot.
WDunham@mea.org
Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship by Jon Meacham
homejoanm@nyc.rr.com
I'm actually planning to give many books, chosen to match the receivers' interests and favorites. Some titles include Becoming Joe DiMaggio by Maria Testa, So Many Books, So Little Time by Sara Nelson, The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, and many more including loads of children's books.
