If you only gave books as presents this holiday season, name up to three titles you'd like to give.
Sharron
I'm giving my 5 & 6 year old granddaughters FANCY NANCY. My son loves weather so he is getting STORMCHASER, the book with incredible photos. My daughters-in-law are getting cookbooks. I'm getting myself (of course) BLUE CHRISTMAS and maybe one or two paperbacks to keep me reading during the holidays.
Jacqui
THE GOLDEN COMPASS by Philip Pullman
Rosalie Sambuco
The Kite Runner
Sisters of the Heart
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Kristy
QUIET STRENGTH by Tony Dungy
THE CHRISTMAS PEARL by Dorothea Benton-Frank
THE DARING BOOK FOR GIRLS and THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS
Ray Palen
THE CATCHER IN THE RYE by J. D. Salinger
The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkein
CARRION COMFORT by Dan Simmons
Barbara Kirch
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Water for Elephants
For One More Day
Ann Blethen
HOW THE SOUTH COULD HAVE WON THE CIVIL WAR: The Fatal Errors That Led to Confederate Defeat by Bevin Alexander
T IS FOR TRESPASS by Sue Grafton
THE DARKEST EVENING OF THE YEAR by Dean Koontz
Joy Martineau
3 Cups of Tea
Suite Francaise
Water for Elephants
Lyla
WIND IN THE WILLOWS by Kenneth Grahme
WINNIE THE POOH by A. A. Milne
THE HOBBIT by J. R. R. Tolkein
Book Festival
His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman
BOUND TO PLEASE by Michael Dirda
DREAMS FROM MY FATHER by Barak Obama
Book Festival
The Uncommon Reader
Broken Trust
How Starbucks Saved My Life
Janice Halinar
Come Back
Loving Frank
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Julia L. Rule
1. The Mists of Avalon
2. Moon Called
3. Dead Until Dark
Janet Hoyt
The Dress Lodger
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
A Thread of Grace
Scott Schneider
The Road
Rhett Butler's People
Book of the Dead
Sue Beckley
The Pillars of the Earth
The Fountainhead
Atlas Shrugged
Debbie Moore
SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN by Lisa See
THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini
BENEATH A MARBLE SKY by John Shors
Jane Ann Railey-Clear
Any book by by Erica Spindler --- I just finished SEE JANE DIE
The Virgin River trilogy by Robin Carr
FREE FALL by Fern Michaels, which is 7th (I think) in theSisterhood series. Guess I better buy them the whole series...
Cam
LOVING FRANK by Nancy Horan
A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khaled Hosseini
ABUNDANCE by Sena Jeter Naslund
Sandra Hughes
THE TIE THAT BINDS by Kent Haruf
THE YEAR OF FOG by Michelle Richmond
LAND THAT MOVES, LAND THAT STANDS STILL by Kent Nelson
Mary
Garden Spells
The Double Bind
World Without End
Barbara Broberg
CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO HEAVEN by Fannie Flagg
THE POISONWOOD BIBLE by Barbara Kingsolver
SHELL SEEKERS by Rosamund Pilcher
Sandy Greathouse
HOME TO HOLLY SPRINGS by Jan Karon
THE CHOICE by Nicholas Sparks
DOUBLE CROSS by James Patterson
Lori Furan-Schultz
1, ON WINGS OF THE MORNING by Marie Bostwick
2. IT'S GETTING UGLY OUT THERE by Jack Cafferty
3. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee
Linda M. Johnson
A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khaled Hosseini
FARMS AND FOODS OF OHIO: From Garden Gate to Dinner Plate by Marilou K. Suszko
TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE by Mitch Albom
Michelle Miller
RHETT BUTLER'S PEOPLE and WORLD WITHOUT END for my sister, and WORLD WITHOUT END for my mom as well.
Mary
Water For Elephants
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Harriet Insler
THE LOOMING TOWER
DOUBLE CROSS --- to my daughter
THE KITE RUNNER
Gail
TWILIGHT by Stephanie Meyer
THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH by Ken Follett
Linda Estrin
JUNKY by William S. Burroughs
THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES by Ernesto Che Guevara
ON THE ROAD by Jack Kerouac
Peggy Kincaid
LEAN MEAN THIRTEEN by Janet Evanovich, STONE COLD by David Baldacci, and DEAD HEAT by Dick Francis
Dianne
The Daring Book for Girls
The Dangerous Book for Boys
Brenda Broadway
THE DARKEST EVENING OF THE YEAR by Dean Koonz
DARKNESS FALLS by Kyle Mills
MAGIC HOUR by Kristin Hannah
Lori Barnes
THE LONG WALK HOME by Will North, THE BEACH HOUSE and SWIMMING LESSONS by Mary Alice Monroe
Laurie Staalberg
The three books I would give as gifts are: 1) THE NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY
2) LIGHT AS SNOW
3) THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER
Nova Moody
THE QUICKIE by James Patterson
THE WRONG MAN by John Katzenbach
THE BLUE ZONE by Andrew Gross
Sharon Lumb
STONE COLD
SHOPAHOLIC & BABY
Clive Cussler's new book
BS
Nicholas Sparks' THE CHOICE, James Lee Burke's THE TIN ROOF BLOWDOWN, and John Sandford's INVISIBLE PREY and DARK SIDE OF THE MOON.
Kathryn
I like to give the Page-A-Day Calendar for BookLovers; you'll give 365 mini book reviews! And then I enclose a gift card to local bookstore.
Sal williams
In Cold Blood
Music For Chameleons
To Kill A Mockingbird
Darcy L. Chambers
The Terror
The Book Thief
To Kill a Mockingbird
Jean
NOW AND THEN by Robert B. Parker
T IS FOR TRESPASS by Sue Grafton
THE ABDUCTION by Mark Gimenez
Louise Pledge
DEAD SILENCE, DEAD GIVEAWAY, and DEAD RIGHT, all by Brenda Novak
F Tessa Bartels
THE DARING BOOK FOR GIRLS (for my niece)
PEONY IN LOVE (for my sister-in-law)
A FAMILY CHRISTMAS (for my brother and his family)
Kathryn
To children: THE SCRAMBLED STATE OF AMERICA
To mother: A Cookbook by Ellie Krieger
To neice: Little House first reader series
Rose from CT
PILLARS OF THE EARTH by Ken Follett
BOOM! by Tom Brokaw
ON THE NIGHT YOU WERE BORN by Nancy Tillman
Alice
Gone with the Wind
Crossing to Safety
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Cynthia Baxter
This year I am giving Kevin Sites's IN THE HOT ZONE, Christopher Moore's THE STUPIDEST ANGEL and Bill Buford's HEAT as Christmas presents.
Kathy Crutchfield
The Camel Club
The Testament
A Death in Vienna
Coralie
The Book of Air and Shadows
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Kate Green
THE BRIDGE OF SIGHS by Richard Russo for my godson, any Beatles biography, and WATER FOR ELEPHANTS for anyone who hasn't read it yet,
Linda Baca
1) The House Of Mondavi
2) Stone Cold
3) The Mitford Bedside Companion
Lesa Davis
I'm giving THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE to everyone in my family, the SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: THE BASKETBALL BOOK, and a book about fashion illustration.
Charlene Barron
The Kite Runner
Nineteen Minutes
1000 Moons
Brenda Moak
1. THE MITFORD BEDSIDE COMPANION by Jan Karon
2. THE GIVING TREE by Shel Silverstien
2. THE MITFORD KITCHEN COMPANION by Jan Karon
Joni Walter
DEATH BY BLACK HOLE by Neil deGrasse Tyson
T IS FOR TRESPASS by Sue Grafton
THE REINCARNATIONIST by M. J. Rose
Melodie
Twilight
New Moon
Eclipse
Beverly
Three Cups of Tea
The Singular Pilgrim
Before I Die
Jane
THE RICH PART OF LIFE by Jim Kokoris
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen
MARLEY & ME by John Grogan
Mitch, Charlotte, NC
First is BOOM by Tom Brokaw. He is such a spectacular writer. I haven't read it yet, but I enjoy his writing and have hinted strongly to at least 5 people about this book, so I suspect it will appear at least once. I can't wait to share it.
A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khaled Hosseini is second on my list. We are so lucky to have such an insightful and easily enjoyable writer today that everyone should be given an opportunity to experience him.
Lastly only in number in the question is THE SECRET SERVANT by Dan Silva. There is so much to say about this book. Ultimately, though, it is so very timely and offers such high suspense and entertainment that I can think of no one who would not enjoy it!
Dorothy Lechmanick
The Book Thief
Atonement
The Kite Runner
Dena W.
BLOODFEVER by Karen Marie Moning
DARK POSSESSION by Sherrilyn Kenyon and ATLANTIS AWAKENING by Alyssa Day
Lori Dorman
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
The Kite Runner
For One More Day
Ann Forsing
The Secret
9-11 A Tribute
A Day in the Life of Maine
Dorothy Olson
Purple Hibiscus
Pillars of the Earth
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Janet Hoyt
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
The Dress Lodger
A Thread of Grace
Marjorie L. Carmony
WHERE ANGELS GO by Debbie Macomber
QUIET STRENGTH by Tony Dungy
TO THOSE WHO SEE by Gwen Frostic
Rebecca Booth
One Tuesday Morning
Beyond Tuesday Morning
Oceans apart
Irene - Saratoga Springs NY
The Bridge of Sighs
World Without End
Kathleen
I'm already giving CARRIE and CHRISTINE by Stephen King and HELLO WORLD (an amateur radio book). Mitch Albom's books would make great gifts too.
Jennifer Lalley
HOLIDAYS ARE HELL (an anthology with Kim Harrison), THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF SANTA CLAUS by L. Frank Baum, THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR DOGS, and CANDY CANE MURDER (anothology with Joanne Fluke)
Marsha Creter
The Christmas Pearl
Where Angels Go
Rhett Butler's People
Linda Hernandez
EAT, PRAY, LOVE by Elizabeth Gilbert
THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES by Sue Monk Kidd
RUN by Ann Patchett
Nancy
THE CHRISTMAS PEARL by Doretha Benton Frank
THE POLAR EXPRESS with the DVD and Bell
(Tom Hanks Special)
ALL ABOUT ANGELS
Linda Estrin
BLACK BOY by Richard Wright
THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD by Zora Neale Hurston
The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell
Jane
Water for Elephants
World Without End
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Ricardo Macias
The Pillars of the Earth
Love in the Time of Cholera
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Sue
The Faith Club
1,000 Places to See Before You Die
Carol Bosworth
Three Cups of Tea
Water for Elephants
Modoc: The Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived
Susan Meyers
1. The Virgin of the Small Plains
2. Nineteen Minutes
Laura
The Dangerous Book for Boys
Linda Miller
Pillars of the Earth
World Without End
Eat, Pray, Love
Lisa
A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khaled Hosseini
VOICES by Arnuldar Indridason
THE GLASS CASTLE by Jeannette Walls
Judy Stein
The Thirteenth Tale
I Feel Bad About My Neck
Kockroach
Cynthia Baxter
Christopher Moore's THE STUPIDEST ANGEL, Kevin Site's IN THE HOT ZONE and Robert Service's BEST OF ROBERT SERVICE: BEST TALES OF YUKON
Kathy Vieira
THE LOTTERY by Patricia Wood
THE VIRGIN OF THE SMALL PLAINS by Nancy Pickard
THE HINDI BINDI CLUB by Monica Pradhan
Jean Robbins
The Choice
An Irish Christmas
Postsecret
Debi Honnoll
The Dangerous Book for Dogs
The Secret Life of Bees
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Debi Honnoll
The Dangerous Book for Dogs
The Secret Life of Bees
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Ana
THIRD DEGREE by Greg Iles
A SEASON IN PURGATORY by Dominick Dunne
MONTANA SKY by Nora Roberts
Fran Keneston
Eat, Pray, Love
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Marley & Me
Winterlily
I would give:
The Harry Potter boxed set to my nephew
The entire Eric Jerome Dickey collection of books to myself. The man's book keeps me warm on many cold nights.
James Patterson's Women's Murder Club books to my sister. She loves female heroines.
Dorothy Cowling
TIME PEACE by Ellen Vaughn
HOME TO HOLLY SPRINGS by Jan Karon
Tommy Nichols
The Mist
Lisey's Story
The Quickie
D'juana Stevens
AMAZING GRACE: A Novel by Shareef Allman, BAILEY'S CAFE by Gloria Naylor, and THE INVISIBLE MAN by Ralph Ellison
