Graduation time is approaching. What book would you suggest to give a graduate?
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Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss
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When my son graduated from high school, I gave him Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss. He loved it!
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Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton
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Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom and Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss
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The book I give is called Life's Little Instruction Book and I write in my own stuff on each page!! Makes it personal ... all the giftees have loved it...
Robin, Burien, WA
Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom or Oh, the Places You'll Go!by Dr. Seuss.
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I would go to the nearest book store and get a $300.00 gift certificate and let the graduate pick his/her own books. It is hard to choose for these brilliant kids with diversified interests today. Like they say, "So many books, and so little time to read."
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Oh, the Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss.
It works for graduates from Elementary, Middle, High School or College! I never had a Grad complain. Many who gave me funny looks later called to say it was actually one of their favorite gifts!
Josephine Anna Kaszuba Locke
There are so many options, but down to final analysis I favor the fine works of Jeff Shaara, an author for all times. His historical novels are based on much research.
Civil War Trilogy: The Last Full Measure, Gods and Generals, andThe Killer Angels (by his father Michael Shaara)
Mexican War: Gone for Soldiers
American Revolution: The Glorious Rebellion and Rise to Rebellion
His upcoming book, for which he spent 2003 in Europe researching, is a historical novel about World War I.
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I would give a copy of Dr. Seuss's Oh, the Places You'll Go! I'm a college teacher and I was only introduced to this book quite recently by a student who did an oral presentation about the book. It is the perfect book with the perfect message about LIFE and very motivating!
Michele from Sinking Spring, PA.
Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss is a great book for a new graduate.
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I have just bought two leather covered, blank pages journals for graduation gifts.
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Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
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MoveOn's 50 Ways to Love Your Country by MoveOn.org
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I would highly recommend The Da Vinci Code to graduates of any type. It is a really good book that will keep you thinking until the last page and long after that!
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As a retired teacher, I often give the Dr. Seuss book, Oh, the Places You'll Go!
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What Should I Do with My Life? The True Story of People Who Answered the Ultimate Question by Po Bronson.
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The best book for a graduate is Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss.
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I would give a graduate all the books on Ziggy, the cartoon character --- it has a lot of sound advice in a humorous way.
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Any "right wing" book.
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The Bible
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Going Corporate: Moving Up without Screwing Up by Jared Shapiro and Brad Embree. It pubs in September 2004, and will definitely be a book I give to recent grads. This is the ultimate book of anecdotes and advice about surviving and thriving in the world of cubicles and office politics.
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Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money --- That the Poor & Middle Class Do Not by Robert T. Kiyosaki
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For graduation, I'm planning to give my children Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss. They loved it as children, as they loved all his books. My two children are getting their Associates' degrees this June, and in September, for the first time they will be living away from home, attending the College of New Jersey and Stockton. The real question is, what book is appropriate for me, living alone with my husband for the first time in 20 years?
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A Short Guide to a Happy Life by Anna Quindlen. It puts it all in perspective.
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The American Heritage College Dictionary. It's an excellent resource, and it even has small pictures in the margins. It has those nifty little tab indents on the sides of the pages (with the letters for which words are in each section), which saves thumbing time as you search for words. I was given it as a student by my uncle, a professor. I still have it today!
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Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich.
Published in 1984, this book has the meaning of life told in terms that we can understand. There is some mystery that is not revealed but still it is there. A novel about the boom time of the 80s set in the author's native Dakota with characters that will be remembered always (even if the names are strange and hard to pronounce). This book is one of the great books of the last century and as there seems to be none for this century yet, it will be treasured as a thoughtful gift.
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I would suggest giving the book Gift From the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh to graduates this year. One can learn from the varied life at the seashore and in the ocean much about life! We are as individuals each beautiful and unique just as all living things are in the universe as Lindbergh clearly and beautifully shows us in her book. She skillfully shows how each living being is interconnected and important to the surrounding community.
This is a good lesson for graduates going out into the world to join with new communities as they search for new horizons and their place in those new worlds!
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I would give a graduate a Bible and a Merriam-Webster dictionary. With both in their personal library, they'll never go wrong.
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The World According to Fred Rogers by Fred Rogers
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For my nephew's graduation a couple of years ago I chose What It Takes To Be Number #1: Vince Lombardi on Leadership, a motivational book by Vince Lombardi, one of the great NFL coaches. My nephew played high school football and now proudly serves in the U.S. Navy.
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The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, translated by Richard Howard.
Lea from Virginia
I would give graduates The Purpose-Driven Life by Rick Warren. All graduates need to discover their purpose and then pursue a goal to achieve it. This book will help them in all future endeavors, whether they are choosing college, a career or a mate.
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The book would depend somewhat on the graduate's field of study. Anne Lamott's Bird By Bird for someone in writing or literature. Any book by Stephen Jay Gould in scientific fields, and Kathleen Norris's Amazing Grace for anyone interested in philosophy and religion.
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Gavin DeBecker's book The Gift of Fear so that as they go out into "the real world" they will always have tips in their heads about staying safe!
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I would give three books. I would give Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni and Say it Right the First Time by Loretta Malandro, Ph.D. These should get them started right in any business situation.
Reader from Houston
The Legend of Bagger Vance by Steven Pressfield
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My granddaughter is a senior this year and wasn't "into reading books" until I gave her a copy of Janet Evanovich's To the Nines. She's hooked on reading now and I've filled in the rest of the series for her.
Sharon Cerasoli, North Haven, CT
I would recommend as gift book Oh, the Places You'll Go! by the very wise Dr. Seuss.
I re-read this book every year and it is just terrific! Perfect for a new graduate, young or old, and it shows all the possibilities in life, future successes and failures.
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I Hope You Dance by Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sillers
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I would give The Purpose-Driven Life by Rick Warren. I've read it twice and it is absolutely excellent. I recommend it for everyone. It's been on the bestseller list for a long time.
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Dr. Seuss has always been my favorite, so of course I buy the graduates
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
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Graduation gifts are easy for me … as they are the same for everyone I know who's graduating, whether it's from middle to high school -- from high school -- or from college. I'll run into trouble when my young nephews and nieces start graduating and they've ALREADY received my favorite gift.
For each graduate I purchase a gift card from one of the local booksellers and present it with Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss. It's a truly magical book that is so fitting for every age. I've not had one complaint yet!
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I like to give graduates The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran. It is unassuming, gentle and wise.
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Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss
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I plan to give the latest graduate Random House Webster's Word Menu by Stephen Glazier, a dictionary, thesaurus, glossary, reverse dictionary and almanac. Wherever he goes he can use it if he has to read books.
