Holiday Gift Guide: 25 Books We're Wishing For
By Matt Barone | Dec 6, 2011 | 12:12 pm | Permalink
Riding a public bus or train in 2011 feels like a scene out of some futuristic Terry Gilliam movie. With their faces set in downward motions, commuters stare into reasonably sized, rectangular devices, as if there’s a Big-Brother-like entity feeding them mind-numbing propaganda. In reality, of course, there are no conspiracies afoot; rather, it’s the phenomenon known as the e-reader, a device that store countless books and have made people who carry paperbacks and hardcovers around look like time-travelers from distant eras.
And there’s nothing wrong with reading on a Kindle, Nook, or an iPad—we’re just a bit too old-fashioned to abandon books in their original forms. In the spirit of keeping the reading bug alive, we’re here to assist your shopping needs with our gift guide of 25 must-give books this holiday season. And, yes, most of them are available for e-readers. It’s not like we’re not about to recommend a bunch of ancient scrolls.
Written by Matt Barone (@MBarone)
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Laura December 7th, 2011 at 02:59 PM
I have the Steve Jobs biography, but have only read about half of it. It's LONG! It would make a great gift fo the Apple lover, though. I bought my father "A Question of Faith" by Tor Constantino (http://thedailyretort.com). I may have to look into the Harry Potter filmmaking book as well. My dad used to read Harry Potter to me when I was a kid.
Justin December 9th, 2011 at 07:29 PM
Great picks. My brother loves Walking Dead, so I may get him that book. I already bought him "Rebirth" by David Longueay (http://rebirthofisrael.com). He's a huge history buff, and this is about how WWII / the holocaust impacted the founding of Israel as a state. I picked it because he probably hasn't read it before, and these days it's hard to find a book like that!