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Gift Guide 06: BOOKS. Yes, BOOKS. and other stuff. - a list by auntbeep
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A gift guide of books (and accoutrements) to give to friends and family. A list of what to read in 2007.
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The Polysyllabic Spree - Nick Hornby
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About a Boy, High Fidelity, Fever Pitch... if you love 'em (who doesn't?) then you'll love Hornby's latest. Instead of fiction, he let's us into his own literary world, giving us a run down of the books on his nightstand.
If in doubt of what to read in 2007 - start with this.
Updated Dec 3, 2006
About a Boy
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IMHO - About A Bot is Hugh Grant's best movie yet (ok, besides Love Actually). Nick Hornby's popular novel translates fabulously into film with an all star cast and a script to match. About A Bot is a quirky, honest and heart-warming movie.
Updated Dec 3, 2006
Jane Austen: The Complete Novels, Deluxe Edition (Library of Literary Classics)
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Having all of Jane Austen's wonderful characters in one volume is a literary treat not to be missed. Oh, how I hate Mr. Darcy... oh, how I love Mr. Darcy!
Updated Dec 3, 2006
Pride & Prejudice
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The more modern version of the great Austen novel. Perhaps not as good as the BBC version, with the American ending being well and truly blasphemous in my opinion, but with a beautiful feel, a very capable and attractive cast an a very easy-going sense whilst watching, not to mention the shocking and consuming soundtrack.
Updated Oct 3, 2008
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
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An approachable and enjoyable biography on the Western World's greatest scribe. If you enjoy Shakespeare and wonder how one man could write such rich, poignant literature, Greenblatt has the answer. (via Book Diva)
Updated Dec 3, 2006
Shakespeare got to get paid, son.
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A hilarious tee shirt...perfect for any lit buff or ironic romantic.
Updated Dec 3, 2006
All Aunt Hagar's Children: Stories
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This collection of short stories just made the Washington Post's top 10 list. Edward P. Jones already has a Pulitzer under his belt and the Post says his latest effort has established him "as one of the most important writers of his own generation -- he is 55 years old -- and of the present day."
If you love short stories, All Aunt Hagar's Children is a must.
Updated Dec 3, 2006
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
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Not exactly a fun, holiday read... but for those interested in current events (and you can't afford not to be) Wright's look at Osama bin Laden and the history of terrorism is "an important, gripping and profoundly disheartening book."
Updated Dec 3, 2006
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