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Category: Books as gifts
Suggestions for books that are visually attractive and winsome that would make fabulous gifts — even for non bibliophiles.
Get ready for Jólabókafló∂ – the Christmas book flood
Flooding friends and family with books. Are you looking for a fresh Christmas/holiday tradition that inspires quiet contemplation and maybe even conversation? How about indulging in the Icelandic custom read more
Eating the Sun by Ella Frances Sanders
Satisfy the craving to buy the book. A Feast of Celestial Information What starts as an examination of the sun and its role, becomes an entertaining and informative contemplation on read more
Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson
Meet me here to buy the book. A mummified corpse sparks global friendship “Knowing as much as you do about those who lived long before us in unimaginably different circumstances read more
Lost Feast by Lenore Newman
Buy this book before it’s extinct! Discovering history by learning about food. “This is the paradox of the lost feast. Even as we enjoy a time in read more
Maangchi’s Best Korean Cooking
Spice it up with Maangchi I first stumbled across the indomitable Maangchi on her YouTube videos, and immediately loved her down-to-earth, fun cooking show. Maangchi’s recipes are now in this read more
Time for Chinese Eat-In: Chinese UnChopped by Jeremy Pang
Time for Chinese Eat-In This book – also entitled Essential Chinese Cooking in some editions – is perfect for chefs of all levels, who are interested in authentic read more
Wherever You Go by Daniel Houghton
Book Your Trip A lovely quick read that hails the benefits of travel, and provides travel advice from a variety of travelers – airline professionals, resort owners, adventurers, entrepreneurs, and many more, Houghton’s read more
The Art of Flaneuring by Erika Owen
Fulfilling wanderings It sounds like it involves a delicate cooking process to be found dans la cuisine or, at very least, sitting in a French cafe watching life read more
Something Worth Sharing: Share – The Cookbook that Celebrates Our Common Humanity
Food for thought; worth sharing. Compiled by Women for Women, International, an organization that helps marginalized women in eight countries affected by war and conflict, this book came out in read more