Thanks so much to everyone who contributed. Several people answered that they hadn't given books this Christmas. Some people gave more books than they listed here. In any event, one thing this list shows is that people know what they're doing when they give away books. They try to make them fit like that sweater or socks they also gave!====
AMY - gave her college student son A Man, A Can, and a Plan, basic survival cooking.
JANET To my daughter, Hilary, How to Commit Suicide in South Africa, Sue Coe and Holly Metz. Again to Hilary, Migra Mouse, Lalo Alcatraz. To my daughter, Holly, I gave The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, by John Boyne.
BINA - I gave The Soloist to 2 of my daughters because it was an excellent read & because one is a nurse & one is a psychologist so I knew they would enjoy it. (I would have given it to another daughter who is a teacher but she is too busy during the school year to read-- so she'll have to borrow it in the summer.)
ALICE : Gave away many books she "has in stock" (she has loads of books, it seems) to:
I gave "Hope Was Here" to Angie because she loves to read and had started it once and lost it.
I gave a book on raising herbs to daughter Chris because she's interested in that...
I gave Thalia several 'chapter books' because she also loves to read ...
I gave Margaret books on Homeopathy and preparedness because she is very involved in both subjects ...
I gave Diana a Better homes and Gardens Golden Cook Book because she likes cook books ...
I gave Eric books on space and science because that's one of his interests ...
STEVEN and BRENDA - gave their father, Abraham Lincoln, Team of Rivals.
BUD - I gave my friend Marsha the book about the library cat, Dewey, and I gave my son, Scot, John Adams because he asked for it and I had a copy which I'd read. I gave my other son The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes because he had borrowed my copy and I took it back.
PAM - I gave How the Jews Saved the World to my son-in-law for Hannakkah because he is Jewish. I gave the book about the library cat, Dewey, to my step-daughter because she is a librarian and a cat lover and also to Julie because she loves her new cat. We gave The Shack to several people because we liked its theology. We gave The Outliers to our niece because she loves the author and also Anne Lamott's book about her conversion to religion. (I can't think of the name of the book right now, but I love it and my niece is seeking religious meaning right now in her life.)
IRISH MIKE - gave a friend Saginaw in Vintage Postcards, by Roberta Morey. (Mike also received American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, by Jon Meacham.
GIGI -We gave granddaughter Lena a pop-up book of Christmas songs and to son-in-law Luke a true-life adventure set in Alaska ... This was appropriate for him because he is an extreme adventure kind of guy and his job takes him to Alaska quite regularly.
This is the very first year that a book was not part of each grandchild's gift. Grandma Claus had to cut back somewhere, unfortunately.
PAT W - I gave my son Steve, Woodworker's Handbook because he expressed an interest in learning to do woodworking, and besides he might make me something.
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The Outliers and Abraham Lincoln and the Team of Rivals have both been reviewed on week-end BOOK TV. They are both on my list of wanna reads. i received The Hemminges of Monticello and a book called Now.
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