Quelle Books 2012 Holiday Gift Guide

It's my belief that the best present you can give anyone is a book. The fact is, there is a book for everyone. It doesn't matter how obscure or simple their interests are. Books make great gifts. Here are some gift ideas.

For the Ernest Hemingway Fan

The Ernest Hemingway Audiobook Library from S&S

The first time all the Hemingway books are available on audio and in one complete set.

 
For the Sensitive Teen

What Comes After by Steve Watkins

For the Dominican-American

This is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz

or any Diaz book for that matter

For the Math Geek

The Music of Primes: Searching to Solve the Greatest Mystery in Mathematics 
by Marcus du Sautoy

For the Jazz Nut

Young Man with a Horn by Dorothy Baker

One of the first Jazz novels

For the Discerning Cook

The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook by Deb Perelman

For the Economist

 The Founders and Finance: How Hamilton, Gallatin and Other Immigrants Forged a New Economy

by Thomas K. McGraw

For the Angophile

 6 or 12 Month Subscription to Persephone Books

Persephone publishes books by unknown British women writers. They'll send the recipient one book a month (you pick the books) and although they are UK based they do deliver internationally.

For the Audio Book Lover with a Long Commute

 Audible subscription for 3 months, 6 months or a whole year. 

They'll get one audio book a month and discounts on other audio books plus lots of benefits (I miss my subscription!).

For the Science Nerd

Hallucinations by Oliver Sacks

For the Naturalist

Natural Histories: Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library by Tom Baione

For the Artist

Color: A Natural History of the Palette by Victoria Finlay

For the First-Time Home Buyer

 Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home

For the Food Historian

The Omnivorous Mind: Our Evolving Relationship with Food by John S. Allen

For the Linguist

Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners by Michael Erard

For the History Buff

A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor

For the Well-Dressed Man

Icons of Men's Style by Josh Sims

For the Graphic Designer

Saul Bass: A Life in Film and Design by Jennifer Bass and Pat Kirkham

with a foreword by Martin Scorcese

For the Sports Buff

Heroes & Ballyhoo: How the Golden Age of the 1920s Transformed American Sports
 by Michael K. Bohn

For the Gardener

Gardens: An Essay on the Human Condition by Robert Pogue Harrison