Just got finished ordering a book online and was reminded again what great Christmas gifts books can make — both to give and receive!
Over the years I’ve given quite a few books as gifts. Even for the hardest-to-buy-for person, a book can usually be a winning gift to give. You can always find an ideal book on a subject that interests that person: a sports book for athletic fanatics, a cookbook for food lovers, an automotive book for gearheads, a Western for good ‘ol boys . . . well, you get the idea. Nearly everybody is passionate about something and you can always find a book out there on that topic.
And today it’s easier than ever (and quite cost efficient) to track down the perfect book. The Internet, of course, has made book shopping extremely quick and easy. All major book chains have extensive websites to order from and usually offer great deals for their member shoppers. And if you prefer browsing bookshelves, there are any number of well-known retail outlets whose massive inventories provide a wide selection from which to choose. Also, most cities and town have at least one established used-book store where you can walk through cozy isles of books looking for a great — at a discounted price! — gift to give someone.
Of course, I’ve gotten many books for gifts, which I love. My family knows my interests lie in sports and guitars/music, so over the years I’ve built an interesting library of sports biographies and sport history books along with many books on my favorite six-stringed instrument as well as my favorite all-time band: The Beatles. One Christmas, my wife hit paydirt twice with one gift— a coffeetable book chronicling all the musical equipment used by the Beatles during their career in the ’60s. Of the books I’ve recieved I can honestly say I’ve read them all, some more than once, and will probably never trade them in at a used-book store or slap a “for sale” sign on them at a garage sale.
So if any of my family is reading this, keep ‘em coming! For me, you can’t go wrong with a book at Christmas.
