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    Books To Give As Gifts For Every Occasion

    Books make the best presents, unless the person you're giving them to is a horrible book-hating cave-monster and in that case why are you even giving them anything.

    The Elements of Style, by Strunk & White

    This Is Water, by David Foster Wallace

    How to Cook Everything, by Mark Bittman

    The Hungoevr Coobkook, by Milton Crawford

    Fantastic Mistakes, by Neil Gaiman

    How to Be a Person, by Lindy West et al.

    Oh, the Places You'll Go!, by Dr. Seuss

    Pat the Bunny, by Dorothy Kunhardt

    Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, by Bill Martin Jr. & Eric Carle

    Jamberry, by Bruce Degen

    Go the F*ck to Sleep, by Adam Mansbach

    The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

    How to Be an Explorer of the World: Portable Life Museum, by Keri Smith

    Extra Yarn, by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen

    Nine Stories, by J.D. Salinger

    The Bust DIY Guide to Life, by Laurie Henzel & Debbie Stoller

    The Selby Is in Your Place.

    I [LEGO] N.Y., by Christoph Niemann

    Paris Versus New York, by Vahram Muratyan

    I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence, by Amy Sedaris

    Other People's Love Letters, edited by Bill Shapiro

    What to Cook & How to Cook It: Fresh & Easy, by Jane Hornby

    If you're planning a wedding, books make beautiful, meaningful favors.

    Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories.

    Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book, by Walker Percy

    What I Hate From A to Z, by Roz Chast

    Dog Heaven, by Cynthia Rylant

    Great Jewish Women, by Elinor & Robert Slater

    Great Jewish Men, by Elinor & Robert Slater

    The Emergency Gift Book, published by Potter Style