What would you recommend as a Christmas present?

[Henry Packer]

Hey there from the UK,

Each year I have a nightmare trying to find a Christmas present for some of my work colleagues. We have a £10 limit so books are perfect. Can anyone recommend something? The best one I have found so far is: "Where do all the paperclips go?".

It's entertaining and has some great business facts and insights and I could give it to anyone.

Having said that any other recommendations would be appreciated!

[callalilly]

I really like Mitch Albom's books. The five people you meet in heaven, Tuesdays with Morrie, and For One more Day. Those might make good gifts. You might want to stay away from politics or anything that might be taken the wrong way. I also liked Marley and Me by John Grogan. That was a light funny read.

[awelker]

Mitch's books are amazing. They were wonderfuly written. I'm not baised or anything, since he writes for my local newspaper, but rather he is awsome.

[callalilly]

Did you see Mitch Albom on Oprah last week?

[awelker]

no i don't really have the chance to watch tv anymore. was it good.

[callalilly]

It was okay, oops I meant it was on Dr. Phil. Then Dr. Phil had to bring in some crazy couple and use Morrie as an example. It would have been better without that. But they showed some interesting videos and pictures of Morrie and what he was like as a real person. I found it interesting that Mitch gave all of the money from his Morrie book to Morrie's family.

[Kyle22]

Hey there from the UK,

Each year I have a nightmare trying to find a Christmas present for some of my work colleagues. We have a £10 limit so books are perfect. Can anyone recommend something? The best one I have found so far is: "Where do all the paperclips go?".

It's entertaining and has some great business facts and insights and I could give it to anyone.

Having said that any other recommendations would be appreciated!

I think the trick is to find a book that is fun and not too heavy or deep. You could also get a joke book of some kind.

[tranquilizer]

Fiction wise, I would recommend 'Artemis Fowl', 'Mortal Engines', or 'The Supernaturalist'. The best books/series' I've ever read, by far!

[readerromance2003]

Gift cards are always a great idea! So that the person receiving the gift can choose their own books and you don't have to worry about if they will like the book you choose or not.

[mathman101]

S. It is a very interesting book for twenty us dollars (about 12 british pounds).

[Tianarenee3]

Brand new nook tablet! Trust me, it works wonders on anyone- even the non-readers.

[anomalocaris]

Have you read Richard Bach's Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah? It's very short and easy, even for someone who isn't really a reader, has a lot of humor and fun, but also bits of wisdom that can change how we look at things. One of the concepts that changed the way I live, way back when I first read it as a teen, is the idea that no one can hurt us, emotionally. People are going to do what they're going to do, and if we choose to feel hurt by it, that's fine. Sometimes we get something -- sympathy, feeling self-righteous, or whatever, out of feeling hurt, so we're totally free to feel hurt if we want to. We just don't get to blame other people for it. Mostly it's a lot of eastern philosophy boiled down into an incredibly fun to read story, full of little quotes from The Messiah's Handbook. Writers will especially like the bit where he talks about how fictional people are sometimes more real than "real" people and suggests that people practice being fictional for a little while so they can see how true it is. Then there's the wompyre from Transylwania, but you can wait for him to show up to see what he's all about!

I've given copies to everyone from teens to seniors and they've all come back to say how cool it was.

-- 03 May 2014, 20:12 --

Another good gift book is The Gift of Fear, by Gavin Debecker. I've given copies of it to a lot friends, and they end up buying copies to give to others. One of them actually decided to use it as one of the textbooks for the college level psych class she teaches. Personally, I think every girl should be given a copy on her 15th birthday, but men can also benefit from it and will find it interesting.

[Spontaneo]

These are just a few odds and ends... Leadership, Cookbooks, Office Humor, How To Save Money, Health...

[Elle Howard]

At our office, anything Dilbert goes over really well. Maybe a desk calendar or wall calendar and book set?

[V-20]

I would recommend, The Little Prince and Tuesdays with Morrie. This book is for all ages.