Forget Black Friday–Welcome To Cyber Monday
ByFinancial Times released their top 2009 books–just in time for holiday shopping. There are over 100 titles and many are a bit different than what you will find on the front table of your favorite book store. Here are some of my picks (by genre) from the FT list that would make good gifts for your colleagues this year:
1. Fiction: Brooklyn, Colm Tóibíns
2. Politics/Religion: The Case for God: What Religion Really Means, Karen Armstrong
3. History: The Defence of the Realm: The Authorised History of MI5, Christopher Andrew
4. Science: The Definitive Visual Guide, Adam Hart-Davis
5. Business & Econ: False Economy: A Surprising Economic History of the World, Alan Beattie
6. Food: The Gourmet, Muriel Barbery
7. Travel: Blue Skies & Black Olives: A Survivor’s Tale of Housebuilding and Peacock Chasing in Greece, John Humphrys & Christopher Humphrys
8. Art & Photo: Vincent Van Gogh – The Letters: The Complete Illustrated and Annotated Edition, Leo Jansen, Hans Luijten & Nienke Bakker
9. Arch. & Design: On the Town: One Hundred Years of Spectacle in Times Square, Marshall Berman
10. Music: You Never Give Me Your Money: The Battle for the Soul of The Beatles, Peter Doggett
11. Film: A Century of Model Animation from Méliès to Aardman, Ray Harryhausen & Tony Dalton
12. Sport: Fallen Angel: The Passion of Fausto Coppi, William Fotheringham
13. Gifts & Fashion: Thinking Aloud: A Collection of Aphorisms, Simon May
14. Children: Uncle, JP Martin
15. Teenagers: Scat, Carl Hiaasen
Here is the complete list with short reviews for each–good shopping!
