BOOKS: Your Holiday Shopping Made Easy

OK, boys and girls, it is once again time for Auntie Pattie Clause to help you with your Christmas shopping; so listen carefully.*

For the showbiz autobiography fans: BOSSY PANTS by Tina Fey is a good read. She is funny and honest.

For the readers who enjoy a well written murder mystery: SISTER: THE NOVEL is a slightly different take on who did it. The ending should surprise you.

For ladies who want to read about country doctors in Ireland: Patrick Taylor has a delightful series, starting with, of course, IRISH COUNTRY DOCTOR.

For the person who reads David Baldacci: anything by Richard Montanari. His most recent, ECHO MAN, will keep you turning pages.

For the history buffs: Anita Diament’s DAY AFTER NIGHT is a story of the Jews being transported to a new land called Israel in 1945. Another good book from this time in history is SARAH'S KEY by Tattiana de Rosnay, based on a little known historical fact in France.

For anyone who just enjoys an interesting book: I AM THE MESSENGER by Markus Zusak. Zusak is considered a Young People author, but his BOOK THIEF is high on my favorite book list.

For the Biblical scholar: DISCOVERING THE PARABLES by Henry G. Covert is an excellent study guide. It should spark a lot of discussion in a class.

For the “I-am-not-sure-what- to-call-them” group: the second book in Justin Cronin’s trilogy, THE PASSAGE, is out. I really liked the first one, all 766 pages, and will read the other two. This group should also enjoy WORLD WAR Z:  AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE ZOMBIE WARS by Max Brooks. Max is Mel’s son so you know that the humor will be just a little off center.

Note to my personal Santa: Alice Hoffman’s THE DOVE KEEPERS looks good; SNUFF, a new Discworld book, by Terry Pratchett would be appreciated….love Discworld, and Nora Roberts has a new trilogy called Inn Boonsboro.

*Please feel free to place this list on the family bulletin board for all of the Santa’s in your house.