Monday, April 18, 2005

What to Give

Spring seems to bring a lot of gift-giving occasions and at Destinations Booksellers we are happy to help you solve all of your gift-giving dilemmas.

Mother’s Day is just around the corner and we have several recommendations. If you are looking for something humorous Ilene Beckman has learned that there is more to happiness than finding the right hairstyle. She shares her wisdom in Makeovers at the Beauty Counter of Happiness.

Ya-Ya’s In Bloom celebrates the friendship of women and continues the tale of the four friends of the Ya-Ya sisterhood. Author Rebecca Wells’ Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood became the blockbuster movie of the same name.

And for the mother who refuses to “run with the herd” try Mustang Sallies. Fawn Germer celebrates the secrets of more than seventy-five successful women. The book includes interviews with Hilary Clinton, Susan Sarandon, Ann Richards, Erin Brockovich, and others.

If you are bored with receiving blankets and sleepers The One-
Armed Cook is a more original baby shower gift. This cookbook is designed specifically for new parents with advice for cooking and entertaining while coping with the demands of caring for an infant. It includes recipes and plans for entertainment ranging from a dinner party to baby’s first birthday.

And once the baby is born you will be looking for the perfect gift. When You Were Born is a poem by Dianna Hutts Aston which celebrates the joy of a new baby. Designed as a gift book for a new baby, this book features interesting illustrations from the baby’s point-of-view by award-winning illustrator E. B. Lewis.

For newlyweds consider an addition to the home reference library such as Popular Mechanics Complete Home How-To. This invaluable resource includes concise, easy-to-use instructions for hundreds of home repairs and projects from fixing a light switch to building a patio.

Whether the couple will cook a lot or a little a good all-purpose cookbook will come in handy. Joy of Cooking is a classic that could be either the only cookbook they will ever need or the foundation for an entire library of cookbooks.

If you are looking for something for the graduate Furry Logic may be just the book. It pairs watercolor paintings of animals with updated versions of some old adages for just the right mix of inspiration and humor.

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