Guilty Guide: Last, last minute (and Belated) book gift guide

I admit it. I'm guilty this year of getting some last minute gifts, many of them books. So to assuage my guilt and perhaps help someone with a last minute or belated gift, here's a peek at what I picked up (in no particular order).





HOW TO BE A DOMESTIC GODDESS
By Nigella Lawson

An oldie but goodie. Nigella's post-feminist back-into-the-kitchen baking guide was all the rage when I was living in London early in the decade. I secretly want this book, but got it for my soon to be mother-in-law.





MOLOKA'I : A Novel
By O.A. Bushnell

People say KA'A'AWA, another of Bushnell's novels, is the best Hawaiian novel ever written. I couldn't find it in the bookstore, so got MOLOKA'I, which is also in my book cabinet, waiting to be read.





THE FOREVER WAR
By Dexter Filkins

Some people like Iraq books--what can I say?






THE FIRST TYCOON
By T.J. Stiles

 It's a national book award winner and all about Cornelius Vanderbildt. Other than that, I can't yet say.





THE ASCENT OF MONEY: A Financial History of the World
By Niall Ferguson

This book is supposed to be great. Got it for my soon to be father-in-law, and though I thought it would be hardcover since it was just released late October, it was softcover.





PAT THE HUSBAND
By Kate Merrow Neligan

I can't yet figure out to whom I should give this parody of PAT THE BUNNY, but it was so funny I just had to get it. My favorite line, and I'm paraphrasing: The wife is hormonal, and the husband is a hormone. 




THE UNFORGIVING MINUTE: A Soldier's Education
By Craig M. Mullaney

I tried to find this book in stores but it was all sold out. I hear it's a must-read for anyone interested in Iraq, the Army, or modern warfare.