Let’s face it…this is a tough holiday season. The Dow might as well become a new Six Flags roller coaster, and it seems like every other week a bank or corporation that was “too big to fail” does just that. Meanwhile, there’s still people you love and presents to buy. So what’s the solution? Buy a book!
Books make great gifts, plain and simple. Yes, iPhones are sleek and HDTVs look (almost) like real life, but can you beat possibly changing someone’s life for $15.95? Books are powerful—they transport, calm, inform, and inspire.
And don’t just take my word for it—America’s book publishers have created a new website and video with reasons why books make great gifts and links to 2008 book gift guides. They even managed to get John Stewart and Bill O’Reilly to agree on something…
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