What Book(s) do you like so much you buy extra copies for presents?

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

For me:

Roger Zelazny, "Lord of Light"

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0380014033/qid=1093816592/sr=ka-2/ref=pd_ka_2/104-2780012-7553547

James Boswell, "Boswell's London journal, 1762-1763"
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0748602623/qid=1093816418/sr=1-4/ref=sr_1_4/104-2780012-7553547?v=glance&s=books

Jane Austen's "Juvenilia" (early humorous writings)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1414500017/qid=1093816513/sr=1-9/ref=sr_1_9/104-2780012-7553547?v=glance&s=books

[Blayde Starrfyre]

1. A few.

Slaughterhouse 5.

Catch-22.

Huckleberry Finn (for foreign friends who aren't familiar with America's greatest writer).

Twelve Chairs by Ilf and Petrov.

[NewHampshireDem]

2. "The Road Less Travelled"

by M. Scott Peck

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0743243153/qid=1093817149/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/104-3602582-3207963?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

Six Great Ideas by Mortimer J. Adler

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/068482681X/qid=1093817203/sr=ka-1/ref=pd_ka_1/104-3602582-3207963

[Gryffindor_Bookworm]

3. The His Dark Materials trilogy.

The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass, all by Philip Pullman.

[Kellanved]

4. no real list

Horatio Hornblower books by CS Forrester (for my cousins)

A few Prattchets for those so inclined
same thing for books out of Steven Erikson's Malazan series.

For fellow students books from the Cambridge "Elements of ... Style" series. Weizenbaum's or Chomsky's books are usually a good idea as well.

Neil Stephenson, but most who like his books have them all already.

Heinrich Mann, when "good" books are in order.

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[GAspnes]

5. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

I must have given away 40 copies over the years, and I always have a couple lying around the house, just in case.

[patriotvoice]

6. "The Jungle"

Upton Sinclair.

[xray s]

7. I am reading "Dreams From My Father" by Barack Obama now

And its going to be a gift to my friends this holiday season for sure!

[carpe diem]

14. i've finished reading this....

VERY GOOD BOOK!!! I highly recommend it...not your usual self-promoting political memoir. It was written 10 years ago, before Obama started running for elected office and is a very honest, moving, compelling personal journey. I couldn't put it down.

[SarahB]

8. "The Baby Book" by Dr. William Sears.

I buy it as a gift for almost every baby shower I've attended. Burn the other stupid baby books (especially the corporate bullshit "What to Expect" crap or even worse any of the "Babywise" books). This book helps you effectively parent a baby in a loving way, not how to "control" helpless infants.

[skygazer]

9. Many over the years

Lately it's been "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman. The man is brilliant and it's such a complex yet beautiful book. Hard to describe though.

[LeftistGorilla]

10. The Little Prince....

and I always get a smile in return...

[Rabrrrrrr]

11. Cryptonomicon, The Bible, Dune, Lies and The Lying Liars

[2Design]

MR. God this is Anna

[The Flaming Red Head]

12. I sent copies of Stupid White Men

to my stupid white male attorneys.

[Ramsey]

13. The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood.

I've probably given out 50 copies of this book over the years. It's prophetic.