Books make excellent gifts! Take a look at the suggestions below. Please share your gift book recommendations as well.

Have a Little Faith: A True Story by Mitch Albom

Pub Date: 09/29/2009
The best-selling author relates his efforts to eulogize a beloved rabbi who is near death, in a book where the author sits with and cares for the dying man, discovers and learns to admire an impoverished congregation, and rekindles his faith as he searches for the right words to honor the dying cleric.

Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip--Confessions of a Cynical Waiter by Steve Dublanica

Pub Date: 08/01/2009
A whimsical best-selling account of a waiter's life at an upscale New York restaurant, based on the award-winning WaiterRant.net blog, describes his daily experiences with a series of outrageous customers and shares tips on such topics as getting good service and proper tipping etiquette.

I'll Never be French (No Matter What I Do): Living in a Small Village In Brittany by Mark Greenside

Pub Date: 06/02/2009
The author recounts how he was dragged by his girlfriend to a tiny region in western France, where in spite of the failure of their relationship and his complete inexperience with French culture, he fell in love with the area and made it a second home.

The Longest Trip Home: A Memoir by John Grogan

Pub Date: 10/13/2009
The Longest Trip Home is a book for any son or daughter who has sought to forge an identity at odds with their parents', and for every parent who has struggled to understand the values of their children. It is a book about mortality and grace, spirit and faith, and the powerful love of family. With his trademark blend of humor and pathos that made Marley & Me beloved by millions, John Grogan traces the universal journey each of us must take to find our unique place in the world.

Heirloom: Notes from an Accidental Tomato Farmer by Tim Stark

Pub Date: 07/14/2009
A government consultant-turned-Union Square Greenmarket produce farmer describes his decision to resuscitate his family farm in Pennsylvania, efforts to grow heirloom tomatoes and obscure chili peppers, and successes as an in-demand provider for some of New York City's most exacting chefs.

The Daily Coyote: A Story of Love, Survival, and Trust in the Wilds of Wyoming by Shreve Stockton

Pub Date: 11/03/2009
When photographer and writer Shreve Stockton decided to move back to her beloved New York from San Francisco, she decided to take her time and make the trip on her Vespa. When she reached Wyoming, Shreve was captivated by the red dirt, the Bighorn Mountains, and the wide-open spaces. Unable to shake the spell of the "cowboy state," she soon found herself trading her New York City apartment for a house in Ten Sleep, Wyoming -- population 300. Shreve threw away her cell phone and took to the rules of the land, adjusting to a lifestyle that was a near antithesis to that of the urban jungle. Time is of a different essence, nature is both livelihood and enemy, deer and coyote mark the dawn and dusk. When Shreve was unexpectedly presented with a ten-day-old coyote pup whose parents had been shot for killing sheep, she had a choice to make. Despite her reservations and the terror of her tomcat Eli, Shreve decided to do the unthinkable -- to raise the coyote pup she came to call Charlie in her 12 12-foot log cabin.

In arresting prose and illuminated with Shreve's breathtaking photography, The Daily Coyote is at once Shreve's month-by-month exploration of Charlie's first year and a meditation on the nature of wildness versus domestication, of nature versus nurture, and of forgiveness, loyalty, and love in all its forms.

Hands Of My Father: A Hearing Boy, His Deaf Parents, and the Language of Love – Myron Uhlberg

Pub Date: 02/03/2009
A heartwarming memoir describes growing up as the hearing son of two deaf parents during the Depression, the challenges of straddling the world of the deaf and the hearing world beyond the family's silent apartment, and his occasional resentment of the heavy burdens of his role as an interpreter despite his love for his family.