Preferably biographies but any good books that would make a nice present would be good.
2006-11-24 02:47:13 · 11 answers · asked by Karen S 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
sure, here:
Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Wuthering Heights by Charlotte Bronte
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The Overcoat, The Nose and Other Short Stories by Nikolai Gogol
1984 and Animal Farm by George Orwell
Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
Atonement by Ian McEwan
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahaeme
Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger
Lemony Snicket’s books
The Catcher in The Rye
A Clockwork Orange
The Lord of The Flies
Brave New World
The Handmaid's Tale
The Old Man and The Sea
Little women, Good Wives and Little Men by L.M. Alcott
the followings are biographies:
Boy by Roald Dahl,
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
My Story by Ingrid Bergman
need more?? let me know... would be glad to help you :)
2006-11-24 03:25:48 · answer #1 · answered by ~ ANGEL ~ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
too many too list here are my favs.
twilight
new moon
first two books from a probably five book series by stephenie meyer
silver kiss
blood and chocolate (there's a movie)
freaks! alive on the inside
by annette curtis klause
cirque du freak
vampire's assistant
tunnels of blood
vampire mountain
trials of death
vampire prince
hunters of the dusk
allies of the night
killers of the dawn
lake of souls
lord of the shadows
sons of destiny
its a series by darren shan
lord loss
demon thief
slawter (reading today)
three books from a ten book series by darren shan
strombreaker (there's a movie)
point blank
skeleton key
eaglestrike
scorpia
ark angel
snakehead(not out yet)
alex rider series by anthony horowitz
raven's gate
evil star (i'm about to buy)
two books from probably a five series book by anthony horowitz
harry potter and the sorcerer's stone
harry potter and the chamber of secrets
harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban
harry potter and the goblet of fire
harry potter and the order of phoenix
harry potter and the half-blood prince
i'm pretty sure that the last book will be give, by j.k. rowling
artemsi fowl
artemis fowl and the artic incident
artemis fowl and the eternity cube
artemis fowl and the opal deception
artemis fowl and the lost colony (too many books to read and buy)
by eion colfer
2006-11-24 04:30:40 · answer #2 · answered by ALESANA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in case you prefer some rather staggering YA myth, i will in basic terms recommend the suggestions you have already gained for Philip Pullman's His darkish components trilogy, the artwork of Alan Garner (crimson Shift is an extremely wonderful e book for toddlers or adults) and Susan Cooper's The darkish Is becoming sequence - this one is very advantageous for a Christmas present because of the fact the action in between the books (The darkish Is becoming) occurs over the Christmas era. The Chronicles of Narnia are a good determination too, in case you could forget (or recommend) the non secular factors, and The Hobbit is yet another classic. once you're searching for something with a similar premise to Harry Potter, then why don't you attempt The Worst Witch sequence via Jill Murphy, set in a school for witches. they don't have the epic overtones of Harry Potter, and that i'm unsure how nicely they had put off for an person reader, yet I enjoyed them whilst i became a newborn. extra: Hmm, I surely have been checking the checklist to work out what others cautioned (searching for some good new reads myself), so i'll voice my popularity of people who cautioned Joan Aiken, Tanith Lee (a number of her stuff could desire to be somewhat darkish and sexual for infants, however the Piratica books are youngster friendly and great) and likewise the daddy Christmas Letters via Tolkien - a spectacular e book, confirm you get it with the unique illustrations! i might additionally prefer to function a advice for Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons books - they're low myth quite than extreme myth like those i discussed before, yet they're purely somewhat sturdy, gripping journey memories with a spectacular humorous thread working via them - somewhat previous formed, yet none the extra serious for that.
2016-10-17 11:42:40 · answer #3 · answered by leong 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if the recipient likes mystery stories, Agatha Christie's autobiography is worth considering. For history buffs, I would recommend 'The Island at the Center of the World', by Russell Shorto. It's about the Dutch colony of New Netherlands, before the British took it over and re-named it New York. I received it as a Christmas gift myself a few years ago, and have been recommending it ever since.
2006-11-24 02:54:52 · answer #4 · answered by JelliclePat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some unusual and interesting biographies that I have read (and I usually don't like them):
The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
The Man Who Loved Only Numbers by Paul Hoffman
Still She Haunts Me by Katir Roiphe
Hope these help!
2006-11-24 03:00:30 · answer #5 · answered by jcresnick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are many good books , the first one i would recommend is the bible , you cannot give a better gift. Karen Kingsbury is an excellent author of many good books, Jan Karon has the Mitford series. the left behind series by Tim Lahaye is also very good. Francine Rivers, Beverly Lewis,are just a few I highly recommend. you cannot go wrong on the ones i have listed .
2006-11-24 10:59:21 · answer #6 · answered by joyous believer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try "Crying Moluntain" by Lili Dauphin a book for all ages...an excellent read. Inspirational with a fast moving plot. Very uplifting. Can be found on all the Online Book Stores...Amazon....Barnes and Noble can order it for you.
2006-11-27 14:18:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try anything by Fr. Andrew Greeley or Fulton Sheen.
2006-11-24 02:52:48 · answer #8 · answered by Stacye S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From nine to ninety nine there's a book to appeal to all it's called "Visitors" by Bob Chapman, available on Amazon
2006-11-24 06:38:10 · answer #9 · answered by burtbb0912 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
twilight and new moon by stephenie meyer are a great deal together on amazon and are really good, but rebel angels or a great and terrible beauty by libba bray are also great too
2006-11-24 03:03:13 · answer #10 · answered by ette-chan ♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋