My father made a New Years resolution to read more books, I'm hoping to jumpstart him by getting a book for him to read. The problem is, I have no clue what to get him! I want to buy him a relatively short novel, but I want it to be interesting enough to keep him glued to it. He seems to have a short attention span as well as a short patience when it comes to books.
I usually see him read self-help books on improving his quality of life, self or financial circumstances so I really have no clue what to look for.
2006-12-22 15:46:50 · 12 answers · asked by pinkrevolvers345 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
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2006-12-22 15:54:36 · answer #1 · answered by melissa 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Another new year is just about. If he's still into self-books, then probably he is a wonderful person! (many of us often see our new year resolutions fizzling out soon after making them.) He may be tired of helping himself with similarly written books now.
Get Dad self-help book of a different kind . . . the mental type . . . . "The Death of Ivan Ilych" He'll love it because unlike Ivan, he'll know someone (his daughter!) cares for him.
Problem is he may not make any more New Year resolutions after that encounter!!
Merry X-mas
2006-12-22 16:23:53 · answer #2 · answered by ari-pup 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want a short novel, get him "The Old Man and the Sea" by Hemingway. If he is interested in today's politics and problems, get him "Fiasco" by Thomas Ricks. If he would like to read about the famous Iwo Jima photo, buy him Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley.
2006-12-22 16:14:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anniesgran 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Passages- by Gail Sheehy (passages one makes from one age/lifestyle to another- nonfiction).
Also, a book of short stories, and that could be Hitchcock, Roald Dahl (he's not just for children), Hemingway, Somerset Maugham, all great.
2006-12-22 18:34:34 · answer #4 · answered by Habt our quell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try The Midnighters by Scott Westerfield
or
The Shadow Thieves by Anne Ursu
2006-12-22 17:22:31 · answer #5 · answered by tydygurl10 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some middle age man like King James Bible. It is a great gift especially have his name engrave on the front cover. It is a gift that would last for a life time, and a great gift to pass on to his generation.
2006-12-22 15:56:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Da Vinci code
2006-12-24 11:27:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Me Talk Pretty Someday (David Sedaris) - my boyfriend who doesn't read very much read it in a day and laughed the whole time
2006-12-23 02:15:52 · answer #8 · answered by JP 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gift certificate to a bookstore! Its more fun, no guesswork and no disappointment. I have done that many times with great success. Good luck!
2006-12-22 16:09:36 · answer #9 · answered by Rosanna 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get him "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom. It can be read in one seating, but is a powerful and compelling read.
2006-12-22 16:36:56 · answer #10 · answered by xander 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
>the best kept $ecret in america<...william a. stanmeyer,J.D.
1996=how to retire at any age....even when the sytem crashes....Good printers, Inc, Bridgewater,Virginia
ISBN:0-9650992-0-2
2006-12-22 15:56:28 · answer #11 · answered by bev 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋