A Very Bookish Christmas

I was a very lucky girl this Christmas. I was given several books and I’m looking forward to reading all of them. Some have been on my wishlist for quite a while so I was so happy to get them this year!

In the Shadow of the Ark by Anne Provoost
The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing by Mayra Calvani and Anne K. Edwards
The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice [Oh, how I love polygamy books!]
Poser: My Life in Twenty-three Yoga Poses by Claire Dederer
Living Color: The Biological and Social Meaning of Skin Color by Nina G. Jablonski
The Race Card: How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Relations Worse
The Science of Yoga by William J. Broad
Indian Cooking Unfolded by Raghavan Iyer
This Land Was Made For You and Me (But Mostly Me) by Bruce McCall and David Letterman

I also got some really fun book related gifts:


Invisible Book Shelf
Barnes and Noble gift card
A really cool bookmark that not only marks your page but marks the exact spot on the page where you left off!

What books and/or bookish gifts did you receive this holiday season? What are you favorites?

January 2nd, 2014 in Books
  • Jessica E.

    Mike, my husband, usually gets enough books to hold him reading-wise through a good part of the year, especially because his birthday follows not too long after Christmas. He prefers non-fiction and the occasional cookbook. This year we deviated from the usual WWII military, especially aviation history. Looking at his stack of books, he received: An Army At Dawn by Rick Atkinson (a Pulitzer Prize winner), George Washington’s Secret Six, by Brian Kilmeade, One Summer America 1927 by Bill Bryson, Vanished by Wil S. Hylton, Civilian Warriors by Erik Prince, and Dead Mountain by Donnie Eichar. He should be busy.

    • http://www.chaosisafriendofmine.com/ ChaosIsAFriend

      Sounds like it!

  • http://foofynotfoofy.blogspot.com/ HeatherAnne Norbury

    My gifts were along jewelry, games and entertaining themes this year. Alas, I did not get anything book related. But I did set a goal of reading more this year so I guess I’m giving that gift to myself.

    • http://www.chaosisafriendofmine.com/ ChaosIsAFriend

      And it will be so nice to relax and read in your new, big house!

      • http://foofynotfoofy.blogspot.com/ HeatherAnne Norbury

        YES! Yes it will!