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Holiday Gift Ideas For Book Lovers

  First Posted: 12/08/11 11:07 AM ET   Updated: 12/08/11 11:07 AM ET

It's risky buying books for bookish friends. There's always the chance they've already read this year's bestsellers. To play it safe, buy your literary loved ones some trendy reading glasses, kitschy kitchen towels or some of these other awesome finds.

For your four-eyed friend
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Perfect for those with sore eyes from a childhood full of sneaky, late-night reading, this set includes five sample frames and a $95.00 gift card.

Warby Parker, $95.00
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MBGarcia
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03:00 PM on 12/17/2011
I would hope that anyone buying me a present wouldn't call me four-eyes and then give me a bunch of glasses. And why would I want to dry dishes with what looks like a cloth diaper someone has scribbled on? Some of these lists are...oh, I don't know...clueless?
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Lady Saera
Love,love,love is the soul of genius, 'Mozart'
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09:17 PM on 12/19/2011
so funny:)
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scifisiren
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05:44 PM on 12/09/2011
Not every book lover worships at the altar of Austen.
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Lady Saera
Love,love,love is the soul of genius, 'Mozart'
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09:19 PM on 12/19/2011
I think it depends on who the gift is for, besides, many like Austen but read other generes, including scifi avidly, as I do...good point.
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05:09 PM on 12/09/2011
If you're going to give any book whatsoever, get it from the online bookstore that donates 20% of the sales price to provide books and supplies for the classroom of your choice: http://GiftsForHumanity.org.
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Quest2011
Cleverness is not wisdom- Euripides
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03:21 PM on 12/09/2011
Why is the nerdy woman naked?
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3fingerbrown
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03:48 PM on 12/09/2011
I don't know, but if the book nerds looked like that when I was in college I'd have spent more time in the library.
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Cedarflame
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04:53 PM on 12/09/2011
Uh-huh!
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