Holiday Gifts

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Christmas Gifts 2009: The Most Beautiful Books Of The Year

Lena Tabori | Posted 12.04.2009 | Books

All of these books are exquisitely made -- designed and produced with passion and creativity. None are boring, nothing to pick up and put down. Each will leave you different than you were before.

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Joy To The World: Good-Bye Bing Crosby, Hello Bob Dylan

Derek Shearer | Posted 12.05.2009 | Books

Read More: World Politics, Detective Fiction, Obama, Economics, Bob Dylan, Holiday Gifts, Books News

It's true that I mainly give books as holiday gifts. It's my nature. Here my favorite books of 2009. Holiday Greetings to one and all from the Ambassadude.

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Sandy Weill, Former Citigroup Chairman, Praises Geithner, Tells NY Magazine: 'I'm Not Really Wanting of Objects'

Daily Intel | Jada Yuan | Posted 12.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Timothy Geithner, Sandy Weill, Holiday Gifts, Citigroup, Business News

Last night at the opening-night gala for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, New York reporter Jada Yuan came face to leathery face with Sandy Weill, ...

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The Best Holiday CD Ever Made (See If You Don't Agree)

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 12.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Cd, Holiday Gift Guide, "River Deep Mountain High, Phil Spector, Holiday Gifts, Entertainment News

There are many morals to the Phil Spector story, but I prefer to turn away from this sad tale to what may well have been his greatest triumph. I mean: A Christmas Gift for You, the best holiday album ever made.

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Style Books To Give For The Holidays

Wall Street Journal | CHRISTINA BINKLEY | Posted 12.03.2009 | Books

Style books are a motley crew. Many offer stale fashion advice or strange recipes for make-your-own-beauty-products; one could fill an unfortunate lib...

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Passive-Aggressive Holiday Gifts For Everyone On Your Naughty List

Una LaMarche | Posted 12.02.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Cats, Twitter, Jonathan Safran Foer, Holiday Gifts, Comedy, Urban Dictionary, Facebook, Nicolas Cage, Comedy News

We all know the hidden meanings behind certain tried-and-true holiday presents. But what if you have a more specialized message to convey?

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Christmas Gifts 2009: 13 Great Gifts

Huffington Post | ThienVinh Nguyen | Posted 12.01.2009 | Green

With the holiday season upon us, gift-giving can get pretty ugly really fast. From the last-minute frantic purchasing to participating in the consume...

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7 Books To Give For Hanukkah

Huffington Post | Jonathan Kirsch | Posted 12.01.2009 | Books

Jonathan Kirsch Author and book editor of The Jewish Journal It's no accident that November is Jewish Book Month, because the "People of the Book" ...

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Christmas Gifts 2009: 23 Super Stylish Ideas (PHOTOS, POLL)

Rachel Strugatz | Posted 11.29.2009 | Style

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The holiday season is upon us and gift buying madness has officially begun. In order to give you ideas, and let's face it - just make your life easier...

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7 Gifts that Give Back to the World

Richard Walden | Posted 11.24.2009 | Impact

Read More: New Orleans, Africa, Vitamin A, Toilets, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Awesome Girls, Water Wells, Holiday Gifts, Disaster Relief, Oprah, Health Insurance, Community Clinics, Nicaragua, Micro-Credit Loans, Thephilippines, Impact News

This holiday season there are a number of ways you can donate to powerful causes in honor of family and friends that they would wholeheartedly endorse in lieu of a gift.

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QVC Black Friday DEALS: Full Details

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Qvc Black Friday, Qvc, Black Friday Qvc, Holiday Gifts, Black Friday Deals, Holiday Shopping, Black Friday, Holiday News, Business News

NEW YORK — Television retailer QVC has made aggressive plans to keep shoppers watching – instead of mall-hopping – on Black Friday, ...

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An Extreme Make-Over for Santa?

Tom Matlack | Posted 11.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Santa, Holiday Gifts, Books, Media News

Motivated by her own childhood wounding when she learned the "truth" about Santa, Arita Trahan wanted her children to have a Santa that would never le...

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A Word for the Gifting Season

Amy Hungerford | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Holiday, Language, Holiday Gifts, Thanksgiving, Words, Regifting, Hannukah, Gift Giving, Christmas, Giving, William Safire, Living News

Pretension wrapped in a noun wrapped in a gerund: that's what gifting is. This holiday season, give the gift that keeps giving: something nice you picked yourself, for a particular person.

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An Extreme Make-Over For Santa?

Tom Matlack | Posted 12.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Santa Claus, Children, Holiday Gifts, Books, The Giving Life, Living News

Motivated by her own childhood wounding when she learned the "truth" about Santa, Arita Trahan wanted her children to have a Santa that would never lead to disappointment and that they would never outgrow.

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Shaq Teams With Toys For Tots To Bring Holiday Cheer

Posted 10.20.2009 | Impact

Read More: Holiday, Charity, Toys for Tots, Children, Holiday Gifts, Toys R Us, Donations, Shaquille O'Neal, Giving, Gifts, Holiday News, Impact News

Shaq-A-Claus is coming to town. That's right, NBA champion Shaquille O'Neal is teaming up with Toys R Us as the spokesman of the annual Marine Corps' ...

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Cupcake Car: Neiman Marcus' 2009 Christmas Book Features Weirdest Holiday Gift EVER (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Posted 11.22.2009 | Business

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*See photos and video below* What's the gift that will make "scrooge smile"? According to Neiman Marcus, the "Cupcake Car." (Wouldn't have been our f...

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Attention K-Mart Shoppers: Could America's Throwaway Holiday Crap Industry Be Next to Fail?

Keith Blanchard | Posted 03.22.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Valentine's Day Gifts, Holiday Gifts, Holidays, Holiday Crap, Valentine's Day, Hallmark, Comedy News

Now that money doesn't grow on trees anymore, all we can do is gather the grandchildren into a circle and tell them amazing tales of the world o' plenty we once had. Will it even sound plausible?

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The Gift that Pays Dividends in This Economic Recession

Terry Real | Posted 01.26.2009 | Living

I have to confess, I feel a kind of relief. We don't have to worry about keeping up with the Jones', because the Jones' are doing just as bad as we are.

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Last Minute Shopping

Byron Williams | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Rod Blagojevich, Sarah Palin, Christmas Gifts, Holiday Season Commentary, Political Satire, Holiday Gifts, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, Politics News

For Governor Sarah Palin, a DVD of the musical, Annie Get your Gun. Aerial wolf hunting; need I say more?

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Holiday Gift Ideas For The Parking Scofflaw

The Parking Ticket Geek | Posted 01.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Parking Meters, Cars, Chicago Parking, Chicago Parking Tickets, Holidays, Holiday Gifts, Chicago News

With Christmas just a few days away, the Parking Ticket Geek has holiday gift ideas for that parking ticket challenged person in your life.

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Political-Ish Holiday Stocking Stuffers

Eric Kuhn | Posted 01.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Politics, Christmas Shopping, Books, Happiness, Christmas Gifts, Christmas, Shopping, Presents, Holiday Gifts, Entertainment News

Looking for the perfect stocking stuffer? I've got for you three interviews with authors who recently published fictional novels with political overtones.

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Come out of the Literary Closet: Buy Yourself a Kids' Book this Holiday

Joanne Rendell | Posted 01.22.2009 | Style

Read More: Literature, Academic News, Holiday Gifts, Children's Books, Gifts for Yourself, Holiday Shopping, Holiday Spirit, Kids, Shopping, Books, Gifts, Self-Indulgence, Kids' Books, Reading, Style News

Kids' fiction unleashes our long-ago dampened imaginations, so take a break from that Salman Rushdie book you're reading, and treat your mind to a kids book this holiday.

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Four Holiday Gift Ideas for Progressives

David Sirota | Posted 01.21.2009 | Style

Read More: Barack Obama, Holiday Season, Gift Ideas, Liberals, Holiday Gifts, Style News

If you're a procrastinator like me, then you're frantically scurrying at the last minute to pick up holiday gifts for friends and family. So let me suggest four great gifts for any progressives you know.

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Cabbage Patch Fever: 25 Years After

Colleen Kane | Posted 01.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Christmas Memories, Trendy Toys, Cabbage Patch Kids, 1980's Cabbage Patch Kids, Kids at Christmas, Christmas Toy Trends, Cabbage Patch Dolls, 1980's, Holiday Season, Holiday Gifts, 1980's Trends, Living News

At recess, I would ask to hold a friend's Cabbage Patch doll, with its squishy, pudgy legs and subtle baby-powder scent and some hideous name that sounded both Biblical and medical.

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