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A carefully chosen book is always a welcome gift, but it's not always easy to know which books are good and which have had the benefit of clever marketing. We've picked out the best books which we've seen this year and we think that you should be able to find something for everyone on your gift list.
==Fiction==
'''Crime'''
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|author=Andrea Camilleri
|title=The Track of Sand
Domestic Violence and obsession feature in [[Into The Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes]]. It's a book with a rather dull cover - but what's inside is superb.
When we mention 'Swedish Crime Novel' and the name 'Larsson' you might well jump to conclusions about who we mean, but we've been impressed by [[Until Thy Wrath Be Past:: A Rebecka Martinsson Investigation by Asa Larsson and Laurie Thompson (Translator)|Asa Larsson]] and we think you will be too.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0330507664</amazonuk>
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'''Fantasy, Horror and Science Fiction'''
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|author=Laini Taylor
|title=Daughter of Smoke and Bone
Horror fans, whether adult or young adult, will love [[Mister Creecher by Chris Priestley]], an ''interlude'' in the story of Frankenstein's monster. Chris Priestley just gets better and better!
|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>144472262X</amazonuk>1444722654
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'''General Fiction'''
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|author=S G Browne
|title=Fated
If you'd like a couple of other suggestions then you might like to look at [[The Secrets of Pain by Phil Rickman]] and [[The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern]].
|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0749954728</amazonuk>Browne_Fated
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'''Literary Fiction'''
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|author=Hector Tobar
|title=The Barbarian Nurseries
It's 50 years (how did that happen?) since [[Catch 22 by Joseph Heller]] was first published and there's an anniversary edition which will delight first-time readers or bring back memories for those who were there at the time. Another timely reissue is [[The Silent Cry by Kenzaburo Oe]].
|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0701184167</amazonuk>1444726773
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'''Historical Fiction'''
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|author=Alma Katsu
|title=The Taker
When you mention the name 'John Buchan' most people think of [[The Thirty-nine Steps by John Buchan|The Thirty-nine Steps]] but we'd like to suggest [[A Lost Lady of Old Years by John Buchan|A Lost Lady of Old Years]] set in the Jacobite Rising of 1745-6. It's a book to work at but it's tremendously rewarding.
|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1846058171</amazonuk>
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'''Women's Fiction'''
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|author=Ann Hood
|title=The Red Thread
If you'd like some more suggestions have a look at our [[Top Ten Books For Your Auntie]] and [[Top Ten Books For Your Girlfriend]].
|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0393339769</amazonuk>
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'''Biography'''
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|author=Frances Wilson
|title=How to Survive the Titanic or the Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay
If we haven't suggested something that you fancy then have a look at at [[Top Ten Biographies and Autobiographies]].
|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1408809222</amazonuk>
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'''Cookery'''
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|author=Yotam Ottolenghi
|title=Plenty
If there's nothing here which appeals to you then have a look at our [[Top Ten Cookery Books]].
|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0091933684</amazonuk>
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'''History'''
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|author=Nigel Jones
|title=Tower
For some American history we can recommend [[American Caesars: Lives of the US Presidents, from Franklin D Roosevelt to George W Bush by Nigel Hamilton]]. We've read it through from cover to cover and we've dipped into it to illustrate a point. It's one of those books you'd hate to be without.
|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0091936659</amazonuk>
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'''Politics and Society'''
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|author=Chris Mullin
|title=A Walk-on Part: Diaries 1994 - 1999
In [[Join the Club: How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World by Tina Rosenberg|Join the Club: How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World]] Tnia Rosenberg illustrates how peer pressure can be used for good. It's a sprawling book but it's very readable.
|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1846685230</amazonuk>1846685249
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'''Popular Science'''
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|author=David Crystal
|title=The Story Of English In 100 Words
Need some further suggestions? have a look at our [[Top Ten Books For Slightly Geeky People]].
|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0747597162</amazonuk>
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'''Teens'''
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|author=Jonathan Maberry
|title=Rot & Ruin
If you'd like to look at some teen books yourself then have a look at our [[Top Ten Teen Books That Adults Should Read]].
|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0857070959</amazonuk>
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'''Confident Readers'''
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|author=Elliott Skell
|title=Neversuch House
A classic makes a thoughtful Christmas gift so you might like to have a look at [[Top Ten Classics of Children's Literature]].
|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1847387438</amazonuk>
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'''For Sharing'''
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|author= Alex T Smith
|title=Claude in the City
Who would believe that [[Kipper by Mick Inkpen|Kipper]] is twenty one? This is a lovely anniversary edition of the classic book but with a ten-episode DVD as a bonus.
|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0340998997</amazonuk>
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