It takes time and effort to find that perfect gift. It is hard to figure out what to get the person who has everything. Books make an ideal gift. They are modest in cost, and their topics vary. First, determine the person’s interests so you can figure out what they might want to read. What are their hobbies? Do they like to cook, hunt, or run? Books make splendid gifts because they are affordable, life-giving, and share a wealth of knowledge.
When determining a book to purchase for someone, figure out what is going on in that person’s life? Did they just acquire a pet, move, or are they super busy? Do they need ways to relax or destress? This list of books will help you find the best book for your loved one.
Top Fiction Books
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- American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins is a #1 New York Times bestseller and Oprah’s book club pick. This well-written, intense story about a mother and son chased by a Mexican drug cartel will broaden your perspective about immigrants. I no longer have the same viewpoint about immigration laws.
- Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty became an Emmy award-winning HBO series. Life is messy, and the characters in this novel experience domestic violence, date rape, and a myriad of other problems. Ultimately someone gets killed at a grade school parent event. The lives of the parents weave together until you understand who died and why.
- Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens is a #1 New York Times bestseller. The story takes you back several decades to the Carolina coast where a young girl living in poverty is left to raise herself in the swamp. The twist and turns of this book make it incredibly interesting. I could never have guessed the ending. I appreciated the backwoods main character; she felt true to life.
- Camino Island by John Grisham is another #1 New York Times bestseller. This mystery revolves around the theft of several priceless F. Scott Fitzgerald manuscripts. Where they end up and how the mystery is solved keeps you turning pages. I enjoyed the well-defined characters. Some of them were hilarious, others were likable even though they were dealing in the black market.
- The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett is a #1 New York Times bestseller. This story is about two twin sisters: one sister secretly passes for white, the other lives with her black daughter in the small southern town she tried to escape from. These twins’ fate remains intertwined as the story shares how the past shapes a person’s decisions, desires, and expectations.
- And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie is one of the most beloved murder mysteries. PBS designates it as a great American read top 100 pick. Ten strangers are lured to an isolated island mansion, and you can’t imagine what happens next.
- This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger is a New Your Times bestseller. If you liked Where the Crawdads Sing, you will enjoy this book. This is the story of four orphans during the depression who travel the Mississippi River on a life-changing odyssey.
- The Things We Cannot Say by the USA Today best-selling author Kelly Rimmer is about a young teenage girl longing to marry her best friend as the Nazi’s occupation takes hold. This story is the unshakable reminder of the devastation when truth is silenced; and how it can take a lifetime for victims to find their voice.
- Strange the Dreamer by the New York Times best-selling author Laini Taylor is an epic fantasy about a mythic lost city and its dark past. You will find out what happened to this city that cut it off from the rest of the world two hundred years ago. Fall into the mythical world of dread and wonder.
- The Things You Find in Rock Pools by Greg Dunnett is a psychological mystery and suspense thriller. I enjoyed the narration from an eleven-year-old boy’s perspective. He’s a little young to play detective, but he finds the dead girl’s hair clip in the back of his dad’s truck. Could his dad be the murderer? Read it to find out.
Top Nonfiction Healthy Living Books
- 7 Steps to Get Off Sugar and Carbohydrates by Susan U. Neal RN is a #1 Amazon bestseller. This Christian book helps the reader determine and resolve the root cause of inappropriate eating habits. If you want to make and sustain life-long lifestyle changes, this book will show you how.
- Clean 7 by Alejandro Junger, MD: This book is your guide to a one-week detoxification program. I implemented this seven-day detox and got significant results. This program provides an excellent way to cleanse your body in a week. I followed this plan the first week of this year and plan to repeat it in January.
- Solving the Gluten Puzzle by Susan U. Neal RN assists the reader with determining if they have a gluten intolerance. Gluten-related disorders have increased by 400 percent in the past fifty years. This book helps the readers embrace a gluten-free lifestyle with menu planning, recipes, and tips for eating out.
- Longevity Paradox by Steven R. Gundry MD: This book’s subtitle says it all, “ How to die young at a ripe old age.” Dr. Gundry does an excellent job of demonstrating how our gastrointestinal health is linked to so many parts of our bodies, including our overall health. If you want to improve your health, this book is for you.
- Healthy Living Journal by Susan U. Neal RN was awarded “Best Inspirational Gift Book” by the Golden Scroll Awards. The journal helps you track your healthy eating and living habits for improved health, weight loss, and well-being. Help someone meet their healthy living goals with this easy-to-use nonfiction book.
Top Nonfiction Inspirational Books
- Enjoy Today Own Tomorrow by Laine Lawson Craft Life will give the person who is going through a hard time a new perspective. All of us suffer heartbreak and trauma at some point in our lives. This book helps you to reconnect, realign, and reactivate with the ultimate power source. The stories in this nonfiction read provide illustrations of what happens to many of us, and how we can overcome.
- Every Day Jesus by David Holland is an excellent devotional book from the gospel of Luke. This is my favorite devotional, and the longer than usual devotions to start my day out with a positive perspective. I am enjoying the next book in this author’s series Extraordinary Jesus.
- The 10 Best Decisions a Single Mom Can Make by Pam Farrel and PeggySue Wells provides humor, scripture, and sage advice. If you know a single mom, this by far may be the best gift you can get her and her children.
- The Secret to Health and Happiness by Judy Ransom is a gratitude journal that will help someone look at the positive aspects of life versus the negative. Thankfulness takes the sting out of adversity. If you know of someone going through hard times, this book will help them walk through the dark days with joy.
- The Complete Guide to the Prayers of Jesus by Janet Holm McHenry takes you on an engaging journey through the fourteen recorded prayers Jesus prayed and his teachings on prayer. This is a unique, comprehensive guide to the prayer life of Jesus. I used this book as my daily devotional for a season.
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