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The Gift of Time
Whenever I have to tell my daughter I'm too busy to play, she runs to her
room and whips out her drawing paper and crayons. A few minutes later she
has a gift ready for me. It reads:
Gift Certifikit
No Work. A whole day of play with me.
If I begin redeeming my gift certificates, I wouldn't need to work for the
next week and a half. But that shows the best gifts often don't cost a thing,
except time.
So this holiday season consider giving the best gift of all -- the gift of
time. But on those occasions when you can't do that, may I suggest the
second-best gift: books. Here are three of mine to choose from:
ISBN: 9780452288614
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ISBN: 0471230324
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ISBN: 0471718459
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Buy them at your friendly neighborhood bookstore or at any of these online shops
in your country:
USA:
Amazon.com
Barnes & Noble
BookSense
Australia:
Collins
SeekBooks
Fishpond
Austria:
Amazon.at
Thalia
Canada:
Amazon.ca
Chapters
China:
CNPBook
Czech Republic:
Libris
Denmark:
eLounge
Saxo
Estonia:
Krisostomus
Minu Raamat
Finland:
AdLibris
BookPlus
DataClub
France:
Amazon.fr
Germany:
Amazon.de
Buch.de
BOL
Thalia
Hong Kong:
Paddyfield
India:
FirstAndSecond
Italy:
IBS
Libreriauniversitaria
Japan:
Amazon.co.jp
Kinokuniya
Latvia:
Amizante
Netherlands:
Van Stockum
New Zealand:
Fishpond
Ziwi
Poland:
Empik
South Africa:
Loot
Take2
Kalahari
South Korea:
TMecca
Sweden:
AdLibris
Switzerland:
Stauffacher
Buch
Taiwan:
Kingstone
UK:
Amazon.co.uk
US:
Amazon.com
Barnes & Noble
BookSense
Other countries:
Amazon.com
Barnes & Noble
Happy Holidays!
-Anu Garg
(words at wordsmith.org)
Do give books -- religious or otherwise -- for Christmas. They're never
fattening, seldom sinful, and permanently personal. -Lenore Hershey, editor
and writer (1919-1997)
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