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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:

The Dord, the Diglot, and an Avocado or Two: The Hidden Lives and Strange Origins of Common and Not-So-Common Words
ISBN: 9780452288614
A Word A Day: A Romp through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English
ISBN: 0471230324
Another Word A Day: An All-new Romp through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English
ISBN: 0471718459

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)

Reviews:

"A delightful, quirky collection."
-The New York Times

"Just the thing if romping with words is what you want to do."
-The Washington Post

"A lively compendium."
-Hartford Courant

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