{"id":4570,"date":"2013-12-31T01:30:22","date_gmt":"2013-12-31T06:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amberstults.com\/?p=4570"},"modified":"2013-12-30T22:32:23","modified_gmt":"2013-12-31T03:32:23","slug":"books-gifted-in-december-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.amberstults.com\/?p=4570","title":{"rendered":"Books Gifted in December 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Family members know my husband and I are book people. Hardly a year goes by that someone doesn&#8217;t receive a book from us. Here are some of the books given this month:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.harpercollinschildrens.com\/books\/Extra-Yarn\/?isbn\"><em>Extra Yarn<\/em><\/a> by Mac Barnett, Illustrated by Jon Klassen &#8211; My sister-in-law and I knit so my niece has seen firsthand what can be done with a bit of colorful yarn and two sticks. \ud83d\ude42 My niece likes the book so much she had someone read it to her after it was unwrapped, later that day and was certain to ask for it at bedtime.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abramsbooks.com\/Books\/The_Art_and_Making_of_The_Dark_Knight_Trilogy-9781419703690.html\"><em>The Art and Making of The Dark Knight Trilogy<\/em><\/a> by Jody Duncan Jesser and Janine Pourroy &#8211; My brother is a huge Batman fan and he liked the movies. The only thing better would be some alternate universe comic where Batman and Wolverine have to combine forces against a villain.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/titles\/kate-atkinson\/life-after-life\/9780316176484\/\"><em>Life After Life <\/em><\/a>by Kate Atkinson &#8211; It was on my wish list but is something I&#8217;ve been dying to read. I mean&#8230; it&#8217;s a KATE ATKINSON BOOK! That&#8217;s something to get excited about. I looked for it a few times at the local bookstore but never found it in stock.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/titles\/chris-hadfield\/an-astronauts-guide-to-life-on-earth\/9780316253017\/\"><em>An Astronaut&#8217;s Guide to Life on Earth<\/em><\/a> by Col. Chris Hadfield &#8211; My father-in-law enjoys memoirs and books based on true events. I heard Col. Chris Hadfield&#8217;s interview on NPR and thought he had some interesting situations happen to him and they&#8217;d make for interesting reading.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/titles\/michael-ruhlman\/the-book-of-schmaltz\/9780316254083\/\"><em>The Book of Schmaltz<\/em><\/a> by Michael Ruhlman &#8211; Ruhlman is an Ohio author and I like his books. I thought it a longshot my mother would try to make any of the recipes but thought she&#8217;d enjoy it. Within a few days she&#8217;d read it from front to back. It reminds her of food made by her aunts.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/us.macmillan.com\/stillfoolinem\/BillyCrystal\"><em>Still Foolin&#8217; &#8216;Em<\/em><\/a> by Billy Crystal &#8211; As long as I can remember my mother has liked him. I recall my parents watching <em>Soap<\/em> and I&#8217;m sure he was one reason. My mother says she chuckled a few times within the first few pages.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/perseveropress.com\/author-published-titles\/a-wilder-rose\/\"><em>A Wilder Rose<\/em><\/a> by Susan Wittig Albert &#8211; One of my sister-in-laws loves little house on the prairie. A few years ago I gave her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.us.penguingroup.com\/nf\/Book\/BookDisplay\/0,,9781594485688,00.html?The_Wilder_Life_Wendy_McClure\"><em>The Wilder Life<\/em><\/a> by Wendy McClure which she seemed to like. I think the Ingalls-Wilder clan has been mined enough and won&#8217;t be revisited for a long time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I recall my husband was trying to decide between a book of poetry and a memoir for someone&#8217;s birthday. I can&#8217;t remember what he decided on. Maybe I&#8217;ll post these book gifts during months we give books so you can maybe get some book ideas too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Family members know my husband and I are book people. Hardly a year goes by that someone doesn&#8217;t receive a book from us. Here are some of the books given this month: Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett, Illustrated by Jon Klassen &#8211; My sister-in-law and I knit so my niece has seen firsthand what can&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amberstults.com\/?p=4570\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Books Gifted in December 2013<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[719,715,716,714,708,707,712,711,710,227,713,709,73,718,720,717],"class_list":["post-4570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tally","tag-a-wilder-rose","tag-an-astronauts-guide-to-life-on-earth","tag-billy-crystal","tag-chris-hadfield","tag-extra-yarn","tag-gifts","tag-janine-pourroy","tag-jody-duncan-jesser","tag-jon-klassen","tag-kate-atkinson","tag-life-after-life","tag-mac-barnett","tag-michael-ruhlman","tag-still-foolin-em","tag-susan-wittig-albert","tag-the-book-of-schmaltz","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.8 - 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