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The Perfect Gift Compiled by the editors and staff of evalu8.org
To make this as simple as possible for evalu8.org visitors, we are selecting time-saving, cost-effective and easy-to-find solutions on what-to-buy…for everyone on your list. Some of our favourite friends and family are still notoriously hard to shop for: Surely you know several people who already have every gadget known to mankind. And then there's the fussy aunt, the do-it-yourselfer, the baby boomer with an obsession for nostalgia. We can help! This page will grow as we get closer and closer to that Christmas Eve deadline, so come back and visit often.
Tires? Who'da thunk it? For the Adventurer or outdoorsy type: Our choice is this top-rated (a rare evalu8.org FIVE STARS) S.U.B. front pack. Not only is it an ideal gift for teens, baby-boomers and the folks back home, but it's (drastically) sale priced right now just for evalu8.org visitors!
Solutions (click here) if you left it too late (even if it's Christmas today!): Remember: You can always print out the picture of an item you have ordered, and wrap that as your promise that the gift is on its way. And consider downloading and printing out our Generic Gift Certificate for giving your time and attention as a gift to someone special. Great gift books: Books: Sociology, Social Commentary, Lifestyle
On the acknowledgments page of her entertaining historical treatise on blondness, British journalist Joanna Pitman informs us that few female academics wished to discuss the subject with her. "Perhaps," she writes, "they were unable to shake off associations with the dumb blonde." [More]
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If Sherlock Holmes were a 15-year-old autistic kid in Swindon, could he overcome his fear of strangers to investigate the death of a neighbourhood poodle? Could chaos theory and prime numbers help him do it? And if he uncovered a dangerous deception, how would he survive? [More]
In close to 20 novels, David Adams Richards has created a rich cast of outsiders, many of whom struggle with addiction. He talks to SANDRA MARTIN about the seductive lure of drinking and smoking, and the love of writing that helped him overcome his own demons [More]
Acclaimed British author Jonathan Raban still doesn't feel at home after 13 years in the Pacific Northwest, but that's actually helpful to a writer who has always felt like an outsider, he tells ALEXANDRA GILL [More] Books: Current affairs, war, spies, crime, biographies
As the fraud trials begin in New York for executives from Credit Suisse First Boston Corp. and Tyco International, the legal teams for the gang of scoundrels who ran Enron will be doubtless watching closely, because their clients are next.... [More]
This fab (as in Fab Four) coffeetable book is an absolute must-have for the boomer Beatles fan, especially if your favourite was John Lennon. [More]
The American novelist Edmund White published an essay in a recent issue of the Times Literary Supplement -- the most highbrow review of books in the commercial media -- that addresses issues all writers of fiction have grappled with. [More]
The U.S. is morphing from republic into empire -- at some cost to its own democracy. But it will only crush Canada if we let it, says political scientist JAMES LAXER [More]
Things for the home (or hostess):
The Truly Unique:
Your dollar still goes farther in Canada, so if you are coming up to shop, here are some bricks-and-mortar stops to consider (and specific items that you will find extra-special bargains):
And check out these Last-minute online solutions, if you're really shopping at the last minute!
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Yes, it's true, harried shoppers, Christmas is closing in fast. There's never enough time to really clean and really prepare and really shop for everything, is there?
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