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A thoughtful book about something the recipient loves is a classic gift for a reason.

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Thats especially true of theavalanche of celebrity memoirswe saw this year.

you’ve got the option to pretty much guarantee that the Barbra Streisand stan (Strei-stan?)

in your life has picked upMy Name is Barbra.

Behind the Screens: Illustrated Floor Plans and Scenes from the Best TV Shows of All Time

If youre really generous, youll tuck a ticket to theWhen We Were Young festivalinto the spine.

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Lee Friedlander started taking photos at 14.

It is now 75 years later and hes yet to stop.

Negatives: A Photographic Archive of Emo by Amy Fleisher Madden

Framed, however, is different.

Also Frances McDormand writes the afterward isnt that fun!?

of doubt surrounding the authorship question and Winkers own experience facing the wrath of the academic elite.

Lee Friedlander Framed by Joel Coen

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Vultures own Jesse David Fox wrote a book!

Specifically a book about comedy, calledComedy Book.

that seems more relevant by the day.

The Claremont Run: Subverting Gender in the X-Men

The search does not have to be done selflessly, but it cannot be done selfishly.

It cannot be done alone.

If youve got a comedy nerd in your life, they want this book.

Raw Dog

Rebecca Alter

To put it lightly, the MCU is having a bad year.

Its a fascinating oral history that any Hollywood nerds in your immediate circle would love to dive into.

Get it for the sad girl in your life.

Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies

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