September 11th, 2007 in Miscellaneous
Buy A Friend A Book Week
This October 1st to 7th is Buy A Friend A Book Week. Apparently this runs every year with the simple, karmic goal of getting people to buy their friends a good book – those friends who deserve a good book.
It’s pretty random, but a great idea. Particularly if it’s a book you know your friend will benefit from. I’m curious to know which books ‘top the list’ or whether it’s generally just the most popular titles that get given.
I don’t often get given books on a whim [The Little Prince] but thoroughly enjoy the sentiment when I do. What would be your top book as a gift?
Good Karma, Good Books [BAFAB]
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2OM says on September 11th, 2007 at 12:18 pm
By or BUY?
Craig Childs says on September 11th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
bad typo. no more late night posting.
thanks 2om.
sbenson says on September 11th, 2007 at 1:42 pm
How about, get your friend a library card week? You can then make it to the following week: Buy your friend a few beers week.
Marsha says on September 11th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
I’d never heard of Buy a Friend a Book Week–what a terrific idea.
The Little Prince is one of my favorite gift books, too. I also like The Man Who Planted Trees and The Phantom Tollbooth (which is deliciously clever and fun).
Aliza Garofalo says on September 11th, 2007 at 7:47 pm
The Phantom Tollbooth! Both my daughter and I will be reading that soon. Her school is doing that as their school play this year.
I love reading books “with” my daughter, one of us first and then the other. Okay, so it only happened twice (and now will be 3 times, with Phantom Tollbooth), but it was a lot of FUN.
Marsha (a different one) says on September 11th, 2007 at 9:49 pm
The gift book I nominate is “Your Money or Your Life.”
Lars says on September 12th, 2007 at 2:34 am
Hah, another great idea from the people behind “father’s day”, “mother’s day” etc…
Wonder who those people are… Probably not anyone who could benefit from people buying gifts and stuff… ;)
L