Exploring Top Books of Shelfari

The Gift of the Magi

by O. Henry, Peter Ekstrom, Randy Courts, Penelope J. Stokes, Sue Kueffner

A husband and wife sacrifice treasured possessions in order to buy each other Christmas presents.

Dave Barry's Gift Guide To End All Gift Guides

Dave Barry's Gift Guide To End All Gift Guides

The popular humorist presents a selection of more than fifty one-of-a-kind gifts for the discriminating individual, furnishing vendor names, prices, and addresses for such treasures as elephant-print Republican pants and a capsule of rodent bones regurgitated by an owl. 150,000 first printing.

Last-Minute Knitted Gifts

by Anna Williams, Joelle Hoverson

Today's knitters are chic, smart-and busy. Although they love to knit and enjoy making gifts for family and friends, they're constantly faced with the challenge of finding enough time to actually finish what they've started. Last-Minute Knitted Gifts solves this problem. Joelle Hoverson, owner of Purl, the hip knitting supply store in downtown Manhattan, has designed more than 30 fun, fresh, beautiful patterns,... (more)

The Books of Bayern: Book 4

Forest Born

by Shannon Hale

Rin is sure that something is wrong with her…something really bad. Something that is keeping her from feeling at home in the Forest homestead where she’s lived all her life. Something that is keeping her from trusting herself with anyone at all. When her brother Razo returns from the city for a visit, she accompanies him to the palace, hoping that she can find peace away from home. But war has come to Bayern... (more)

Princess & the Kiss: A Story of God's Gift of Purity

Princess & the Kiss: A Story of God's Gift of Purity

by Jennie Bishop

A loving king and queen present their daughter with a gift from God - her first kiss - to keep or to give away. The wise girl waits for the man who is worthy of her precious gift. Where is he and how will she ever find him? The surprising answer in this marvelous parable will touch the heart of parent and child alike.The Princess and the Kiss beautifully portrays the ageless message that "love... comes from a... (more)

The Total Money Makeover

A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness

by Dave Ramsey

The success stories speak for themselves in this book from money maestro Dave Ramsey. Instead of promising the normal dose of quick fixes, Ramsey offers a bold, no-nonsense approach to money matters, providing not only the how-to but also a grounded and uplifting hope for getting out of debt and achieving total financial health. Ramsey debunks the many myths of money (exposing the dangers of cash advance,... (more)

Simple Gifts to Stitch: 30 Elegant and Easy Projects

Simple Gifts to Stitch: 30 Elegant and Easy Projects

by Jocelyn Worrall

Unique and personal, handmade gifts are the presents everyone loves to get. There’s something more special about a gift that reflects your personality, time, energy, and love. Even when time and energy are scarce, Simple Gifts to Stitch shows you how to craft a one-of-a-kind gift in a single afternoon. Sewing star Jocelyn Worrall relies on simple, intuitive techniques that provide elegant results for beginners... (more)

Ender: Book 2

A War of Gifts

by Orson Scott Card

Orson Scott Card offers a Christmas gift to his millions of fans with this short novel set during Ender's first years at the Battle School where it is forbidden to celebrate religious holidays. The children come from many nations, many religions; while they are being trained for war, religious conflict between them is not on the curriculum. But Dink Meeker, one of the older students, doesn't see it that way. He... (more)

That's What Friends Are For

by Florence Parry Heide

"Kids will take comfort in this endearing — and enduring — tale of friends helping friends." — BOOKLIST Theodore the elephant has hurt his leg and can’t meet his cousin at the end of the forest. What a pity! Of course, all the other animals are more than willing to give him advice. After all, that’s what friends are for — isn’t it? Enhanced by Holly Meade’s vivid collages, Florence Parry Heide’s dry wit rings... (more)

What the Moon Saw

by Laura Resau

Clara Luna's name means "clear moon" in Spanish. But lately, her head has felt anything but clear. One day a letter comes from Mexico, written in Spanish: Dear Clara, We invite you to our house for the summer. We will wait for you on the day of the full moon, in June, at the Oaxaca airport. Love, your grandparents . Fourteen-year-old Clara has never met her father's parents. She knows he snuck over the border... (more)

Prophetic Ministry

by T. Austin Sparks

This respected and proven voice from our past speaks with wisdom and authority on one of the most misunderstood but essential ministries in the church today. Sparks talks about the man, the passion, the voice and the mercy expressed in the hearts of true prophets of the Lord. You will learn how to recognize, understand and respond to a true prophet as you read the pages of this book.

Distinctive Serger Gifts and Crafts: An Idea Book for All Occasions (Creative machine arts series)

Distinctive Serger Gifts and Crafts: An Idea Book for All Occasions (Creative machine arts series)

by Naomi Baker

The Blues Bag (Guitar Books)

by Happy Traum

An anthology of traditional blues songs and instrumentals as played by the great country blues guitarist. Written in both guitar tablature and standard notation.

Omiyage : Handmade Gifts from Fabric in the Japanese Tradition

Omiyage : Handmade Gifts from Fabric in the Japanese Tradition

by Kumiko Sudo

Bestselling author Kumiko Sudo creates 45 exquisite handmade gifts in fabric, each with a flair that is uniquely Japanese. Easy-to-follow patterns, beautiful photographs, and colorful step-by-step drawings help the projects come together quickly--many in less than an hour. Whether they are created in kimono silks or in contemporary cottons, these tiny boxes, purses, decorative toys, incense pouches, and good... (more)

Dustland: The Justice Cycle, Book Two

by Virginia Hamilton

Justice, her two brothers, and a neighbor-the Â“First UnitÂ”-bound by extraordinary mental powers, time-travel to a distant future where all is dust and the powerful beast Miacis rules. Jealousy threatens to destroy the unit and trap them forever in Dustland.

Folded Flowers: Fabric Origami with a Twist of Silk Ribbon

Folded Flowers: Fabric Origami with a Twist of Silk Ribbon

by Kumiko Sudo

With a blend of Eastern and Western influences, Kumiko Sudo reinvents fabric origami with 24 new small quilt designs intertwining silk ribbons, cotton, and other fabrics. Choosing two or three Japanese flowers that bloom in each month of the year, each quilt presents an origami flower, its buds and leaves crafted from fabric and ribbon. Six additional purse designs feature a flower for each season. Step-by-step... (more)

Ethics Manual, Fifth Edition (Ethics & Practice) (Ethics & Practice)

Ethics Manual, Fifth Edition (Ethics & Practice) (Ethics & Practice)

The American College of Physicians' Ethics Manual is designed to help facilitate the process of making ethical decisions in clinical practice and medical research. Some aspects of medicine are fundamental and timeless. Medical practice, however, does not stand still. The fifth edition of the Ethics Manual examines emerging issues in medical ethics faced by internists and their patients and revisits older issues... (more)

Last-Minute Patchwork + Quilted Gifts

by Joelle Hoverson

More than half of the projects in this book can be completed in less than 8 hours In an age of mass-produced, look-alike merchandise, there’s no greater pleasure than to receive—or to give—a handmade gift. To make gifts for family and friends testifies to your esteem for them and to your loving dedication of precious energy and time. And there’s the rub. These days, few people have time to create elaborate... (more)

The Holy Spirit, a Pentecostal Interpretation: A Pentecostal InterpretationL. Thomas Holdcroft

The Holy Spirit, a Pentecostal Interpretation: A Pentecostal Interpretation

by L. Thomas Holdcroft

A study of the person and work of the Holy Spirit as taught in Scripture and confirmed today in the lives of Pentecostal/charismatics. The work surveys the backgrounds of Pentecostalism, and it dialogues with current issues.

Edible Gifts

by Kay Fairfax

Sugar Mice and Coconut Ice - just two of the delectable, easy-to-make Edible Gifts by talented food writer, Kay Fairfax. Food makes a marvellous gift, and when it's home-made it's even better. Your family and friends will always appreciate the extra care and affection that goes into a gift you've made yourself. Chapters include: Chocolates, Candies, and Liqueur Fruits; Cakes and Cookies; Curds, Butters, and... (more)

Shelfari Book Activity

Tags: gifts

by O. Henry, Peter Ekstrom, Randy Courts, Penelope J. Stokes, Sue Kueffner

by Dave Barry

by Anna Williams, Joelle Hoverson

by Shannon Hale

by Jennie Bishop

A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness

by Dave Ramsey

by Jocelyn Worrall

by Orson Scott Card

by Florence Parry Heide

by Laura Resau

by T. Austin Sparks

by Naomi Baker

by Happy Traum

by Kumiko Sudo

by Virginia Hamilton

by Kumiko Sudo

by Joelle Hoverson

by L. Thomas Holdcroft

by Kay Fairfax