Although it is perilously close to way too late, but you do have time to rush down to an actual, honest-to-goodness bookstore (or perhaps get an ebook from an estore) and maybe pick up one of these titanic suggestions from Ethan Gilsdorf on Tor.com. All great stuff for the geek in your life.
Hint, hint.
Anyways, here's what Gilsdorg suggests with his descriptions at the original post:
- My Best Friend is a Wookiee: One Boy's Journey to Find His Place in the Galaxy
by Tony Pacitti
- Android Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy and Ben H. Winters
- We, Robot: Skywalker's Hand, Blade Runners, Iron Man, Slutbots, and How Fiction Became Fact
by Mark Stephen Meadows
- The Lord of the Rings Location Guidebook: Extended Edition
by Ian Brodie
- Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter
by Tom Bissell
- Halos and Avatars: Playing Video Games With God
by Craig Detweiler
- The Dream of Perpetual Motion
by Dexter Palmer
- Confessions of a Part-time Sorceress: A Girl's Guide to the D&D Game
by Shelly Mazzanoble
- Star Wars Jesus: A spiritual commentary on the reality of the Force
by Caleb Grimes
- Collect All 21! Memoirs of a Star Wars Geek - The First 30 Years
by John Booth
- A Guide to Fantasy Literature: Thoughts on Stories of Wonder and Enchantment
by Philip Martin
- The Mythological Dimensions of Doctor Who
by Anthony Burge, Jessica Burke and Kristine Larsen
- Unplugged: My Journey into the Dark World of Video Game Addiction
by Ryan G. Van Cleave
- How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack: Defend Yourself When the Lawn Warriors Strike (And They Will)
by Chuck Sambuchino
- Carl Warner's Food Landscapes
by Carl Warner
- Geek Dad: Awesomely Geeky Projects and Activities for Dads and Kids to Share
by Ken Denmead
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