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What’s the best book you’ve ever received as a present?

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Diana

The Secret Garden, for my 8th birthday!

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Kristin

Harry Potter

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NitinQuestion author

One book or set?

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Oscar

Love in the Time of Cholera, it was a gift from my first wife. I still have it ?

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Laura

Actually my favorite book gift was a five pack of Stephen King books I received from my parents at Christmas. Guess what I did on my entire school vacation!!!

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NitinQuestion author

Five pack?

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Laura

@Nitin yes a bundle.

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Tish

Kahali gabran the prophet.

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Renee

Unfortunately nobody ever buys me books even though I’m an avid reader.

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Melanie

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. I probably wouldn’t have picked it up on my own and I love it

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Gwenn

The Collected Porms of Wendell Berry 1957- 1982

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Debra

a 1939 edition of Gone with the @Wind.

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NitinQuestion author

One of my favourite book

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Lori

American Assassin by Vince Flynn

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Cecilia

A first edition of dark of the moon sara teasdale.

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Ronda

Game of Thrones boxed set

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Walter

Imajica by Clive Barker

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Daniele

Harry Potter when I was 12 years old.

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Misty

Last Christmas my Dad got me this, I haven’t received many as gifts always had to get my own till recently.

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Heather

A mystery by Enid Blyton when I was about 12. Great author!

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NitinQuestion author

My son is reading her famous five series.

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Amanda

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Heather

❤️❤️❤️ this book!

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Amanda

@Heather I can’t wait to start it after I’m done with The President is Missing by James Patterson and Bill Clinton.

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Marc

Knowing my interest in suspense and horror, when I was 12 my half-sister gifted me with a book I still remember fondly. https://www.amazon.com/Alfred-Hitchcock-Presents-Stories-Night/dp/0394413466

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Remy

Honestly, the Marvel Encyclopedia. I am a HUGE nerd and love Marvel.

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Dawn

I think it was called Four Past Midnight by Stephen King

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NitinQuestion author

Never heard about this SK book.

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Dawn

@Nitin it’s really good. Has a bunch of his stories in one book. My favorite one is The Langoliers.

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Meredith

The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho

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NitinQuestion author

I love this book. Have you read his other books?

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Meredith

@Nitin oh, yes! Like the By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept. ?

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NitinQuestion author

@Meredith Eleven Minutes and Veronika decides to die are also good.

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Meredith

@Nitin thank you for the suggestion. I’ll grab those books this coming christmas.

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Lindsey

I’ve never gotten a book as a present but I got a kindle paperwhite for my birthday.. kinda the same thing 🙂

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Julie

All of them ?

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Katy

My dad gave me Ayn Rand books when I was young. I think the first was Anthem when I was maybe 13..? It challenged me to become a better reader if that makes sense

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NitinQuestion author

Fountainhead is one of my favourite book.

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Dustin

I love Atlas Shrugged.♥️

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Monisha

The monk who sold his Ferrari

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NitinQuestion author

I love this book. Actually his every book.

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Monisha

@Nitin Same here

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Kim

Black House signed by Stephen King and Peter Straub, thank you Richard Leach! ❤

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Randall

Kidnapped as it got me reading properly,

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Yar

Never received

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Madala

Black widow society!!!

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Malik

I never recieved a book

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Cori

Anne of Green Gables from my dad.

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Katia

All Jane Austen’s Books from a good friend when he found out I’m a big fan of the author.

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Veronica

The Diary of Anne Frank from my aunt for my birthday.

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David

1984..

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Jenny

I’ve received three as gifts. They were all Stephen King of the three my favorite was The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordan.

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Leslie

A beautiful first edition, special edition of The Hobbit.

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Daniel

Never received a book but I think these were the best books I’ve ever given as a gift

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Jim

Gone With The Wind, Christmas Present, From My Mom—-Many Many Years Ago!!!

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Rasheed

The Alchemist

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Mary

Black Beauty when I was a kid! Was my favorite book for years and years!

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Heather

@Mary loved that book!

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Jenny

When i was 13 my older sister got me Misery by Stephen King. It started a love affair that been going on for 30 yrs.

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Connie

Honey and Salt by Carl Sandburg.

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Maxine

My empty Kindle ?

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Soraliz

A gorgeous leather bound copy of Jane Eyre, my husband gave it to me 15 years ago.

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Gne

The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew. It was my first gifted book. I must have been around 8.

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Mary

An Audubon Birds Of North America

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Youmna

The Hobbit

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Michaela

A Wrinkle In Time

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Krystal

Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child

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Rebecca

The fault in our stars for now

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Lori

A man called Ove.

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NitinQuestion author

I love this book.

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Michael

Thinner,SK

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