The Gift List

 
Best. Christmas. CD. Ever. 'nuff said. If you don't have it, you're not really having Christmas. Vince Guaraldi's "Christmastime Is Here" is worth the cost of the CD alone.
 
 
 
"Mark Steyn may be my favorite nonfiction writer in the world. If you haven't read it, his previous book, "American Alone" is also a must-read. Funny, insightful and smart--it's all here!"
 
 
 
Please DON'T let your first encounter with Atlas Shrugged be the awful, slapped-together movie that came out earlier this year--or anyone else's either. READ THIS BOOK. It's one if the five most important books I've ever read, and I've never met anyone who read Atlas Shrugged and said afterward "What's the big deal?"

The perfect gift for the Occupod in your life.
 
 
 
Heard me talking about amazing dishes like New Orleans style bread pudding, sweet potato pecan pie, gumbo and jambalaya? This is the book that started it all! The photos are great, and the recipes are to die for.

Become the kitchen legend of your family, or turn someone else into one. Buy this book!
 
 
 
Magazines are gifts that keep on giving, and there are two magazines that I think every small-government conservative should read:

The first is Reason Magazine, the magazine of American libertarian thinking. It's funny, well-written and always challenging.
 
 
 
The second is Wired magazine. It's the small-government future because technology is giving individuals more and more freedom all the time, shrinking our reliance on government and making bloated bureacracies less relevant in our lives.

They are great gifts for young people you're sending off to college. They will help innoculate them from campus craziness.
 
 
 
I was introduced to Scrabble by my in-laws just last year, and I'm completely hooked. Most board games either require a level of expertise (chess) or are too silly to take seriously enough for adults to enjoy (Clue). Scrabble is competitive, a good brain workout and lots of fun!
 
 
 
Need something for the kids? Get them started with Scrabble's new card game, "Slam!"