Celebrate Father's Day with the Perfect Book

Father's Day is right around the corner; in fact, it's Sunday, June 20, 2010! If you haven't already purchased a card and a gift for dear ol' dad, there's still plenty of time. Why not consider the gift of a book or two. You can make the selection yourself or make plans with your dad to visit his favorite bookstore and let him choose.

And remember, Father's Day is not only a day for celebrating dads and fatherhood, it's also a day for celebrating all the special men in your life like a husband, step dad, brother, grandfather, godfather, uncle, cousin, or father-in-law. Celebrate each one with the gift of a book.

Here are my top 20 book selections for that special man in your life:

Fiction:

• 61 Hours (Jack Reacher Series 314) by Lee Child ISBN: 978-0385340588
• Blood Oath: The President's Vampire by Christopher Farnsworth ISBN: 978-0399156359
• Blue-Eyed Devil by Robert B. Parker ISBN: 978-0399156489
• Deliver Us from Evil by David Baldacci ISBN: 978-0446564083
• Fever Dream (Special Agent Pendergast Series #10) by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child ISBN: 978-0446554961
• The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (Millennium Trilogy Series #3) by Steig Larsson ISBN: 978-0307269997
• Miracle on the 17th Green: A Novel by James Patterson & Peter de Jonge ISBN: 978-0316092104

Biography/Memoir:

• A. Lincoln: A Biography by Ronald C. White ISBN: 978-0812975703
• Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball by Bill Madden ISBN: 978-0061690310

Nonfiction:

• The Big Book of BBQ: Recipes and Revelations from the Barbecue Belt by The Editors of Southern Living Magazine ISBN: 978-0848733322
• The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis ISBN: 878-0393072235
  
• Geek Dad: Awesomely Geeky Projects and Activities for Dads and Kids to Share by Ken Denmead ISBN: 978-1592405527
• The Gold Standard: Building a World-Class Team by Mike Krzyzewski ISBN: 978-0446544061
• Golf: The Best Little Instruction Book Ever by The Editors of Golf Magazine ISBN: 978-1603208543
• Handy Dad by Todd Davis ISBN: 978-0811869584
• Have a Little Faith: A True Story by Mitch Albom ISBN: 978-0786868728
• The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn by Nathaniel Philbrick ISBN: 978-0670021727
• Mike and Mike's Rules for Sports and Life by Mike Greenberg & Mike Golic ISBN: 978-0345516220
• Popular Mechanics Shed Nation: Design, Build & Customize the Perfect Shed for Your Yard by Dan Eckstein ISBN: 978-1588167125
• Woodwork: A Step-by-Step Photographic Guide to Successful Woodworking by Strother Purdy ISBN: 978-0756643065