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Dorothy Gauvin,artist,author

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If you worry about finding  a Presentation Gift for that special occasion - Christmas, Fathers' Day,  Graduation,  Retirement,  Birthday or a House-warming  - wouldn't you want your gift to be as special as the occasion itself?

A gift with Life-Long value

Choosing a suitable gift for someone important in your life can become a real headache for a generous but sensitive giver. You'd like to please the person whose special event is being celebrated. But if you're not certain about their tastes, or their political or religious beliefs, there's a real risk of offending them. Spending too much on a present can look excessive but a cheap one can just look as if you don't care.

One category of gift that never fails to please is a Book. Let it be the kind that combines interesting information, humour and a light serving of down-to-earth philosophy with pictures that enhance the text.

  • Let it be in glorious colour.
  • Let it be crafted with care so that the pages don't fall out after a few readings and the cover also lasts through a lot of enthusiastic handling.
  • If the subject matter deals with your home nation, it will strike a chord with your countrymen and women.
  • If you want a gift for someone who lives overseas, such a book about your own country will be refreshing.
  • If it is light in weight, the freight won't strain your wallet, either.

So, when Dad's birthday nears or when Fathers' Day looms and you know how un-thrilled he'd be with yet another pair of socks/a 98-piece drill set/ a second Lamborghini or the like - give him a Book!
When Christmas bells are tinkling but your credit card is moaning,  get thee to the Bookshop!
As Good Old Mrs Jones from HR steps up to receive her retirement gold watch and bunch of flowers, you know she'll be touched by the note you wrote inside her gift copy of a Book autographed by its author.

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