What book to give a man?

Before answering the question of which book to give a man, you need to decide whether such a gift is suitable for him. If a man does not like to read, it is better to choose something else, because what could be worse than a useless presentation. If you know for sure what exactly the book will please the man most of all, feel free to hand. It remains to decide what it will be.

Of course, it is best if the book you present is interesting to the recipient. To do this, you need to know exactly what genres of literature the donee is interested in, what he has already read, and what is only going to.

Or he is reading a series with cross-cutting protagonists, and the new book in this series has just gone on sale. Feel free to purchase and give, it will definitely be getting into the top ten.

Classical literature for men is not at all what it is for women. It is unlikely that he will be delighted with "Anna Karenina" or "Netochka Nezvanova," presented as a gift. But the following works will really please a man:

• Ernest Hemingway "Farewell to Arms!" or "For Whom the Bell Tolls" (or both books);
• Erich Maria Remarque - any work, it is possible and collected works;
• The Call of the Ancestors by Jack London;
• "The Godfather" Mario Puzo - to give the whole trilogy, he will not come off until he reads everything;
• "Slaughter Number Five" by Kurt Vonnegut.

If you have to give a gift to a male philosopher or someone who is interested in her, the choice is, of course, great, but you need to choose, guided by knowledge, and not by how tricky the name of the book is. The Rubai by Omar Khayyam surprisingly combine poetry and philosophical reasoning. Each quatrain contains a deep meaning. "Judgments and Conversations" Confucius - the cornerstone of ancient Chinese philosophy, which remains relevant today.

The gift edition will be received favorably, like Dialogues of Platorepresenting the same value for ancient Greek philosophy. A book will be a good gift for those who are keen on the personality of an outstanding Heidegger "New Ways with Heidegger" by Otto Peggeler. Book of Slav Zizek “Event. Philosophical journey through the concept " please fans of the author.

If a man is a boy at heart, feel free to give him a trilogy about the adventures of Captain Blood or collected works of Jules Verne. The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad - more serious work that is suitable for an adult.

She formed the basis of the script of the famous film Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Today. If your man is an intellectual, give him this book without hesitation. For a rebel (even if only in the shower) get James Kerouac, but for someone who is used to everything thoroughly, including travel, a book is suitable The Art of Traveling by Alain de Botton.

Without dwelling on the classics of the genre, such as Strugatsky brothers, Roger Zhelyazny, Tolkien, Herbert Wells, we will immediately turn to the relative news. Terry Pratchett still leads where you want subtle humor and do not want vulgarity. The cycle of works on the Flat World leaves few indifferent.

Robert Salvatore, author of books on the dark Elf Zert, creates in the genre of heroic fantasy, and which man does not like fighting on superweapons using magic. Robin Hobb Books, the author of thick and unusually interesting sci-fi sagas, is in demand among representatives of both sexes, and quite rightly - you will not come off.

In the field of historical literature, a real expanse of gifts reigns - it is serious research work based on strict facts, and historical detective stories, and biographies of prominent people of the past, and memoirs through which History passes through a thin thread. Of course, you need to know that the donee loves, otherwise, handing in the novel by Anton Chizh or Nikolai Svechin, which is so popular now in the book market, with a light fleur of history, you can get the hell out of it - after all, a man used to trust only scientifically proven facts.

As a gift in the genre of historical literature, you can advise the following:

• novels by Valentin Pikulconsidered a classic of this genre in Russia;
• The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco - multilayer and complex work for a person who likes to read between the lines and look for hidden meanings; it’s good to hand in the kit the same “Notes on the margins of the“ Name of the Rose ”to make it easier to search;
• "Sinuhe, Egyptian" Mika Valtari or the trilogy "Pharaoh Akhenaten" by George Gulia - for lovers and connoisseurs of ancient Egypt; both works are completely immersed in the ancient Egyptian atmosphere and are read easily and quickly;
• James Clavell The Shogun - a novel that is rightly ranked as a classic of the genre, because the protagonist has a real prototype, the language of the story is truly masterful, and the plot is exciting;
• Yavdat Ilyasov "Snake charmer" They talk about the life of an outstanding person Omar Khayyam, who was a mathematician, poet and philosopher; his life was full of ups and downs, thanks to which the book is read in one breath.

As a rule, men like to read more serious non-fiction than women. If your man is no exception, present one of the following books:

• Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond in 1998 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize; the author is an interdisciplinary researcher who has found common ground in anthropology, linguistics, genetics and history, the book discusses why European civilization was successful;
• Unquenchable Curiosity by Richard Dawkins - This is an autobiography of an outstanding thinker, written in the same exciting language as his work;
• The “Disappeared Countries” by Björn Berge - the author of the book a philatelist, on the basis of issued stamps, he restores the stories of those states that are no longer on the map;
• “Robert Capa. Blood and Wine »Alexa Kershaw - Biography of a classic of the 20th century photo essay Robert Capa, which is read in one breath;
• “A matter of life. Energy, Evolution, and the Origin of Complexity ”by Nick Lane - An unusual, ambiguous, but from this even more exciting book on evolution.

The following books will also be a good gift:

• "Essentialism" by Greg McKeon contains recipes on how not to burn out at work, having managed to do everything;
• “BE the best version of yourself” by Dan Waldschmidt with dozens of motivating stories;
• "Maximum Concentration" by Lucy Joe Palladino will teach you to focus on anything;
• "To hell with all of it! Take it and do it! ” charismatic Richard Branson written in such a language that I immediately want to apply all his advice and become better and more organized.

A man-businessman who wants to understand all the intricacies of his business, books suitable for this direction are suitable. Few people find anything useful in books such as:

• “Seven skills of highly effective people. Powerful personality development tools ”by Stephen Covey;
• "Think and get rich!" Napoleon Hill - just the same classic business literature;
• "To myself MBA" by Josh Kaufman will give a “ticket to life” to any businessman without an appropriate education, connections and a large starting capital;
• “Negotiations without defeat. Harvard Method »Roger Fisher, William Urey and Bruce Patton; authors will teach you how to negotiate successfully with anyone in a way that is beneficial to you;
• “Golden rules. Become a Champion in What You Do »Bob Bowman and Charles Butler; the book was created by the trainer of multiple Olympic champion Michael Phelps and contains detailed instructions on how to feel free to set ambitious goals and achieve them;
• “How to work four hours a week” by Timothy Ferris will teach you how to use your time with maximum efficiency.

If you, knowing how a man likes to read, still find it difficult to make the right choice of a gift (for example, the area of ​​his reading interests is completely different from yours - he prefers fiction, and you are detectives), a certificate in his favorite bookstore will be an excellent way out. If your donee reads mainly e-books, give him an annual subscription to the corresponding application. He will be able to read everything he wants without limits. If a man likes to cook, give him a cookbook in accordance with the direction of his culinary tastes. It can be the following:

• “That's how men cook. Book of culinary secrets and recipes ";
• “Men's cooking. Talking about food and not only ”by Andrei Makarevich;
• any of the books of Stalik Khankishiyev;
• “Perfect steak.” Cooking from A to Z ”by Alexei Snegin.

Discard the bags by packing the book in plain brown paper. Naturally, it should not have floral, candy themes, balls and bows. You can pack it in craft plain plain paper rather rough to the touch and bandage it with tape.

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