The Manolo Recommends 8 Gift Books for the 2010
Manolo says, it is the well known fact that the Manolo is the ardent reader, someone who takes great pleasure in the well-written words. And so, allow the Manolo to suggest to you the few books that you might consider giving as the gifts to the peoples on your List of Xmas.
In April, when The Thoughtful Dresser by the Manolo’s friend Linda Grant was released in America, the Manolo said the following…
Make no mistake, if, like the Manolo, you are the reasonably intelligent person who likes the clothes, and the shoes, and thinking about why people wear what they wear, you will adore this book.
And so, for the clothing-obsessed persons of some intellect on your shopping list, you could do no better than to present them with the copy of this marvelous little book.
Perhaps the funniest book the Manolo has read in the past year is How I Became a Famous Novelist. It is ridiculous in the most incredibly delightful way, certain to make anyone who reads it giddy with pleasure.
Johnathan Franzen’s Freedom is so 2007. If you want to read about the American life as it is lived in the year 2010, then you must read The Financial Lives of the Poets. Sure to be dated in late 2011, this is the remarkably jolly and well-written account of our current deplorable condition.
For the Manolo, as for thinking peoples everywhere, the best thing to come out of the Project Runway will forever be the Tim Gunn. His fashion advice has always been classically stodgy but sound, however, it is as the life and deportment coach where he truly shines. Thus, for the person in need of the little help, the Manolo suggests, Gunn’s Golden Rules.
For the most atavistic of manly men chefs who harbor the openly poetic side, allow the Manolo to recommend the Seven Fires: Grilling the Argentine Way, from the hand of the magnificent Francis Mallmann.
And for the more cerebrally inclined and less poetic chefs of your acuaintance, you should perhaps consider the Cooking For Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food, as being the sort of gift book that will provide much entertainment.
With exactly the right amount of informative historical text and beautiful photos Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700 – 1915 would be the perfect thing to give to the would-be fashion designerish teen.
Finally, the new book of shoe pictures from the Maestro Manolo Blahnik…what more needs be said?
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Jenifersf 14 years ago
I loved “How I Became A Famous Novelist”! Read it after I read his other book, “The Ridiculous Race”. Also very funny.
Bronwyn 14 years ago
Cooking for Geeks is indeed the most excellent of books.
ShoeTease 14 years ago
Manolo’s shoe sketches are divine! I used to work under a shoe designer that emulated his illustrations in quite a remarkable way. But to be honest, nobody does it quite like Manolo! Great book gift ideas :)
xoShoeTease
Genevieve 14 years ago
I just finished reading Gunn’s Golden Rules on Sunday. It was absolutely delightful!
gamma 14 years ago
The Thoughtful Dresser is on the bookshelf in my library reserved for preferred books. For those who believe it is smart to care about how you look.