Best Gift: New Year's Gift Book Editions

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Continuing the theme that a book is the best gift, we present to your attention a selection of new gift editions. After all, it is so pleasant to give and receive as a gift not only good, but also beautiful books

Gymnastics of the Soul

Vladimir Shahidzhanyan

A new book by a Russian journalist and specialist in the field of psychology. She has a very interesting story: more than twenty years ago, Vladimir Shakhidzhanyan hosted the program “Gymnastics of the Soul” on Mayak radio, a video course was released in 2008, and finally a book has appeared.

This book is designed to make the life of the reader brighter and richer. She teaches to rejoice and accept everything that life presents. Every joy, even the smallest one, deserves attention, and difficulties are just an opportunity for self-development and self-improvement. If something does not work out, this is not a reason to give up, but an opportunity to become stronger and better. The book gives inspiration and gives strength to overcome life's difficulties.

The book contains 30 life lessons that will help you understand yourself, become better, understand your life and in relationships with other people. Each lesson has a colorful design. Here are bright and beautiful photos, and the lessons are accompanied by inspiring quotes from famous personalities.

Whom to present: lover of positive psychology; a person who is looking for himself or inspiration.

“Wedding chic. The art of exclusive decor"

Oksana Flanagan

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Oksana Flanagan is the head of the American company YOUR ROYAL WEDDING. Her main task is to share her knowledge with brides on how to make her wedding as elegant as in Hollywood films. Oksana Flanagan writes for more than 30 glossy magazines published in different countries.

This colorful gift book is dedicated to exclusive wedding decor. Here the preparation of the wedding is painted in great detail and with all the nuances. The book contains advice from a wedding decor professional on how to choose a room, style, flowers, treats, lighting, and more. Tips are accompanied by vivid photographs and examples of different design options. Everyone will be able to find something interesting that can be used in organizing their own holiday.

The book is devoted to how to express the individuality of the newlyweds with the help of design. After all, each pair is unique and requires a unique celebration.

To present to: future newlyweds; professionals in the wedding industry; lovers of elegant decor.

“AirPano: the world from above. Best photos"

AirPano is a popular and very interesting internet resource. Here you can find panoramas of the most beautiful and famous places on our planet, taken from a bird's eye view. The project has repeatedly won Russian and international photo contests.

The book contains photographs of not only the most beautiful sights of our planet, but also of the Earth from the stratosphere. The photographs are accompanied by interesting stories of the film crew about working in certain conditions, various interesting facts about natural and man-made monuments that have become objects of photography. The book also contains a little about the history of the project, which will be interesting not only for lovers of magnificent views, but also for photographers.

This colorful album was created in order to satisfy the aesthetic hunger of the reader and inspire him to new discoveries. All panoramas contain QR codes, with the help of which you can immediately go to the site to an interactive panorama

Whom to present: esthete; photographer (both beginner and professional); lover of travel; to someone who does not know where to go on vacation.

Home Sweet Home

Illustrated Guide to Interior Design

Deborah Needleman

An interesting guide to creating the perfect and unique interior from the editor-in-chief of The New York Times Style Magazine.

Over the years working in thematic magazines and publications, Deborah Needleman has become a professional in the field of interior design. She saw everything that can and cannot be used in the design of houses and apartments. The interior does not play a big role in life, but it is the background for it. And since every person and every family is unique, the interior must also correspond to the individual characteristics of the residents.

The main goal of this book is to tell readers that creating a cozy, warm and unique atmosphere in your home is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance.

Here are not only tips and tricks, but also interesting excursions into history, descriptions of various types of furniture, quotes from famous people, wonderful illustrations of various interiors.

To whom to give: to someone who wants to change something in his apartment; design workers.

Essentialism. The path to simplicity

Greg McKeon

Greg McKeon is an Essentialist blogging for the Harvard Business Review.

This book is about how to put things in order in your life, set priorities, realize your capabilities and accept your "impossibilities", as well as learn how to manage your most important and limited resource - time.

Essentialism teaches you to focus on the really important aspects of your life. To do something important, you sometimes need to drop something unimportant.

To whom to present: to the one who does not have time to do anything; a person who wants to use their time more productively.

“My 5 years. 365 questions, 1825 answers. Diary"

In fact, this is not a book, but a diary. It needs to be conducted for five years. It has 365 questions for every day of the year. A question is written on each page and there are five blocks for answers (one block for each year). Here you just need to answer a question about yourself every day.

This amazing diary will help you better understand yourself and how quickly our dreams and desires are changing. After all, not everyone remembers where they wanted to go five years ago, what they read, whom they hugged.

To whom to present: a person who wants to know himself; to someone who wants to watch their own development.

Italy. The history of gastronomy from Lucullus to the present day

Vitaly Zadvorny and Ivan Lupandin

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The authors of this book live and work in Russia. Both are candidates of philosophy. For them, Italian cuisine is not just cooking, but an object of study.

This book covers the entire history of Italian gastronomy. This is a historical, cultural and culinary guide to the country. It not only provides an insight into Italian cuisine, but also outlines the relationship between the country's gastronomic, historical and cultural features.

It also tells about the history of Italian cookbooks, about the Roman Empire, from which such a unique cuisine is inherited. Here you will learn about contemporary Italian brands and traditional dishes. A separate chapter is devoted to the description of Italian wines and spirits.

To present to: chef; a person who is fond of history; lover of Italian cuisine.

“Pirate Science for Beginners. 60 recipes"

Irina Chadeeva

The author of this book is one of the most popular culinary bloggers in our country. Her blog is already 9 years old.

Pie Science for Beginners contains 60 recipes for delicious pastries with step-by-step instructions and detailed descriptions. Here are not only the stages of cooking, but also just stories about baking. About what it is, what kind of dough and when to use, what accessories are needed in the kitchen, what products are better to choose, and other useful information - everything that novice cooks need to know.

The peculiarity of this cookbook is that it gives an understanding of what each specific ingredient gives, so that in the future, beginners can bake something of their own without recipes.

Whom to present: both a beginner and an experienced chef.