birthday offerings

this year i asked my friends if they wanted to give a gift, to give a book that has played a pivotal role in their life, which amassed a fun, varied list, including:
-- "never beyond hope"-- j.i. packer
-- "the creative habit: learn it and use it for life"-- t. tharp
-- "the alchemist"-- p. coelho
-- "1,000 places to see before you die"
-- "cash" -- j. cash
-- "the phantom of the opera"-- g. leroux
-- "knowing God through the year"-- j.i. packer
-- "it's okay to be different"-- t. parr
-- "tuck everlasting"
-- "a little princess"
-- "bright lights, big city"-- j. mcinerny
-- "black like me"-- j.h. griffin
-- "devotional classics"-- r. foster
-- "the princess bride"
-- "the satyricon"
-- "mimosa"-- a. carmichael
-- "praying God's word"-- b. moore
-- "franny & zooey"
-- "leaves of grass"-- w. whitman
-- "the name of the rose"-- u. eco
-- moleskine sketchbook

so this should last for about a month. nothing like a little light night reading... :)