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10 ideas for celebrity-authored paperback book gifts for holiday giving

Tis the season to give.  Celebrity-authored books are a perfect Christmas or holiday gift for under the tree or even in as a stocking stuffer.  Take advantage of celebrity-authored books that are now in paperback.  From rock stars to actors and from sports figures to politicians, the books are now available at prices that beat the original hardback price.

Here’s a list of possibilities to add to your holiday shopping.  Most any book that’s one year-old or older should be available in paperback.

Robert Wagneractor, TV star on Hart to Hart, husband of Natalie Wood.  Pieces of My Heart.  Original pub date September 2008.

Pete Carroll:  Former USC football coach and now NFL Seattle Seahawk coach.  Win Forever:  Live, Work and Play Like a Champion.  Original pub date July 2010. 

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Vince Neil:  Motley Crue rock star.  Tattoos and Tequila:  To Hell and Back with One of Rick’s Most Notorious Frontmen.  Original pub date August 2010.

Ellen Degeneres:  comedian, TV host:  My Point…And I Do Have One.  Original pub date 2007. 

Laura Bush:  former First Lady.  Spoken from the Heart.  Original pub date May 2010. 

Jeff Garlin:  comedian and actor on Curb Your Enthusiasm.  My Footprint:  Carrying the Weight of the World.  Original pub date February 2010. 

Chelsea Handler:  comedian and TV host of E! Chelsea LatelyChelsea Chelsea Bang Bang.  Original pub date March 2010. 

Desmond Tutu:  Nobel Peace Prize-winner.  Made for Goodness:  Andy Why This Makes All the Difference.  Original pub date Feb. 2010. 

Bethenny Frankel:  fame as Real Housewives of New York member and natural foods chef.  The Skinny Girl Dish.  Original pub date December 2009. 

Tracy Morgan30 Rock star and comedian.  I Am the New Black.  Original pub date October 2009. 

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Cheryl Pruett fits books into everything she does from promoting libraries to co-founding a local chapter of Sisters in Crime. Reading, movies and a healthy curiosity have always been a part of her 24/7 writing and editing life. Feedback and review copies welcomed here.

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