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Since time is short and Father's Day is Sunday, here are some can't-miss suggestions for whatever kind of dad you'll be celebrating this weekend.
For the golfer: Out in paperback in time for Father's Day, Ian O'Connor's Arnie and Jack: Palmer, Nicklaus, and Golf's Greatest Rivalry is what LA Times sports writer Bill Plaschke calls a "fascinating journey," strong on both the big personalities and the game itself.
For the historian: For the sheer miracle of modern American democracy, look no further than Richard Beeman's Plain, Honest Men: The Making of the American Constitution. In this tense daily account of the Constitutional Convention, you'll find yourself wondering if these feuding politicians will be able to agree on anything at all!
For the nature-lover: Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City, written by Eric W. Sanderson and illustrated by Markley Boyer, is out this year for the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's arrival in the big apple. Sanderson uses every available type of data across fields of anthropology, cartography and ecology to recreate what our little island looked like before the Frick and the Hershey's Store and the Chrysler Building. It's also beautifully put-together and very gifty.
For the musician: If perhaps you won't be with your father on Father's Day, and could therefor get away with a gift just a touch late, check out Heavy Rotation: Twenty Writers on the Albums that Changed Their Lives, out on Tuesday. This anthology includes Joshua Ferris on Pearl Jam's Ten, Colm Tóibín on Joni Mitchell's Blue, and the piece my dad will enjoy most, Stacey D'Erasmo on Kate Bush's The Sensual World.
Speaking of my dad, on Mother's Day I wrote about the books my mother gave me as a young adult. Even before that, my father read to me some of the great children's books, including Caddie Woodlawn, Tuck Everlasting, and Stuart Little. So I owe my love of reading to him too - thank you Dad!
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