Gift Ideas for Retirement Gifts: Books & Reading

Essays by a botanist and Citizen Potawatomi Nation member on what plants can teach us.

A Women's Prize-winning novel told in letters, about a woman reconnecting with the people she loves.

Kristin Hannah's World War II novel about two French sisters, one enduring the occupation, one joining the resistance.

A twisty, funny novel about an 81-year-old woman hiding a past as Australia's youngest convicted murderer.

A National Geographic photo book of 100 scenic trails on every continent, from day hikes to multi-week treks.

John Steinbeck's novel in Penguin's Centennial Edition, a classic to give a reader.

John U. Bacon's history of the Edmund Fitzgerald, published for the 50th anniversary of its 1975 sinking.

The true story of the fastest boat ride ever through the Grand Canyon, on the Colorado River flood of 1983.

A nonfiction book on food and health by Dr. William Li, published by Grand Central.

A National Geographic road-trip guide covering 100 drives across the U.S. and Canada, with 5,000 ideas.

G. T. Karber's first collection of 100 humorous whodunit logic puzzles, from the daily online game Murdle.

Harvey Penick's short collection of golf lessons and teachings, published by Simon & Schuster.

The true story of a Berlin family who spied for Nazi Germany and Japan before Pearl Harbor.