Reading Up On What To Give

Monday, March 1, 2004

Reading Up On What To Give Everyone In Your Family (NAPSA)—Whether reading tastes run to historical memoirs, what’s winning about sports or what it takes to master everyday necessities, there’s a gift book for everyone this holiday season. Oneof this season’s most fascinating reads takes a look at something Henry Kissinger, Jon Stewart, Condoleezza Rice and Jon Bon Jovi all have in common—playing sports. Sports taught these successful people and many others the skills necessary to excel in their respective careers as adults. In “The Games Do Count: America’s Best and Brightest on the Powerof Sports” (ReganBooks, $24.95), author and TV personality Brian Kilmeade presents 70 stories that offer insight into the power of sports. After years of interviewing celebrities, politicians and top businesspeople, Kilmeade found most successful people share a love of sports. tien’ GENERAL What does it take to make a hero? The answer maybe found in “American Soldier: General Tommy Franks” (ReganBooks, $27.95). Franks made history by leading American and Coalition forces to victory in Afghanistan and Iraq—decisive battles in the war on terrorism. Drawing on his own recollections and military records declassified for this book, Franks offers the first inside account of the war that has changed the world since Sept. 11, 2001. * THE GAMES 1b COUNT . America’s Bost and Brightest on the wer ofSs == BRIAN ae Cobont of Fox News Chancat's Far Friends 1OREWO Dt BROW;N In his memoir, Franks retraces his journey from a small town boyhood in Oklahoma and Texas through a lifetime of military service. A reform-minded Cold War commander and shrewdtactician during Operation Desert Storm, Franks took command of CENTCOMat the dawn of what hecalls a “crease in history” in the most dangerousregion on earth. Having an edge is not just important on the battlefield, says Jane Buckingham, author of “The Modern Girl’s Guide to Life” (ReganBooks, $25.95)—andthat’s exactly what her new bookoffers. Buckingham, host of the Style Network’s show by the same name, gives overworked—and often overwhelmed—young women an edge on everything from combating mildew to concocting the perfect dry martini, from nailing a job interview to jump-starting a car. Best of all, she makes it as simple and stress-free as possible with clever shortcuts and detours. “Tt’s about helping you juggle the demands placed on a modern girl gracefully, easily and perhaps even confidently,” says Buckingham, owner of a successful consulting firm, whosecretly felt like a failure until she learned to boil an egg. The book aces theart of housework, features fabulous entertaining tips and shores up your survivalskills. The ModernGirl’s GuidetoLife Jane Buckingham - f MOD-GIRL SURVIVALKIT

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