Last Minute Gifts for Dear Old Dad

Other bloggers will have different Father's Day suggestions but this is my list and I'm sticking to it.

• "The Outsider" by Frederick Forsyth. The thriller writer's life is a thriller.
• Pilot Metropolitan ballpoint pen. Inexpensive but far superior to the status pens.
• A Swiss Army Knife. I prefer the small pen knife model and it is a rare day when it is not used.
• "Churchill & Orwell" by Thomas E. Ricks. Two fascinating people and their times.
• "The Generals" by Thomas E. Ricks. The wisdom of sacking generals and much more.
• "On Grand Strategy" by John Lewis Gaddis. Because everyone needs a grand strategy.
• "Master and Commander" DVD.  Russell Crowe as the hero of the Patrick O'Brian novels.
• "John Adams" by David McCullough. A beautiful book about an admirable man.
• "Lincoln" by Gore Vidal. One of Vidal's best novels.
• "The Terror" by Dan Simmons." I recently got a copy. It looks like a very good scare.