Hobbies and home books to give as gifts
Gift ideas for someone who reads hobbies and home. Every book starts a series or stands alone, and there's one book per author.
Sure bets
The books this genre's readers start from, for someone who hasn't read them yet.
- Early American Crafts & Hobbies
Early American Crafts & Hobbies
Raymond F. Yates221 pages · Out 1954
A mid-century general guide to traditional American handicrafts, useful as an example of older hobby instruction.
- Crafts and Hobbies
Crafts and Hobbies
Reader's Digest Association456 pages · Out 1981
A broad, illustrated survey of crafts and hobby projects aimed at home practitioners.
- Stitches for Embroidery
Stitches for Embroidery
Heather Joynes88 pages · Out 1991
A technique-focused embroidery reference organized around stitches, a common format for needlework books.
- Stumpwork Embroidery
Stumpwork Embroidery
Jane Nicholas203 pages · Out 1995
A specialist book on stumpwork, a raised embroidery technique, for readers who already know basic stitching.
- Accessible Gardening for People with Physical Disabilities
Accessible Gardening for People with Physical Disabilities
Janeen R. Adil300 pages · Out 1994
A practical gardening book adapted to readers with limited mobility, showing how home gardening can be made accessible.
- Game Over
- Super Mario
- The Ultimate History of Video Games
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How we choose
- Books come from the genre's page on BookSense, never from paid placement.
- No later books in a series: a gift should be one the person can start with.
- One book per author, and nothing flagged for sexual content or violence that suits only some readers.