Holiday Sale! Save 40% on Gift Ideas from Columbia University Press

From the science of flavor and building a meal to journalistic and cult classics, here are some holiday gift suggestions.

We are offering a 40% discount on these titles. IMPORTANT: Be sure to enter the special promotion code HOLIDAY in the space provided in the shopping cart order form. (Discounted amount will appear after you click “apply”).

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Click here for a full list but below is some advice for those on your list:

For the Warren Oates Fan: Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, by Ian Cooper ($9.00)

For the Food History Buff: Eating History: Thirty Turning Points in the Making of American Cuisine, by Andrew Smith ($11.97)

For the Skeptical Buddhist: Meditations of a Buddhist Skeptic: A Manifesto for the Mind Sciences and Contemplative Practice , by B. Alan Wallace ($16.77)

For the Investor: The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor, by Howard Marks ($17.97)

For the Foodie Who Loves Science or the Scientist Who Loves Food: Neurogastronomy: How the Brain Creates Flavor and Why It Matters, by Gordon Shepherd ($14.97)

For the Reader of Japanese Literature by Americans: A Room Where The Star-Spangled Banner Cannot Be Heard: A Novel in Three Parts, by Levy Hideo ($11.97)

For the Budding Journalist: Second Read: Writers Look Back at Classic Works of Reportage, edited by James Marcus ($14.70)

Another for the Budding Journalist: The Best American Magazine Writing 2011, Edited by Sid Holt for the American Society of Magazine Editors ($10.17)

For the Lover of Russian Literature and/or Butterflies: Stalking Nabokov, by Brian Boyd ($21.00)

For the Occupier of Wall Street: Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict, by Erica Chenoweth and Maria J. Stephan ($17.70)