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• Recap: Gift Guides for History Buffs

  I can't quite believe it, but apparently, some people have waited until today to do their holiday shopping (you people are insane, btw). Just for reference purposes, here are the two gift guides we did up for history buffs: Gifts Under $25 for the History Buff  Gifts Under $50 for the History Buff Posted Dec 24 2008, 10:19 AM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: seasonal, holiday, christmas, holiday gift guide, history buffs

• Gifts Under $50 for the History Buff

  [$49.95, National Geographic] The 1935 World Map is a classic, instantly recognizable. It shows the viewer both eastern and western hemispheres simultaneously, which I, personally, care nothing about, but your little brother with the collection of WWII-style model airplanes might. After the jump, some additional under-$50 gifts for the history buff in your life. Read More... Posted Dec 10 2008, 12:19 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: seasonal, holiday, christmas, gifts under $50, holiday gift guide, history buffs

• Gifts Under $25 for the History Buff

  [$10.17, Amazon] History is the only class I ever failed. This was due to an inability to memorize facts, and a momentary refusal to actually do my homework. I am surrounded, however, by smug individuals who actually pride themselves on remembering useless facts, and other who actually enjoy history. I know. Beats me. If you're shopping for someone similar, perhaps you should consider one of these under-$25 gifts, such as Napoleon's Privates, pictured above. A sexy history book, a quick perusal lets me know that Napoleon's wee-wee resides in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, while Einstein's eyeballs are somewhere on the Jersey Shore. Why, me and the wee-wee are practically neighbors! After the jump, some more historic gems: Read More... Posted Dec 04 2008, 02:34 PM by Steph Auteri with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: seasonal, holiday, christmas, holiday gift guide, history buffs