Straight.com's Holiday Gift Guide

Wondering what to buy friends, famiily, and that special barista who always throws in the extra caffeine shot first thing in the morning? Herewith, dozens upon dozens of gift suggestions from our critics - everything from Jason Bourne to Genesis, and then some.

Click the links to find out prices, availability, and to read more from our writers on each product. And if you don't see what you're looking for, feel free to comment. And what do we ask in exchange for this bounty? Why, nothing but your undying gratitude. And maybe an extra shot of caffeine with our morning Americano. Best o' the season.

Arts | Style | Dining | Movies | Games & Gadgets | Music

Arts

Gift Books

• The Last Wild Wolves
• I Am America (And So Can You!)
• Wall and Piece
• Conversations With Woody Allen
• Gastroanomalies
• Abstract Painting in Canada
• Transitions of a Still Life: Ceramic Work by Tam Irving

Children's Picture Books

• Ben's Bunny Trouble
• All Aboard for Dreamland!
• Welcome Song for Baby
• The Day it All Blew Away
• Clancy With the Puck
• Ridin' Dinos with Buck Bronco
• The Simpsons Handbook: Secret Tips From the Pros
• The Girls' Book: How to Be the Best at Everything
• The Boys' Book: How to Be the Best at Everything
• The Moon Rock

Style

Affordable Luxe Fashion Accessories

• Dior Rouge lipstick
• Tiffany & Co. earrings and bracelets
• La Senza panties
• Body Shop lip gloss
• Jacob dressing gown
• Aldo earrings and tiger bracelet
• Betsey Johnson rhinestone bling

Dining

Wine books

• Icewine: The Complete Story
• Icewine: Extreme Winemaking
• British Columbia Wine Country: Revised and Updated
• Rosé: A Guide to the World's Most Versatile Wine
• The Definitive Canadian Wine & Cheese Cookbook
• Cooking With Booze by Ryan Jennings & David Steele
• Menus From an Orchard Table: Celebrating the Food and Wine of the Okanagan

Wine

• Villa Wolf Pinot Gris 2006
• Pacific Breeze Signature Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
• Laughing Stock Pinot Pinot 2006
• Evans & Tate Margaret River Chardonnay 2006
• Camaraderie Cellars Merlot 2005
• Twenty Bench Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2003
• Cave de Tain Cornas Arenes Sauvages 2003
• Nicolas Feuillatte Brut Rose n/v

Food Books

• Dish Entertains: Everyday Simple to Special Occasions
• New World Provence: Modern French Cooking for Friends and Family
• Cioppino's Mediterranean Grill
• Eat, Drink and Be Vegan: Everyday Vegan Recipes Worth Celebrating
• Pacific Northwest Wining & Dining: The People, Places, Food, and Drink of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia
• Indulge: 100 Perfect Desserts
• Wild Sweets: Chocolate

Movies

DVD boxed sets

• The Jason Bourne Collection
• Stanley Kubrick Collection
• Little Mosque on the Prairie
• The O.C.–The Complete Series Collection
• Seinfeld–The Complete Series
• The Up Series
• Global Warning
• Ingmar Bergman: Four Masterworks
• Lubitsch in Berlin
• Berlin Alexanderplatz
• War and Peace
• Postwar Kurosawa

Games & Gadgets

Video Games

• Everyday Shooter
• Battlestar Galactica
• The Eye of Judgment
• Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
• Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
• Crash of the Titans
• Looney Tunes Acme Arsenal
• Beautiful Katamari
• Super Mario Galaxy
• Skate
• Sega Rally Revo
• EA Playground
• Hot Pixel
• Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
• Dead Head Fred
• Tomb Raider: Anniversary
• Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
• Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure
• Halo 3
• The Orange Box
• BlackSite: Area 51
• Mass Effect
• Silent Hill Origins
• Clive Barker's Jericho
• Bioshock
• Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
• Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strike
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
• Conan
• Fury
• Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War
• Assassin's Creed
• Stranglehold

Gadgets

• iPod Touch
• Ironman iControl watch
• TomTom Go 720
• Nokia N800 Internet Tablet
• Stiletto 2
• Regza high-def TV
• TiVo digital video recorders
• Microsoft's Mobile Memory Mouse 8000
• Sony's NSC-GC1 network-sharing camera
• Nikon's D40x digital SLR
• Epson PictureMate Snap Printer

Music

Boxed sets

• The Heavy Metal Box
• Love Is the Song We Sign: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970
• The Piper at the Gates of Dawn by Pink Floyd
• Love, Luther by Luther Vandross
• Colossal Youth: Collected Works by Young Marble Giant
• A Voice in Time: 1939-1952 by Frank Sinatra
• Lady Day: The Master Takes and Singles by Billie Holiday
• High School Musical Hits Collection OST
• Genesis: 1983-1998
• The Complete On the Corner Sessions by Miles Davis
• Songbird Rare Tracks: Forgotten Gems by Emmylou Harris
• The Traveling Wilburys Collection
• Le Trésor de la langue by René Lussier
• The Brit Box