![<description><p>This week, The Boys unwrap their favorite book picks for the holiday season — from globe-trotting history to wild presidential tales to the secret life of gas stations in the American South. They also dig into new national park surcharges for foreign visitors. </p> <p>The Books:</p> <p>"Lafayette in the Somewhat United States" by Sarah Vowell — <a class="decorated-link" href= "https://www.amazon.com/Lafayette-Somewhat-United-States-Vowell/dp/0399573100?utm_source=chatgpt.com" target="_new" rel="noopener" data-start="158" data-end= "234">https://www.amazon.com/Lafayette-Somewhat-United-States-Vowell/dp/0399573100</a> <span class= "ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]" data-testid="webpage-citation-pill"><a class= "flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!" href= "https://www.amazon.com/Lafayette-Somewhat-United-States-Vowell/dp/0399573100?utm_source=chatgpt.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class= "flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between"><span class= "max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center">Amazon</span><span class="-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]">+1</span></span></a><br /> </span><br data-start="272" data-end="275" /> "Bolívar: American Liberator" by Marie Arana — <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Bol%C3%ADvar-American-Liberator-Marie-Arana/dp/006073509X"> https://www.amazon.com/Bol%C3%ADvar-American-Liberator-Marie-Arana/dp/006073509X</a><br /> <br data-start="406" data-end="409" /> "The Magician" by Colm Tóibín — <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Magician-Novel-Colm-T%C3%B3ib%C3%ADn/dp/0307952879"> https://www.amazon.com/Magician-Novel-Colm-T%C3%B3ib%C3%ADn/dp/0307952879</a><a class="decorated-link cursor-pointer" target="_new" rel="noopener" data-start="445" data-end= "518"><br /></a><br data-start="518" data-end="521" /> "Wilderness Warrior: TR and the Crusade for America" by Douglas Brinkley — <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Wilderness-Warrior-Crusade-American-Brinkley/dp/0066210372"> https://www.amazon.com/Wilderness-Warrior-Crusade-American-Brinkley/dp/0066210372</a><a class="decorated-link cursor-pointer" target="_new" rel="noopener" data-start="600" data-end= "681"><br /></a><br data-start="681" data-end="684" /> "Rightful Heritage: FDR and the Land for America" by Douglas Brinkley — <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Rightful-Heritage-America-Douglas-Brinkley/dp/0812980040"> https://www.amazon.com/Rightful-Heritage-America-Douglas-Brinkley/dp/0812980040</a><a class="decorated-link cursor-pointer" target="_new" rel="noopener" data-start="760" data-end= "839"><br /></a><br data-start="839" data-end="842" /> "Dead Presidents: An American Adventure into the Strange Deaths and Surprising Afterlives of Our Nation's Leaders" by Brady Carlson — <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Dead-Presidents-American-Surprising-Leaders/dp/1631493952"> https://www.amazon.com/Dead-Presidents-American-Surprising-Leaders/dp/1631493952</a></p></description>](https://us-central1-podcastguru-217d6.cloudfunctions.net/gcf_get_image?image_url=https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts125/v4/8b/7a/06/8b7a0633-6fa2-c7bd-7719-355a1981fe31/mza_11295495815559177505.jpg/600x600bb.jpg&width=300&height=300&api_key=xqFmUFX5BHLBTA)
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Christmas Book Gift Recommendations 2025
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This week, The Boys unwrap their favorite book picks for the holiday season — from globe-trotting history to wild presidential tales to the secret life of gas stations in the American South. They also dig into new national park surcharges for foreign visitors.
The Books:
"Lafayette in the Somewhat United States" by Sarah Vowell — https://www.amazon.com/Lafayette-Somewhat-United-States-Vowell/dp/0399573100 Amazon+1 "Bolívar: American Liberator" by Marie Arana — https://www.amazon.com/Bol%C3%ADvar-American-Liberator-Marie-Arana/dp/006073509X "The Magician" by Colm Tóibín — https://www.amazon.com/Magician-Novel-Colm-T%C3%B3ib%C3%ADn/dp/0307952879 "Wilderness Warrior: TR and the Crusade for America" by Douglas Brinkley — https://www.amazon.com/Wilderness-Warrior-Crusade-American-Brinkley/dp/0066210372 "Rightful Heritage: FDR and the Land for America" by Douglas Brinkley — https://www.amazon.com/Rightful-Heritage-America-Douglas-Brinkley/dp/0812980040 "Dead Presidents: An American Adventure into the Strange Deaths and Surprising Afterlives of Our Nation's Leaders" by Brady Carlson — https://www.amazon.com/Dead-Presidents-American-Surprising-Leaders/dp/1631493952