when i looked over that list i realised everything on it was either too difficult to find or far too much trouble for people so i'll be very boring and go with metro and isetan gift vouchers or a massage/pedicure spa package or the complete poems of louis macneice. the reason i didn't put books on the list this year, except for special recommendations from poach and the macneice, is that books acquired now will just mean more shipping back to the us later, and i've had more than enough hair-raising experiences with book shipping. having said that of course i would never refuse a book, and book vouchers are also not unwelcomed although borders and kino tend *not* to have books i want these days. (does abe or alibris do vouchers?) but anyway for reference i point people to my amazon wishlist