I didn't go out shopping on Black Friday this year but I remember the many times in the past when I did -- running around looking for the latest greatest, must-have, got-to-get-it-now gift for someone on my holiday shopping list.  But not once do I recall a Black Friday that included racing around searching frantically for a gift for one of the elders in my family.  In fact, they never said "hey I have to have this, that or the other".  They really didn't ask for anything at all except to hear from me or, better yet, a nice visit.  According to the

My dad doesn't want power tools. He doesn't want movies, ties, gift certificates or a car wash. He wants books. Sports, westerns, and maybe even the odd mystery or cookbook thrown in for fun all make up his book stacks. Here are a few last-minute book suggestions for dads.