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that you can’t go wrong with a book. Charlotte Mautner of the New Leaf Bookstore Ltd. on Main Street believes that the Columbia Encyclopedia ($125) and Dick Francis’ best-selling mystery Decider ($22.95) are good choices.
So, too, are Margaret Atwood’s The Robber Bride ($23.50) and The Vampire Companion: The Official Guide to Ann Rice's Vampire Chronicles ($29.95).
The younger set might enjoy Fay’s Fairytales ($15.95 each) or The Dinosaur Encyclopedia ($25).
And if music is a universal language, then cassette tapes or compact discs speak loads at Christmas. Try Waxie Maxie’s at the Warrenton Center for everything from rock and classical to New Age and country, with cassettes priced around $10 and CDs at $15.99 and $16.99.
Some sure bets: Pearljam’s Vs., Nirvana’s In Utero, Billy Joel’s River of Dreams and Frank Sinatra’s Duets. Enya is a hot New Age pick, while Garth Brooks should delight country music fans.
Beethoven and Bach still hold their own in the classical ranks, with the Mannheim Steamroller Christmas and Fresh Air Christmas albums also expected to rate highly.
And videotapes continue to make treasured gifts; according to Waxie
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