From tales of untold history to heartwarming essays, these books make great Fathers Day gifts.

But if Dad’s a big reader, you’re in luck.

Whenshopping for gifts for your dad, books can be at the top of your list.

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(ThinkOnly Murders in the Building, but in book form!)

What If?

“, with charming stick figure diagrams and lots of well-researched and entertaining info as to what would happen.

The Three-Body Problem

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(The answer: Probably nothing if you stayed shallow.)

If it’s a hit, consider gifting the sequel for Dad’s birthday or Christmas.

Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity, by Peter Attia, M.D.

This Is How You Lose the Time War

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Time may not be quite as linear as we all imagine.

Coffee Table Books

Bruce W. Talamon.Soul.

Think Parliament-Funkadelic, Aretha Franklin, the Jackson Five, and Diana Ross, just to name a few.

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

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This limited-edition version features four prints signed by the photographer.

He’ll love thumbing through graphic posters illustrating beautiful parks and national monuments.

It’s the perfect coffee table book for his man cave.

The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis

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This follows the true tale of how members of the Osage Nation were mysteriously killed offand why.

Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin

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Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey

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Victory City

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The Survivalists: A Novel by Kashana Cauley

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The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

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Yellow book cover with creepy image of a ferris wheel for Hide by Kiersten White

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Cover with a bookshelf with blue and pink books for The Cartographers

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Book cover for City on Fire by Don Winslow

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The Martian by Andy Weir

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The Bartender’s Manifesto Hardcover

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Fatherhood: A Comprehensive

Cover of Look Big, by Rachel Levin

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mastering homebrew

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Around the World in 80 Books by David Damorsch

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The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love and Raising Great Kids

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Dad Jokes

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Unmasked by Paul Holes

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Tom Segura illustration on cover of book, I’d Like to Play Alone, Please

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Look for Me There by Luke Russert

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Black and white image of a clown with a child and poodle dog on cover of Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris

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The Allure of the Multiverse

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What If book

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Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia

The Order of Time

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Soul R&B Funk by Bruce W. Talamon

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1,000 Record Covers, by Michael Ochs

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See America: A Celebration of Our National Parks & Treasured Sites, by the Creative Action Network

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The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season Two

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1,000 Places to See Before You Die

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Accidentally Wes Anderson

Killers of the Flower Moon

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The Baseball 100 book for Father’s Day

Images of historians on a cover of Making History book

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Cover of The Phantom Atlas, by Edward Brooke-Hitching

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Cover of Black Fortunes, by Shomari Wills

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The Ghost Army of World War II, by Rick Beyer and Elizabeth Sayles

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