10 books to give for Mother's Day

You've probably already done the classics – try these 10 books for a gift this Mother's Day.

5. 'Breakfast with Socrates,' by Robert Rowland Smith

This one's for the thinking mom. From commuting to running errands to working out in the gym – all the commonplace mile markers in our most ordinary days have philosophical implications. Robert Rowland Smith – an Oxford don-turned-management consultant – unwraps these for us. Best of all, he manages to be hip and funny as he does.

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