My match bought me a book of a thousand beards. Some of these pictures are basically pornography. Absolutely wonderful.

Thank you so much

Update 26th February:

More books arrived! A museum guide for the Deutsches Museum in Germany (which I visited in January 2011, and was blown away by. Best museum ever, and now I have more than just my memories to help me remember what was there). Awesome!

And Christian Wolmar's Great Railroad Revolution! Christian Wolmar is my favourite rail writer, and I have yet to read this, which is about how the railroads changed America.

Santa, whoever you are, I am blown away by how good your picks are. You are an incredible human being. Also, one of the best parts was my wife complaining this morning that I get too much mail. You've made her jealous, Santa, and that makes me a happy panda.

Update 6th March:

Yet another book turned up today, the first in the Dark Tower series, Stephen King's The Gunslinger. While I have read The Gunslinger before, it was many years ago, and was the original shorter version. My gifter has bought me the revised and expanded version, which I've been meaning to read for a long time now. I also love the full page illustrations included.

Gifter, you are a fantastic person. I am incredibly grateful