{"id":6983,"date":"2010-06-17T06:00:57","date_gmt":"2010-06-17T12:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=6983"},"modified":"2010-06-01T15:59:52","modified_gmt":"2010-06-01T21:59:52","slug":"graduate-gifting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/graduate-gifting\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Gifting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Let’s face it.\u00a0 What most graduates want (and get) is money.\u00a0 Hard, cold cash. \u00a0Not microwaves, techno gadgets or pillows for the dorm,\u00a0but dollars with which they can select their own microwaves, techno gadgets and pillows for the dorm.<\/p>\n

Still, if you’re looking for something a little more meaningful or sentimental, there’s plenty of inspirational, faith-based guides available.\u00a0 Rick Warren’s <\/em><\/strong><\/a>The Purpose Driven Life<\/a><\/em><\/strong> comes to mind.\u00a0 It’s subtitle is, “What on Earth am I Here for?” so it’s appropriate for any age group, not just graduates.<\/p>\n

If you’d rather pick a more secular title,\u00a0something that\u00a0has\u00a0credible advice, but with a short enough format that most teens will\u00a0still actually\u00a0read it, try Maria Shriver’s And One More thing Before You Go<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 It’s only 61 pages long and has 10 quick chapters, including these topics:<\/p>\n