Make the most of this Christmas season by selecting gifts that will subtly persuade and inspire your friends and family to your own (naturally superior) way of thinking.

Want your co-worker to take a long holiday?

Try: An Innocent Abroad: Life-Changing Trips from 35 Great Writers
Because: Travel will change your life and for the better. Allow your co-worker to discover this through stories.

Want your partner to stop buying lunch out at work?

Try: Salad Love: How to Create a Lunchtime Salad, Every Weekday, in 20 Minutes or Less by David Bez
Because: Less than 20 minutes a day! Plus, these salads look freaking delicious.

Want your housemate to allow you to bring home a dog?

Try: Plumdog by Emma Chichester Clark
Because: If this book does not melt your housemate’s heart they truly have one made of stone and you should move out immediately before they murder you in your sleep.

Want your partner to feel sentimental about you?

Try: Soppy: A Love Story by Philippa Rice
Because: This illustrated love story of author Philippa Rice and her real-life boyfriend is all about the small moments in relationships that matter the most.

Want to help your parents learn to relax?

Try: The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere by Pico Iyer
Because: A thoughtful and highly readable book about why it’s important to just stop sometimes.

Want an excuse for extra cuddles with your child?

Try: Hug Machine by Scott Campbell
Because: We put forward the theory that it’s impossible to read this book and not hug the person beside you, even if they’re a stranger. (Go on, try it…)

Want to give a friend a vote of confidence?

Try: The Story of Mademoiselle Oiseau by Anna Hedman
Because: This picture book about a shy young girl in Paris who befriends her eccentric, elegant neighbour is utterly charming.

Want to share a private joke with your partner about how annoying your children are?

Try: Reasons My Kid Is Crying
Because: Does your child cry because… You gave her some cheese? You’re wearing a blue shirt? Don’t worry! You’re not alone.

Want your your partner to repaint your house?

Try: Pantone: 35 Inspirational Color Palettes For The Home
Because: This beautiful book is a gentle hint in the right direction.

Want to distract your sibling from nagging you over the Christmas season?

Try: The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joël Dicker
Because: This brick of a book is hefty, addictive and guaranteed to keep your sibling occupied for hours.

Want your sibling to actually help out this Christmas season?

Try: Survival of the Nicest: How Altruism Made Us Human and Why it Pays to Get Along by Stefan Klein
Because: Let Stefan Klein put forward a well-researching and solid argument on your behalf for why your sibling should think and act more altruistically.

Want your housemate to stop talking to you about their terrible TV shows?

Try: Fargo: The Complete First Season
Because: Replace their terrible TV shows with this great television adaptation of the Academy Award-winning feature film by the Coen brothers.

Want your sibling to appreciate how wonderful you are?

Try: The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
Because: What happens between these two sisters will no doubt inspire warmth for your own siblings, and them for you.

Want to avoid listening to your parents’ ancient Christmas albums when home for Christmas?

Try: Gon’ Boogaloo by CW Stoneking
Because: This album is so much fun! Our reviewer says, ‘It’s creepy, groovy and an all round hoot.’

Want your co-worker to start bringing in baked goods to share around the office?

Try: Cookies by Peggy Porschen
Because: Open up this sweet little cookbook and you’ll certainly be tempted to bake some of these yourself.

If you’re looking for more gift ideas then browse our Summer Reading Guide or come visit one of our five shops and chat with a bookseller.