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10 books to give and get this holiday season: You'll find something for everyone on your gift list here.

Great gifts for the person who favorite place in the world is right at home.

You know the type: Never misses a workout. Can hold court on which fitness trackers is best. Brags about resting heart rate trends. If you've got one of these types on your holiday gift list, look no further for the perfect gift:

Romantic gifts at Christmas? You betcha. Here's what to get your hunny bunny.

Plush dolls, hot-sauce holsters and easy peasy plants and a PocketMonkey. What do they all have in common? Great stocking stuffers.

Whether it's fragrance or skin care, hair products or body art, there's something on this gift list for the beauty-lovers in your life - and perhaps a few things you might need for yourself.

Your friends and family members who like to entertain can be challenging to shop for during the holiday season. Luckily, we've got you covered.

These 10 ideas can make you a hero to the gardener on your gift list.

You'll want to take a #selfie, or three: Here are ways to give an experiential gift they'll never forget.

Do you have movie lovers on your holiday gift list? We've got plenty to make them happy.

Do you have a terrific holiday cookie recipe? Enter our seventh annual Los Angeles Times Holiday Cookie Bake-off, which starts this Saturday, Nov. 4. Submit your recipe, plus an essay and photo or video by Nov. 25, to latimes.com/bakeoff.

Holiday gifts for pets? Think of it this way: They will be delighted or, at the very least, distracted--while you're gift-wrapping and gift-opening.

If you have someone who likes to cook, bake, eat or drink on your holiday list, you're sure to find something here that will make them happy:

If music be their food of love, read on:

Twenty-five years ago R.E.M. took another unexpected turn with “Automatic for the People,” an album that spawned such hits as “Man on the Moon” and “Everybody Hurts.” It also revealed a more sparse, emotional and heart-wrenching side of the...

We've got cookbook recommendations for everyone on your gift list.

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the controversial soldier who abandoned his combat outpost in Afghanistan eight years ago and was swiftly captured by the Taliban, was punished Friday with a demotion, a dishonorable discharge and a fine of $1,000 a month for 10 months. He received no time in prison.

Motorcycle racing legend Tom White, who made a fortune as an aftermarket parts entrepreneur and later founded one of California’s most admired motorcycle museums, has died at age 68.

All aboard.

Take the train and check out this huge estate owned by real estate developer Alan Casden in the area known as the Beverly Hills “flats.” In addition to a 26,800-square-foot mansion, two guesthouses and a sunken tennis court, miniature locomotives wind through the 1.68-acre property.

After weeks of fighting, the Syrian government announced Friday that its forces have recaptured the eastern city of Dair Alzour, Islamic State’s last urban stronghold in the country and the capital of an oil-rich province by the same name.

What if the anger about our unjust world was taken out in a boxing class instead of by devouring cake, writing anxious posts on social media or crying into a pillow?

What’s in season: So is it a sweet potato or a yam? (Hint: They’re pretty much all sweet potatoes.) Native to the Americas, sweet potatoes come in hundreds of varieties, though they generally can be divided into two main groups: the pale tuber and the darker-skinned, bright-orange-fleshed root...

Photographer Laura Aguilar recorded the denizens of the Plush Pony during the 1990s. Now the Vincent Price Art Museum pays tribute to the LGBTQ space with a party.

Get used to the name “Lady Bird” because you’ll be hearing it repeatedly over the course of the next four months.