I'm collecting "Best Book of the Year" lists and Holiday Gift Guide lists. Here's what I've found:

• Atlantic Monthly's list. With an audio explanation.
• Megan McArdle's Book List
• Eliot Spitzer discusses three books that help explain the economic crisis. (I saw him on MSNBC a few weeks ago shining up his image. Take notes, Tiger.)
• The New York Times's 10 Best Books of 2009.
• more to come.