The Best-Kept Holiday Shopping Secret for Men Revealed in New Book, 'Wrap It Up! The Guy's Guide to Giving & Gifts'

Wrap It Up! is the everyman's guide for navigating the mazes and minefields around gift giving to women. It is the end of gift-buying stress. Easy-to-use, hard to put down, this book takes you behind the pink curtain into a world of greater joy, connection and memorable rewards.

Laguna Beach, CA (PRWEB) November 14, 2006 -- "A little-known secret is that the three days before Thanksgiving, not Black Friday or the day after Thanksgiving, is the best time to shop for the women in your lives," says Ann Hult Crowell, author of a newly released book -- Wrap It Up!© The Guy's Guide to Giving & Gifts. "Your better half is busy in the kitchen, the salespeople are less-stressed and the shelves are well-stocked. Don't wait till the night before Christmas to find the perfect gift -- the cupboards will be bare and the pickings slim."

"Men, next time you hear those three dreaded words around the holidays -- 'Just surprise me' -- reach for my book before you go for your wallet. I can help you save money and get it right for the first time this year," concludes Crowell.

Wrap It Up!© is the everyman's guide for navigating the mazes and minefields around gift giving to women. It is the end of gift-buying stress. Easy-to-use, hard to put down, this book takes you behind the pink curtain into a world of greater joy, connection and memorable rewards.

Inside you'll find:

* Short and useful lists at the front of every chapter.

*Helpful hints and how to's spiced with wisdom and humor to keep you entertained and on the right path.

*Outta Sight Insights© in each chapter filled with feminine secrets to aid in your pursuits.

*Plus new ways you can uncover what really makes women glow.

Organized into more than 200 thought- and action-provoking tips, Wrap It Up!© will help you learn:

¸ 7 Secrets of Highly Successful Givers

¸ What A Woman Wants

¸ 52 What-to-Give Gift Ideas

¸ WOW Inspiring Wrapping Made Simple

¸ 50 Ways to Say, "I Love You" Without Saying It

¸ 73 Priceless Gifts And Most Don't Cost A Penny

(ISBN #978-0-9773454-0-3), US. $15.95, www.wrapitupbooks.com).

About The Author:

During her years as CEO of Crowell McKay, Inc., an award-winning marketing, advertising and PR agency, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., Ann Hult Crowell became a "consumer detective." Now she's turned her sleuth skills and consumer insight into published works that resonate with her readers. Ann Crowell currently resides in Laguna Beach, Calif.

Key Talking Points for Media Interviews:

* Invite "female" readers, viewers or listeners to share the "Worst Holiday Gift My Man Ever Gave Me," and from the "men" -- the "Worst Response I Ever Received After Giving a Woman A Holiday Gift."

* Not many men get it right. However, Crowell's former husband's gift-giving skills were the inspiration for this book.

*Key gift-giving topics Ann Crowell can discuss:

1. Men's holiday gift-giving stress.

2. It is the thought AND the gift AND the packaging that count.

3. The rewards men get from their women for getting it right!

CONTACT: Jennifer Heinly, 949-716-9829

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