“Steve Jobs,” by Walter Issacson

Dads love to read books about dead guys. It is written in the Dad Code. This year's blockbuster book is Steve Jobs, by Walter Issacson, a biography of the late Apple co-founder. If your dad already has Steve Jobs (because it's a bestseller, so a lot of people do) then give him one of Issacson's other biographies about Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einsten. They're both dead guys, so your dad should like it. [Powells.com, $24.50]