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So you’re thinking about med school-but you’re not ready to devote the next ten years to grad school. Or perhaps you’re already a medical doctor and just want a quick refresher course. Either way, the brilliant minds at mental_floss magazine are happy to help. Med School in a Box offers instruction in anatomy, physiology, neurosurgery, and other impressive-sounding subjects for the wildly low price of $14.95. Your program includes:

    * Med School in 96 Pages: Your Comprehensive Textbook
    * 10 Heroes of Medicine Trading Cards
    * 10 Extra-Credit Study Cards
    * A devilishly complicated medical-trivia board exam
    * A rolled diploma with real Latin words

It’s the perfect gift for doctors and would-be doctors of all ages, from the highest-ranked boxed medical school in the country!

Available at newsstands everywhere, MENTAL_FLOSS MAGAZINE was founded in 2001 with the mission of blurring the lines between education and entertainment. The editors are responsible for the bestselling books Condensed Knowledge and Forbidden Knowledge.

With Law School in a Box and Med School in a Box, Quirk Books and mental_floss magazine brought affordable postgraduate education to some 50,000 eager students. Now the world’s #1 boxed university is expanding its curriculum to include MBA Degree in a Box, an advanced course in business education for the low price of $14.95. Your study materials include:

– Business School in 96 Pages: Your Comprehensive Textbook
– 10 Heroes of the Boardroom Trading Cards
– 10 CEO Case Study Cards
– A fiendishly complicated business-trivia final exam
– A rolled diploma with real Latin words

Packed with entertaining trivia about Henry Ford, Donald Trump, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and more, MBA Degree in a Box is the perfect gift for businesspeople of all ages — from the highest-ranked boxed business school in the world!

Available at newsstands everywhere, MENTAL_FLOSS MAGAZINE was founded in 2001 with the mission of blurring the line between education and entertainment. The editors are responsible for numerous best-selling books, including Condensed Knowledge and Forbidden Knowledge.

All the world’s a stage-and with this extraordinary book-plus kit, you can dramatize the most memorable scenes in all of theatre. Contents include:

    * Sixty fingerpuppet cards featuring Shakespeare’s most famous characters, including Hamlet, Lady Macbeth, King Lear, Othello, Shylock, and Falstaff

    * Twelve stand-up sets of castles, forests, balconies, and battle fields

    * A 96-page “folio” of classic scenes-from Hamlet’s “To Be or Not to Be” soliloquy to Romeo and Juliet’s classic balcony serenade

Once you’ve finished staging the Bard’s entire canon, you can mix and match masterpuppets to produce your own Shakespearean mash-ups. Perhaps your Romeo will fall in love with Lady Macbeth!

MIKE ROGALSKI owns and operates EYEWASH, a graphics studio in the Philadelphia suburbs. This is his first collaboration with William Shakespeare.

Fat Bastard Chardonnay. Lazy Lizard Shiraz. White Trash White.

These three wines-and more than 100 others-can be found in Marilyn Merlot and the Naked Grape, a celebration of the oddest wines in the world. Some have strange names, like Cat’s Pee on a Gooseberry Bush. Others have bizarre artwork, like a Magritte-inspired UFO invasion. Still others have unusual production features (Braille typography, heat-sensitive inks, lenticular art, and more).

Along with brilliant reproductions of the original labels, we’ll feature brief stories about the origins of the wines, plus tasting notes from the author. Readers will learn about unusual vineyards (like Cleavage Creek, which donates its proceeds to breast cancer research) as well as the most innovative artists working in the wine label medium. Finally, there’s an appendix of resources that will help you buy these wines-so you can try them for yourself!

PETER F. MAY is a wine enthusiast and the creator of winelabels.org. He lives in England.

Just because you’re pregnant doesn’t mean you have to skip cocktails!

Margarita Mama offers a pitcherful of delicious “mocktails” designed specifically for moms-to-be. Every drink is 100 percent alcohol free. And they not only taste great, they also provide a healthful treat for both mom and baby! Recipes include twists on old favorites such as Mudslides, Mojitos, Cosmopolitans, and Mimosas, plus yummy new libations like the Materni-Tini, the Raging Hormone, and the Chocolate Crave.

Filled to the brim with whimsical illustrations and sprinkled with entertaining and informative sidebars, Margarita Mama makes the perfect gift for fun-loving moms-to-be everywhere.

When not concocting tasty beverages, ALYSSA GUSENOFF works as a pediatric speech-language pathologist. She and her husband recently welcomed their first child, Zachary. The family lives in Newton, Massachusetts.

Breastfeeding may be natural, but it certainly isn’t easy. That’s why Andi Silverman wrote Mama Knows Breast, a beginner’s guide that’s full of friendly, frank, and reassuring advice. Readers will discover essential information on breastfeeding techniques, baby holds, and medical conditions–but they’ll also learn the straight scoop on gnawing infants, unexpected leaks, ill-fitting clothes, and bewildered spouses. Other topics include:

    * The pros–and cons–of breastfeeding
    * When, where, and how to breastfeed in public
    * Feeling sexy in a nursing bra
    * Breastfeeding at the office

Written by a mom who has been there–and packed with anecdotes by women from a variety of backgrounds–Mama Knows Breast is a beautifully illustrated gift for new mothers everywhere.

ANDI SILVERMAN is a mom, journalist, and lawyer who spent nearly ten years as an on-air television reporter. She writes the blog www.mamaknowsbreast.com and lives with her family in New York City.