"Have You Seen...?": a Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films Including Masterpieces, Oddities and Guilty Pleasures (with Just a Few Disasters) - David Thomson 
I'm always worried that I've missed seeing some really important film (I've never seen Citizen Kane, for example), so a book like this will help me catch up and fill in those gaps. It would make a great gift for movie buffs!

"Good Housekeeping" Step by Step Vegetarian Cookbook - Good Housekeeping Institute
Over 500 recipes; fabulous photographs; step by step instructions. I've actually owned a copy of this previously but had to leave it behind when I moved. Wish I could carry it everywhere, but it's a heavy book - all those glossy photos! A quick look at Amazon shows that it's apparently out of print - unforgivable. If you own a copy - hold on to it! Second hand price is already much higher than the original price. 

The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers - John Gardner
I'm forever imagining that I'm going to write fiction one day. This book was either recommended to me or I had a look at it somewhere. It has many good reviews on Amazon.com in the US. 

Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba - Tom Gjelten
Reviewed in the Guardian Weekly and also getting good reviews on Amazon.com. I enjoy reading this type of social history. This is the history of the Bacardi rum company - a family business - and its involvement in Cuban politics.