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PFT Live: Mike Florio talks with former NFL tight end Anthony Becht about the hottest topics in the NFL. Becht gives his opinion on Steven Jackson voiding the remaining year of his contract to hit free agency, and whether or not Tony Gonzalez should comeback for one more year. (NBC Sports)

With cookbooks, memoirs, and even one gangster drama, there's something on the shelves for everyone on your list. Best-selling author and book critic John Searles reports. (TODAY)

Andrea Spooner, editorial director of Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, announces the company will be donating 100,000 copies of James Patterson's young adult and children's books to the TODAY toy drive, worth $1.9 million. (TODAY)

Authors David Baldacci ("Absolute Power") and Gillian Flynn ("Gone Girl") reveal their recommendations for the best books to give as gifts this holiday season, from nonfiction and historical novels to mysteries and science fiction. (TODAY)

"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series author Jeff Kinney makes a donation on behalf of his publisher, Abrams Children's Books, of $1.5 million worth of Wimpy Kid books for TODAY's 19th annual toy drive. (TODAY)

It's all hands on deck as emergency preparedness ramps up for Hurricane Sandy preparations. With multiple states and the District of Columbia declaring states of emergencies, TODAY's Al Roker tracks the storm. (TODAY)

Economic cuts have made buying books a luxury for many cash-strapped Spaniards who visit Madrid's Free Books to keep their love of reading alive. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (TODAY)

Josef Blumenfeld of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and his two daughters present the company's generous donation to TODAY's Toy Drive: more than $300,000 worth of acclaimed children's books. (TODAY)

Megan Tingley, senior vice president and publisher at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, presents a donation of more than 190,000 children's books to the 18th annual toy drive. (TODAY)

Gadgets are all the rage, but books of all sizes, shapes and subject matter still make great holiday gifts. Book critic John Searles runs down his list of best titles to give this year. (TODAY)