What's on your Wishlist?

Firstly, I feel better today, thank you. So no more whining. OK, now on to my post:

I regularly visit our local library with my daughters as they have great children’s facilities. The most loved ones are 2 touch-screen computers with educational games and painting software for under-5s, and 2 sets of wall-mounted headphones attached to auto-run CD players playing stories and songs above a mini sofa! These are fab; the CD player starts when you pick up the headphones - ah, the wonders of modern technology.. ;-)

Anyway on one particular visit whilst the children were engrossed, I decided to search for knitting and crochet books for myself. There is a craft section, but after searching and asking I found it contains just 4 books of interest to me:

1) A Harmony crochet stitch pattern book (which I’ve borrowed 5 times so far!)
2) A beginners guide to knitting (good book, but not what I was looking for)
3) “Baby Knits for Beginners” by Debbie Bliss (good for baby patterns obviously!)
4) “Junior Knits” by Debbie Bliss (nice patterns for 3-10 year olds)

OK, it’s a start but that’s all. One of the staff there also knits/crochets, and she said that I should take in a list of recommendations for knitting/crochet books and they’d try to get at least some of them! Wow, now there’s an offer not to be missed!

So here’s my list so far (in no particular order, and mainly based on a browse through Amazon):

1) “Stitch ‘n’ Bitch Handbook” by Debbie Stoller
2) “Stitch ‘n’ Bitch Nation” by Debbie Stoller
3) “1000 Sweaters” by Jane Crowfoot
4) “Loop-d-Loop: More than 40 Novel Knitting Projects” by Teva Durham
5) “440 More Knitting Stitches” by Harmony Guide
6) “At Knit’s End” by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
7) “Simple Knits with a Twist” by Erika Knight
8) “Scarf Style: Innovative to Traditional, 31 Inspirational Styles to Knit and Crochet” by Pam Allen
9) “Domino Knitting” by Vivien Hoxbro
10) “Knitted Embellishments” by Nicky Epstein
11) “Hip to Crochet” by Judith Swartz
12) “Simple Crochet” by Erika Knight
13) “Freeform Knitting and Crochet” by Jenny Dowde
14) “Hooked on Crochet” by Candi Jensen
15) “Knit and Crochet with Beads” by Lily Chin
16) “Kids Crochet: Projects for Kids of all Ages” by Kelli Ronci & Lena Corwin
17) “Bead Crochet: A Beadwork How-To Book” by Bethany Barry
18) “Crochet for Barbie Doll” by Nicky Epstein
19) “200 Crochet Blocks for Blankets, Throws and Afghans: Crochet Squares to Mix-and-Match” by Jan Eaton
20) “Knitting Without Tears: Basic Techniques and Easy-to-Follow Directions for Garments to Fit All Sizes” by Elizabeth Zimmermann

I’m sure you all have your own favourites that you could add - suggestions please? Or have you tried out any of the above and been disappointed? Maybe we could build an all-time Top 20/30/40/etc of knitting and crochet books for all (or at least the majority of) ages, experience levels, and tastes!