This is at this year as LJ cannot go any earlier than 1970.
Books:
Caveman Chemistry: 28 Projects, from the Creation of Fire to the Production of Plastics - Kevin M. DunnPolio: An American Story - David M. OshinskyTobacco: A Cultural History of How an Exotic Plant Seduced Civilization - Iain Gately (??) The Cigarette Century: The Rise, Fall, and Deadly Persistence of the Product That Defined America - Allan M. Brandt
The Big One - Stuart Slade (WWII alternative history)
Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods - Sandor Ellix Katz
Kitchen:
(Very) small hot-air popcorn popper.(Very) small foodprocesser - or manual chopper(?)Spice rack - Can use
two one. Must be no more than 10-1/2 inches wide. Should hold containers with 1-13/16 in. base, at least. Able to hold 2-13/16 in. base items bonus but it seems unlikely especially with the narrow width requirement.
Circular cake pans - 2 (non-stick ideally)Discovered "disposable" pans flex nicely for easy removal.
9x13 cake pan (glass/pyrex preferred, nonstick will do)Standard sized cupcake/muffin pan.Pie pan Mini-cupcake/muffin pan8x8 cake pan (Pyrex preferred)Spritz cookie spritzerDouble boiler (need not be new - thrift store find will do)Set of broiler-safe desert cups / ramekins
DVD:
Muppet Show, Season 3H.R. Pufnstuf - TV series
Pufnstuf - Movie (1970)
Dr. Suess cartoons (NOT the recent live-action movies.)
Electronics/Gadgets
Portable (personal) mp3 player.
Misc.:
Alcohol hydrometer (might be "beer or wine hydrometer"). No need to measure above 25% -- even 20% is a stretch, but should read above 15%.CO detector/monitor. (Have one in basement, one upstairs, but not one on main floor yet.)UPS - Doesn't have to be much, just enough to allow a power glitch to pass or a proper shutdown.
Gift Certificates
Pretty much any place will do, but the most useful
in Fairmont would be Shopko and Wal-mart. For books: Barnes & Noble. There is also a Target in Mankato.