Books, that is, worthwhile books, are a great gift for anyone, even if they're ignorant and culturally backward like most people are, because, after all, even the most clueless rube is redeemable if he/she tries and has the resources to avail themself.  The sad thing is that most people are really stupid, too, which is a permanent malady.  All the books in the world can't do anything to improve people like that.  A good many of the cretins on this website are proof positive of this.