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Humor Me: Neiman Marcus' Christmas Book

By MATT WIXON The 2009 Neiman Marcus Christmas Book was unveiled a few days ago, and just in time. I mean, it's just three weeks until Halloween. And then we'll only have -- try not to panic -- less than two months to race from store to store, look for gifts and beg store owners to stop playing "Last Christmas" by Wham! So what's in this year's book? Well, keeping in mind the state of the economy, Neiman Marcus said it made an effort to offer more affordable options this year. That's why you'll find an electric motorcycle that goes 150 mph and costs $73,000. I believe there's one out there with a little more power, but it would've been in the $90,000 to $100,000 range. That's just too pricey. Anyway, the book is out there for you to check out. But I don't think most of the items compare to the 2007 book, which I "reviewed" for The Dallas Morning News . Here it is ... OK everyone, let's get busy. We need to raise $1.59 mil