I am going to suggest the Ripleys Believe it or Not and Guiness Book of World Records coffee table books. They are some of the gifts that I keep on hand because people of all ages are fascinated by them. Your boss probably requires something more personal, and I don’t know if it’s a he or a she.
Women always enjoy Bath and Bodywork's, or the Body Shop type of things, and fruit scents like mandarin are a pretty safe guess. Add some candles, chocolate, and a nice card expressing your appreciation. Men, I discovered, like gadgets and toys no matter how old they are.
You could probably find something suitable at Sharper Image or Brookstones. The last "man gift" I bought that was a big hit was a remote control helicopter that fly's indoors. More.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.