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Gift These Splurge-Worthy Books This Holiday

We've rounded up 40 of the coffee table books for every kind of person you need to buy for: the serious home chef or oenophile, the art collector (or wannabe), cinephile, birder and more.

40 books
Book Cover for: National Geographic Atlas of the World, 11th Edition, National Geographic

National Geographic Atlas of the World, 11th Edition

National Geographic

Created for all global citizens, this universally respected volume of world maps has been completely revised and updated with fascinating visualizations of international trends and global conditions.

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Hardcover, 2019

$225.00$200.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: Eataly: Contemporary Italian Cooking, Oscar Farinetti

Eataly: Contemporary Italian Cooking

Oscar Farinetti

The best modern Italian recipes from the largest and most prestigious Italian marketplace in the world.

Hardcover, 2023

$54.95$29.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: The Complete Calvin and Hobbes, Bill Watterson

The Complete Calvin and Hobbes

Bill Watterson

Join Calvin and Hobbes on all their adventures in this three-volume hardcover collection of every comic from the strip's eleven year history (1985 to 1996).

Hardcover, 2005

$225.00$200.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: Barbra Streisand: The Music, the Albums, the Singles, Matt Howe

Barbra Streisand: The Music, the Albums, the Singles

Matt Howe

A nice companion to the memoir by Babs, this book covers the extensive recording career of this towering cultural icon, the Funny Girl considered by many to be the most talented singer of her generation. Barbra Streisand: The Music, the Albums, the Singles takes readers on a journey through every album, soundtrack, and single Streisand has released.

The Blue Rose MagazineJohn PierceThe Blue Rose Magazine & John Pierce

Out of stock

Book Cover for: Hamilton: The Revolution, Lin-Manuel Miranda

Hamilton: The Revolution

Lin-Manuel Miranda

A backstage pass to the groundbreaking, hit musical Hamilton, winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and eleven Tony Awards, including the award-winning libretto, behind-the-scenes photos and interviews, and exclusive footnotes from composer-lyricist-star Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Hillary ClintonJohn ScalziHillary Clinton & John Scalzi

Hardcover, 2016

$50.00$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Rothko, Suzanne Pagé

Rothko

Suzanne Pagé

Produced in close collaboration with the artist's family, this is a catalog of the major exhibition of remarkable paintings by Mark Rothko at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, from October 18, 2023 to April 2, 2024.

Hardcover, 2023

$50.00$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Frida Kahlo. the Complete Paintings, Luis-Martín Lozano

Frida Kahlo. the Complete Paintings

Luis-Martín Lozano

This large-format XXL book allows readers to admire Frida Kahlo's paintings like never before, including unprecedented detail shots and famous photographs. It presents pieces in private collections and reproduces works that were previously lost or have not been exhibited for more than 80 years, forming the most extensive study of Kahlo's work and life to date.

Bookbook - Detail Unspecified, 2021

$200.00$175.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: Ed Ruscha / Now Then: A Retrospective, Ed Ruscha

Ed Ruscha / Now Then: A Retrospective

Ed Ruscha

A sweeping cross-media survey of Ruscha's six-decade career, from paintings and works on paper to photographs and artist's books, with essays by leading scholars.

Hardcover, 2023

$75.00$50.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: The Essential New York Times Cookbook: The Recipes of Record, Amanda Hesser

The Essential New York Times Cookbook: The Recipes of Record

Amanda Hesser

Ten years after the phenomenal success of her once-in-a-generation cookbook, former New York Times food editor Amanda Hesser returned last year with an updated edition for a new wave of home cooks. She added 120 new but instantly iconic dishes to her mother lode of more than a thousand recipes.

Libby, by OverDriveevery title cincy libraryLibby, by OverDrive & every title cincy library

Hardcover, 2021

$55.00$30.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: The World in a Wineglass: The Insider's Guide to Artisanal, Sustainable, Extraordinary Wines to Drink Now, Ray Isle

The World in a Wineglass: The Insider's Guide to Artisanal, Sustainable, Extraordinary Wines to Drink Now

Ray Isle

Food & Wine editor Ray Isle does for wine what Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma did for food--showing readers how to choose more delicious, interesting, and environmentally friendly wines without breaking the bank.

Dave McIntyreDave McIntyre

Hardcover, 2023

$50.00$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book