A coffee table book is a hardcover book that is intended to sit on a coffee table or similar surface in an area where guests sit and are entertained, thus inspiring conversation or alleviating boredom. They tend to be oversized and of heavy construction, since there is no pressing need for portability. Subject matter is generally confined to non-fiction, and is usually visually oriented. Pages consist mainly of photographs and illustrations, acco...
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Books In This Genre:
- Playboy: 50 Years, the Photographs ,
- China: Its Most Scenic Places ,
- Diaspora: Homelands in Exile ,
- A World of Bracelets: Africa, Asia, America, Oceania ,
- The Landmarks of New York: An Illustrated Record of the City's Historic Buildings ,
- An Illustrated History of the First World War ,
- Blue: The History of a Color ,
- Matisse Portraits ,
- Wild L.A.: A Celebration of the Natural Areas in and Around the City ,
- The New Taste of Chocolate: A Cultural and Natural History of Cacao with Recipes