Coffee Table Books

Audubon's Birds of America: The Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folio (Revised) Robert Abrams

AUDUBON'S BIRDS OF AMERICA presents all 435 of Audubon’s brilliant hand-colored engravings in exquisite reproductions derived from the original plates of...

From Steel Mills to Stethoscopes: A History of the Birmingham Medical Profession Lynn Edge

FROM STEEL MILLS TO STETHOSCOPES covers the advancement of the medical profession in Birmingham from...

Southern Living 50 Years: A Celebration of People, Places and Culture Sid Evans

SOUTHERN LIVING 50 YEARS: A CELEBRATION OF PEOPLE, PLACE, AND CULTURE is a magnificent history of this iconic magazine, featuring, among many other prizes, the images of every cover - all six hundred of them.

 

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Rain in Our Hearts: Alpha Company in the Vietnam War Logue James Allen

RAIN IN OUR HEARTS: ALPHA COMPANY IN THE VIETNAM WAR is a truly magnificent tribute to America's veterans who sacrificed so much - some who sacrificed their lives - for our country. The powerful images were created during battle and on the way to battle and after battle by a professional photographer who carried his...

Ducks, Geese and Swans of North America Rick Kaminski

DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS OF NORTH AMERICA: REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION OF THE BEST-SELLING CLASSIC was finished by Rick Kaminski and other colleagues after the untimely death of Guy Baldasarre, the editor. It is a magnificent two-volume must-have revision of the original published in 1942. No birder, collector or...

Oaxaca Al Gusto: An Infinite Gastronomy Diana Kennedy

OAXACA AL GUSTO: AN INFINITE GASTRONOMY lists food by the region in the state of Oaxaca, rather than by type. This James Beard winner is respected around the world as the most complete reference of Mexican cooking.

 

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The Weeping Goldsmith: Discoveries in the Secret Land of Myanmar W. John Kress

THE WEEPING GOLDSMITH: DISCOVERIES IN THE SECRET LAND OF MYANMAR is a beautiful collection of photographs of places and plants in the mysterious Burmese landscape. The author is one of the world's most respected botanical experts, hence the descriptions are deep and telling.

 

 

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Boyhood: Twelve Years on Film Matt Lankes

BOYHOOD: TWELVE YEARS ON FILM explains in detail, and shows photographs of the acclaimed movie that consumed twelve years in the making. The images created by Matt Lankes are stunning. 

 

THIS COPY (shown below) was signed by Matt Lankes, Richard Linklater, Ellar Coltrane, and Cathleen...

The New York Times Book of the Dead: 320 Print and 10,000 Digital Obituaries of Extraordinary People William McDonald

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE DEAD: OBITUARIES OF EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE chronicles the lives of history makers of the last 165 years. It is one of our top-selling gifts for all people for all occasions. In addition to the hundreds of obits in the book, there is a web key that provides exclusive instant access to 10,000...

Visions of the Black Belt Robin McDonald

VISIONS OF THE BLACK BELT: A CULTURAL SURVEY OF THE HEART OF ALABAMA is a breathtaking collection of nearly four hundred beautiful photographs of the Black Belt region of Alabama. Touching on a multitude of aspects of the culturally rich area, including the farms built on the rich soil that gives the area its name to...