| For all that there is so much joy in finding the | | | | certain sport. Or the dream of visiting some |
| perfect gift and presenting it to someone you | | | | specific geographic location. Perhaps they are a |
| care about, there can also be a ton of angst | | | | collector of some sort. Whatever a person's |
| involved. | | | | obsession is, there is generally a coffee table |
| What do you buy for the person that already has | | | | book that centers around the topic. |
| everything - or so it seems? Or the person that | | | | But what really is a coffee table book? How is it |
| has off the wall or eclectic tastes that are | | | | different from any other book or novel? |
| contrary to our own? Or perhaps you're a | | | | Coffee table books are always in hardcover and |
| teenage boy trying to find the perfect gift for his | | | | usually measure in the area of twelve by ten |
| elderly grandmother without having a clear sense | | | | inches, with a thickness between one and two |
| of what kind of things and older woman would | | | | inches. Instead of being wordy, these books are |
| appreciate. | | | | visual, meaning they are crammed with captioned |
| Face it; we've all been there before. The grinding | | | | photos or illustrations of the topic. They are to be |
| fear that the gift we choose for something will be | | | | left sitting out on a table and provide something |
| something they won't like. So we think of | | | | for guests to browse through, and are a great |
| resorting to cash or a gift card. | | | | way to prompt conversations. |
| But how about a coffee table book? Whether | | | | Even if someone isn't big on entertaining, why not |
| someone is a reader or not, they generally have | | | | think of buying them a coffee table book on a |
| some interests or hobbies. Maybe they enjoy a | | | | subject they love? |