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Byline: Mary Ann Grossmann Stores are in full holiday mode. So it's not too early to begin our yearly roundup of coffee-table gift books, which are fun to look at […]

Byline: Barbara Gash For sewing enthusiasts on your gift list, books are always welcome. Here are some to consider: Felting is a hot trend in fiber arts circles. "Simply Felt" […]

Byline: Connie Ogle 'A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.' Thus wrote author Martin Farquhar Tupper in his ongoing blank verse masterpiece 'Proverbial Philosophy' […]

Antiques and collectibles gift books: CATS ON QUILTS By Sandi Fox Abrams, 128 pages, $16.95 A popular motif in art and advertising for more than 100 years, cats also caught [...]

Brief looks at photography-related gift books: THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ART OF WILLIAM HENRY FOX TALBOT By Larry J. Schaaf Princeton University Press, 264 pages, $75 William Henry Fox Talbot took the [...]

Art-related gift books: TAOISM AND THE ARTS OF CHINA By Stephen Little, with Shawn Eichman Art Institute of Chicago/University of California Press, 416 pages, $60, $34.95 paper Groundbreaking exhibitions live [...]

Byline: Janis Campbell, Cathy Collison and Cassandra Spratling Awesome art, far-out fantasies, creative classics and terrific tales. 2003 had something for every age. For the holidays, you can't go wrong […]

Byline: Charles Matthews About the only thing I don't like about giving someone a book is that no matter how you wrap it, it's usually obvious what's in the package. […]

Here is a selection of art-related gift books for the holiday season: _MICHELANGELO: THE COMPLETE SCULPTURE, PAINTING, ARCHITECTURE, by William E. Wallace; Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, 267 pages, $95 There […]

Here's a selection of history-related gift books for the holiday season: _THE ENDURANCE: SHACKLETON'S LEGENDARY ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION, by Caroline Alexander; Knopf, 214 pages, $29.95 This is a story of will, […]

'Batman Collected,' by Chip Kidd, photographs by Geoff Spear; Watson-Guptill (292 pages, $29.95) An updated and expanded version of the 1996 'Batman Collected' hardcover, this softbound tribute to the Dark [...]

'Aelbert Cuyp,' edited by Arthur K. Wheelock Jr.; Thames & Hudson (320 pages, $65) The first international loan exhibition for Aelbert Cuyp, the 17th-century Dutch painter best known for pastoral [...]

Sports books: CLIMBING THE WORLD'S 14 HIGHEST MOUNTAINS By Richard Sale and John Cleare Mountaineers Books, 228 pages, $29.95 With 'Vertical Limit' opening in multiplexes around the country, and the [...]

If you're feeling inspired, it's better to actually go for a hike, stretch your hamstrings or shoot some hoops than it is to lounge around reading about sports, fitness and […]

If you're feeling inspired, it's better to actually go for a hike, stretch your hamstrings or shoot some hoops than it is to lounge around reading about sports, fitness and […]

You don't need me to tell you that Christmas is upon us. But if you've got a traveler on your list and are looking for a little something to jam […]

Byline: Charles Matthews Gift books tend to be back-strainers and wrist-wrenchers, but don't judge a book by its tonnage. The hefty volumes I've chosen this year may put a dent […]

GIFT BOOKS _'Ireland: On the Edge of Europe' (5 Continents; $29.95 hardcover) Photographer Agnes Pataux left her color film in the box for this photo essay on Ireland. In black-and-white [...]

Byline: Carlin Romano Gift books, you'd think, can offer only a limited number of innovative twists each holiday season. Expecting a rectangular object? Some publisher puts out "The Book of […]

GIFT BOOKS Through the beautifully photographed pages of coffee-table books, it is possible to travel the world and never apply for a passport, pack a bag, suffer jet lag or [...]

Welcome to our third annual, eagerly awaited Mistletome Awards, celebrating the biggest, the best, the oddest, and the artiest holiday gift books. The heavy-duty gift book at Christmastime has become […]

GIFT BOOKS _'Monsoon' (Edition Stemmle, $60) I once studied under an art professor who bemoaned the habits of museum-goers; sadly, statistics showed that most people spent more time reading a [...]

The gift books that appeal most to us this holiday are those to which we warm slowly, as we would to a new hair color, a new neighbor or a […]

Byline: Carlin Romano Every year at this time, book buyers want more between their covers _ a coffee-table book, which has come to mean a book as large as a […]

ATLASES _'Hammond World Travel Atlas' (Langenscheidt; $65 hardcover) Machu Picchu is one of those famous places whose name is more familiar than its location. It's listed in many atlases, of [...]

Byline: Heather McPherson Combine one tall, cool drink, a low-slung beach chair, a great cookbook and a new season of outdoor entertaining. Now that's a recipe for foodie fun. Summer […]

Byline: Cathy Collison Classic books are always in style, but this month several of our favorite tales are back in print thanks to the big screen. Just in time for […]

Clay Harper remembers the first time he saw a screening of the New Line Cinema adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's ``Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.'' It was [...]

John Grisham played Santa Claus last year to his fans and publisher Doubleday by delivering the novella ``Skipping Christmas,'' about a modern-day Scrooge who tries to ignore the holidays. The [...]

Byline: Janis Campbell The holidays are here. If your family is counting down the days until a visit from Santa, here are some stories to celebrate the season and some […]

Byline: Jerome Weeks It was a surprise, visiting the old automotive temple again. On a recent trip to Detroit, I took my daughter for a tour of Greenfield Village and […]

Long after the batteries have died, the pieces have been lost and those low-slung jeans are no longer the thing to wear, a book still has the power to enchant, […]

Now that the school year is almost over, it's time for teacher gifts and special books to celebrate your child's promotion to the next grade. "The Recess Queen" by Alexis […]

SAN ANTONIO _ Listen to Max Lucado preach for the first time and you're certain you've heard him before. As his voice, gentle and comforting, fills the Oak Hills Church […]

Knight Ridder Newspapers A good cookbook is one you can trust. In high school, I received "James Beard's Theory and Practice of Good Cooking" and found a voice I could […]

"If you give a mouse a cookie," begins author Laura Numeroff in front of a rapt audience of first- and second-graders at a Borders bookstore in Dallas on a recent […]

MAP GUIDES _``Along Interstate 75'' (Mile Oak Publishing, $19.95) If you're going to black-top it 958 miles from Detroit to the Florida border, your travel companion ought to be informative, [...]

KID STUFF _Bear Hug Neck Cuddler (From Way 2 Go, $10 suggested retail) Even the most energetic little travelers slow down for a nap now and then, or must sit […]

VIDEOS 'Rediscovering America's State Capitals' (IVN entertainment, $79.99) This very minute, 10,000 pieces of Czechoslovakian crystal are hanging in the rotunda of the state Capitol in West Virginia. They are […]

Among this season's art and photography books we sought out the meatier offerings, titles that bore deeper into the world of art than mere picture books. There's more text to […]