Top 7 Coffee Table Books to Give As Gifts

A picture speaks a lot and this is true when we talk about a vibrant and appealing coffee table book. In general, a coffee table book comprises of high-quality photographs and illustrations, meant for casual reading. While waiting in the lounge the coffee table book encourages the visitors to go through the book and get inspiration or they can start any pleasant conversation. Thus a coffee table book represents a special way to express your style and interests on a specific topic. If you got your favourite coffee table book, then you pick any topic from the book which favours you and helps you start your conversation. Now, if you are in for casual reading and want to read a coffee table book in leisure, then below is a list of splendid coffee table books.

‘In the Company of Women’ by Grace Bonney

The book depicts some of the successful female entrepreneurs and artists all around the world. One can get inspiration and life-changing advice from all these famous personalities. The author, who is a blogger by profession innovatively elaborated all their lifestyles. The author highlighted how the women struggled initially and how they bounce back later on and get success in their life.

‘Bollywood In Posters’ by SMM Ausaja

Bollywood is always a hot topic in India, and this entire coffee table book comprises of vibrant and colorful Bollywood posters. The book features legendary Nargis on the poster of ‘Mother India’. Bold and dashing Salman Khan has been described as an action hero avatar for the poster of the film ‘Dabangg’. From 1930 to present, the book presented a series of posters of some megahit Bollywood movies.

‘She- Skin and Soul’ by Shyam Malani

‘She- Skin and Soul’ is the debut book of Mr. Shyam Malani, consisting of 81 micro poems depicting different aspects of womanhood. All the poems are supported with professionally shot photographs as envisioned by the author himself. The book also comes with an author-signed bookmark with an additional poem on it.

‘Rarely Seen’ of National Geographic

If you want to enjoy all the breathtaking photographs of Wildlife and Mother Nature, then this book of National Geography is a must-read for you. In this book, you will get to see some rare images of a desert flower which blooms once in a year or get a glimpse of buried remains of King Tut’s tomb. All these images have been captured by professional and skillful photographers. The pictures have also been exhibited at the Art exhibition “Rarely Seen” at the National Geographic Society.

‘Face Paint’ by Lisa Eldridge

This is an amazing book of makeup, by going through this book, one can gain complete knowledge on makeup from its idea of origin to the latest trends. The book is well presented in a fun and quirky way with a lot of illustrations and exotic images on the art of make-up. The reader can visualize the makeup process of Victorian and Egyptian age through the book.

‘Handmade in India’ by MP Ranjan and Aditi Ranjan

It is an award-winning coffee table book, also known as the encyclopedia of handicrafts of India. The book is designed to pay tribute to the crafts throughout India like Kolhapuri footwear, kathakali headgear, and bamboo art and lot others. The book also explains the various tools and techniques used to make various kinds of crafts. You can find near about 3500 pictures portraying the crafts of India from ancient eras to present times.

‘The LEGO Architect’ by Tom Alphin

This book is a beautiful masterpiece of Lego structures of noted buildings and monuments all around the world. It also offers quick instruction on how to build the blocks for buildings and monuments, this is a must-read book for architectural designers.