Holiday Books Gift Guide: Fun stuff: Decorations, destinations, big, big books and cats
Color Your Own Christmas Ornaments
Features 50 3D Punch-Out Designs
Adams Media
Adams Media, $12.99 paperback
This part coloring book, part craft project is a great way to get your family involved in creating their own DIY holiday decorations.
The Illustrated Book of Sayings
Curious Expressions from Around the World
Ella Frances Sanders
Ten Speed Press, $14.99
Every culture has its own proverbs, and this collection compiles some of the more interesting ones (example: The Japanese sometimes say "Even monkeys fall from trees").
The Dr. Seuss Coloring Book
Dr. Seuss
Random House Books for Young Readers, $15.99 paperback
You don’t have to be a kid to enjoy coloring these sketches from some of Dr. Seuss’ best-known books, including "The Cat in the Hat" and "The Lorax."
Art prints: Ideal Bookshelf
Jane Mount
20x200, $24 - $2,400
The artist creates charming illustrations of bookshelves filled with travel books, classics or coming of age, available in different sizes and framing options.
David Hockney. A Bigger Book
SUMO Edition
David Hockney
Taschen, $2,500
More than 60 years of Hockney’s art, including Hollywood pools and his iPad drawings, can be found in this immense, 70-pound “SUMO” edition from Taschen.
Art print: Bob Dylan
David Levine
The New York Review of Books, $150
Celebrate Bob Dylan, the newest winner of the
The Wild Unknown Tarot Deck and Guidebook Box Set
Kim Krans
HarperElixir, $39.99
The cult Portland artist aims to bring the wisdom of Tarot into the new century; this box set combines her popular guidebook with a 78-card deck.
The Science of Game of Thrones
From the Genetics of Royal Incest to the Chemistry of Death by Molten Gold — Sifting Fact from Fantasy in the Seven Kingdoms
Helen Keen
Little, Brown, $25
Winter is coming, so consider this book — a comedian’s exploration of the science of Westeros — as a gift for your George R.R. Martin-loving friends.
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How to Kill Email Anxiety, Avoid Distractions, and Get Real Work Done
Jocelyn K. Glei
PublicAffairs, $15.99 paperback
The author argues that our tendency to constantly check our email — hold on a minute, I’ll be right back — is causing us unnecessary stress in our daily lives.
Table Manners
How to Behave in the Modern World and Why Bother
Jeremiah Tower
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $20
The chef who helped develop California cuisine presents a humorous guide to navigating proper etiquette in restaurants and dining room tables.
Pounce
Seth Casteel
Little, Brown, $20
The photographer best known for his shots of dogs cavorting underwater turns his attention to cats with this book of photographs of felines in midair.
Atlas Obscura
An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders
Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras and Ella Morton
Workman, $35
Paris is for amateurs. This book collects 700 fascinating places in the world for the adventurous traveler, including a hole of fire in Turkmenistan and a leech-powered weather forecasting machine in England.
How To Talk To Your Cat About Gun Safety
And Abstinence, Drugs, Satanism, and Other Dangers That Threaten Their Nine Lives
Zachary Auburn
Three Rivers Press, $12 paper
What began as a satirical pamphlet topping Skylight Books’ bestseller list hits the bigtime, prompting one question: It’s 10 p.m. Do you know where your cats are?
Speaking American
How Y’all, Youse, and You Guys Talk: A Visual Guide
Josh Katz
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $25
Do you lace up your tennis shoes or your sneakers? This collection of maps highlights the fascinating regional differences in the way Americans talk.
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