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Oct 13, 2017
Whether you're looking to treat yourself, or in search of a gift for a special someone, there's nothing quite like a lavishly-illustrated book to decorate your coffee table.

PureWow rounds up some new releases that will make the perfect addition to any fashion/design/photography lover's book collection.

Forget jewellery and and bottles of wine. This year, a go-to holiday gift is a gorgeous, new coffee-table book.


At Home with Dogs and Their Designers: Sharing a Stylish Life

At Home with Dogs and Their Designers: Sharing a Stylish Life

Susanna Salk and Stacey Bewkes

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America's leading interior designers show readers how to live in the most stylish way with their...


Design photography
Diane Arbus: Portrait of a Photographer

Diane Arbus: Portrait of a Photographer

Arthur Lubow

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The definitive biography of the beguiling Diane Arbus, one of the most influential and important...


Biography photography
Dali: Les Diners de Gala

Dali: Les Diners de Gala

Salvador Dalí

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“Les diners de Gala is uniquely devoted to the pleasures of taste … If you are a disciple of one...


Art food
Houseplants and Hot Sauce: A Seek-and-Find Book for Grown-Ups

Houseplants and Hot Sauce: A Seek-and-Find Book for Grown-Ups

Sally Nixon

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This cheeky seek and find features illustrated scenes from the life of a modern gal--from brunch...

New York Behind Closed Doors

New York Behind Closed Doors

Polly Devlin and Annie Schlecter

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A look inside the homes of New York’s artists, designers, writers, and social influencers. ...


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Merissa (12861 KP) rated Partners in Books

Dec 17, 2018  
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As I understand it, this is one of her earlier books and as such it is dated slightly. For a start, they smoke and use typewriters (shock, horror).

This book was enjoyable but not as much as River's End which I was enthralled by. A coffee break book.
  
    Starbucks Podcast

    Starbucks Podcast

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    Starbucks ist mehr als nur eine Tasse besten Kaffees. Unsere Barista sind die Meister an der...

Grounds for Murder
Grounds for Murder
Tara Lush | 2020 | Mystery
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Buzz Worthy Debut
Lana Lewis has moved back home to Devil’s Beach, an island off the Florida coast, and taken over running her late mother’s coffee shop. One of the best and worst things about her new life is her employee, Fabrizio "Fab" Bellucci. Fab is a great barista, but his shameless flirting gets on Lana’s nerves, especially since Fab has a reputation as a lady’s man to go along with it. When Fab quits without any warning, Lana has a public confrontation with him. The next morning, she discovers his dead body. The police are saying it was a tragic accident, but Lana thinks something else happened to him. Can she prove it?

After a bit of a slow start, this book picks up and presents some interesting twists along the way to a logical conclusion. There are plenty of suspects, and they are well-drawn enough to keep us guessing. I did wish that we learned a little less about Fab’s love life and that Lana’s attraction to the police chief were turned down a notch, but both are minor issues overall. I feel like we have a small core of regulars here, but I really like them. As a non-coffee drinker, I didn’t find the talk of coffee went too far, and I’m sure that coffee lovers will find this book makes them reach for their favorite mug. This is a fun debut, and I hope to visit Lana again soon.
  
The Beantown Girls
The Beantown Girls
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
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I know I’m a little late to this party, but I just posted my #bookreview of “The Beantown Girls” by Jane Healey, and well… I really enjoyed it. You can find out just how much by visiting my blog here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2019/07/19/war-with-doughnuts-and-coffee/