Smarten Up Your Space With Coffee Table Books This Holiday Season

A fabulous and first-hand look into the founding fathers (and mothers) of reggae music, from the lens of Lee Jaffe. A former musician and producer himself, Jaffe spent years managing Bob Marleys’ band The Wailers — who are the main subject of this book.

Equal parts text and photos (or pretty close, at least) this stunning behind-the-scenes look at the production of Kubrick’s iconic film is a must for cinema lovers. The book is full of exclusive interviews with cast and crew members, and never-seen-before photographs from the set.

A towering figure of American pop culture over the past 50 years, Patti Smith is the subject of multiple books — coffee table and otherwise. This new one, featuring rare photographs by Lynn Goldsmith, is perhaps the most intimate of all of them.

A love letter to the Italian goddess from the gods of Italian fashion. This massive over-sized tome of Bellucci’s years-long collaboration with Dolce&Gabbana measures 14.5 inches x 19.7 inches. (Feel free to insert your own pun about women’s fashion and unnatural measurements.)

The premise of The Players’ Tribune is simple: Founded by an athlete (Derek Jeter), the media company gives all types of athletes the space to tell their own stories. This book collects the best of those narratives, with lush photographs to provide a wonderfully intimate look at our modern-day heroes.

This book is a license to thrill — and a gorgeous collection of Bond’s greatest looks, from his immaculately cut suits to his barely-there swim suits. Every stylish man on your holiday shopping list would appreciate pouring through this one. No doubt with a Martini, shaken, not stirred.

Journey through the career of British abstract artist Tracey Emin, as you flip through 300+ images of her haunting paintings — from the 1990s through the present day. An immersive and powerful tribute to one of the most important artists of our time.

Have a history buff on your shopping list? Well then Propagandopolis is for you. (Well, them.) This is a smart — and affordable — book that examines political propaganda over the past century; its purveyors, its impact and its beauty.

Brooklyn-based photographer Ryan McGinley attempts to defy modern beauty standards with his stripped-down nude portraits, previously on exhibit in Switzerland, Spain and New York City. Coupled with interviews of his subjects, McGinley’s book is a modern — if not SFW — classic.

You’ve seen Wiley’s stunning portrait of President Barack Obama — a work so atypical from those that preceded it, that it earned the painter widespread acclaim. This book features his newest work — a series of portraits highlighting Black creatives, with backdrops inspired by Edo era Japanese nature paintings.

A sumptuous journey into Andalucia’s most beautiful city. It’s all here: Seville’s architecture, a vibrant mix of Moorish and Catholic style and fashion; food and dining; art; religion and culture — from bullfighting to Flamenco. Prepare to be transcended.

You’re no doubt familiar with The Great Wave off Kanagawa, Katsushika Hokusai’s most famous work. This appropriately oversized book covers the late-18th and early-19th century Japanese painter and printmaker’s entire life’s work. Stunning.