Great Art and Gift Books 2011

One of the season’s most enchanting cookbooks. Authenticity shines through as Paltrow tells us about her love for her Dad and the kitchen adventures and recipes they shared. It is intimate, charming and delicious; and the Veggie Burger is perfection!

During the années folles following World War I, Paris underwent a creative fever that brought artists and intellectuals from around the world to the City of Light. The creative energy was all-encompassing, establishing Paris as the epicenter of new trends in the arts, a position it would occupy until World War II. This newest title in a celebrated series addresses such diverse topics as aesthetics, literature, the changing role of women, and the transformation of avant-garde culture.

The Louvre is a work of art unto itself and this is more than a catalogue raissoné; it is the life work of one of the world’s greatest art collectors, a universally cherished museum. Beautiful color plates and explanations make this an extraordinary book.

This magical book shows us how we might deepen the quality of our lives — if we only make the time to read. When Nina's eldest sister died, she turned to books. In her purple chair, she rediscovered the magic of such writers as Toni Morrison, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ian McEwan, Edith Wharton, and, of course, Leo Tolstoy. Reading as extraordinary therapy.

An unparalleled opportunity to appreciate the development of deKooning's work as it unfolded over nearly seven decades, beginning with his early academic works, and concluding with his final, sparely abstract paintings.