Gift Guide: Coffee Table Books {Girlfriends}

So many times we find ourselves scrambling for gifts for our girlfriends. What am I going to get her? Some frou frou gift set? Some overdone gift? Some article of clothing that might not fit? How about a coffee table book? They can always return it if they already have it--but typically it becomes a fun fixture and a conversation piece on a coffee table or credenza. Perfect gifts are thoughtful gifts, so buy them a book that they will identify with. Are they into fashion design? A book about Chanel might be fantastic. If your friend is an event planner, Palm Beach Entertaining might be a great gift. Or if your sister from another mister is the hostess with the mostest, Dinner Diaries: Reviving the Art of the Hostess might be an excellent choice for her.

1. C.Z. Guest by Rizzoli 2. The Kennedy Years by Rizzoli 3. The Great American House by Gil Schafer 4. Tomboy Style Beyond the Boundaries of Fashion by Rizzoli 5. Food Fashion Love by Fleur Wood 6. Palm Beach Entertaining by Annie Falk 7. W Stories by Stefano Tonchi 8. Dinner Diaries: Reviving The Art of the Hostess by Assouline 9. Tory Burch in Color by Tory Burch