Sometimes all that’s left on the registry are the dregs. Why not let a big, beautiful book commemorate your friends or love ones’ marriage in a way that will last?
For food lovers.
This is the more approachable — and way more affordable — version of Nathan Myhrvold's iconic and monstrous Modernist Cuisine. It approaches food in a way that is at once scientific and creative.
Modernist Cuisine at Home by Nathan Myhrvold and Maxime Bilet, $86.49 on Amazon.
For travel lovers.
This is not the sort of travel guide you'd want weighing down your backpack. It profiles a walloping 229 countries, offering advice about where to go, what to do and see, and gorgeous photography. It will hopefully inspire jet setters on many future trips.
The Travel Book by Lonely Planet, $50.00 at Lonely Planet.
For rock lovers.
Jim Marshall is the rock star of rock photography, and he was there to capture some of the genre's most iconic stars — including the Beatles, the Grateful Dead, the Rolling Stones — at some of their most iconic moments.
Not Fade Away: The Rock & Roll Photography of Jim Marshall by Jim Marshall, $150.00 on Amazon.
For graphic novel lovers.
This was one of the most talked-about graphic novels to come out in years — and for good reason. The box contains 14 differently sized and bound components that together tell the story of a three-story Chicago brownstone — and the complicated lives it contains. It's sad, funny, beautiful, and incredibly unique.
Building Stories by Chris Ware, $32.49 on Amazon.
