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The article "Awesome Coffee Table Books to Add to Your Living Room" provides a curated list of the best coffee table books to enhance one's living space in 2023.

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The piece emphasizes the importance of coffee table books in reflecting one's personality and interests, suggesting that they can be insightful conversation starters. It offers a selection of 12 books, ranging from travel and nature to art and culture, all of which are visually appealing and informative. The list includes "The Bucket List: 1,000 Adventures Big & Small" by Kath Sanders, "Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide" by DK, and "Humans of New York" by Brandon Stanton, among others. Each book recommendation comes with an image and a link to purchase either a hardcover, paperback, or eBook version, with the article noting the variety of formats available for readers' convenience. Additionally, the author, J.J. Pryor, provides a collection of related reading suggestions, including best-sellers, creative and self-help books, and offers a subscription to their personal newsletter, "Pryor Thoughts," for further reading.

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  • The author believes that coffee table books are a window into the owner's personality.
  • The selection of books is considered to be reflective of the diverse interests and habits of the readers.
  • The inclusion of affiliate links suggests an endorsement of the products listed, with a disclosure that the author may receive a commission without any additional cost to the buyer.
  • J.J. Pryor values the aesthetic and conversational roles that coffee table books play in a home setting.
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Awesome Coffee Table Books to Add to Your Living Room

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They say you can tell a lot about a person by their surroundings at home. Do they have paintings? Is their furniture built for pleasure or comfort, priceyness or practicality? But really, my favorite place to look for hints of my friends' identity is their coffee table — or rather what’s on top of it.

While not everyone has a coffee table book collection, I’m almost always pleasantly surprised by what I see when I take a look. More often than not, the books on coffee tables can be quirky, knowledgable, and full of pictures or graphics. And they often reflect the very habits and interests of the friends that put them there in the first place.

If you’re looking to add some cool coffee table books to your collection, here are some of the best ones in 2023!

Some of the Best Coffee Table Books in 2023

#1. The Bucket List: 1,000 Adventures Big & Small

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by Kath Sanders

Hardcover · Paperback

#2. Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide

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by DK

Hardcover

#3. Humans of New York

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by Brandon Stanton

Hardcover · eBook

#4. The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country in the World

Via Amazon

by Lonely Planet

Hardcover · eBook · Paperback

#5. Our National Monuments: America’s Hidden Gems

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by QT Luong, Sally Jewell (foreword), Ian Shive (contributor)

Hardcover

#6. The Illustrated Mahabharata: The Definitive Guide to India’s Greatest Epic

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by DK

Hardcover

#7. Wall and Piece

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by Banksy

Hardcover · Paperback

#8. The Art of Rick and Morty

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by James Siciliano, et al

Hardcover

#9. Space Atlas: Mapping the Universe and Beyond

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by James Trefil, Buzz Aldrin (Foreword)

Hardcover

#10. Great Maps: The World’s Masterpieces Explored and Explained

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by Jerry Brotton

Hardcover

#11. American Cowboys

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by Anouk Masson Krantz

Hardcover

#12. 50 States, 5,000 Ideas: Where to Go, When to Go, What to See, What to Do

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by National Geographic and Joe Yogerst

Paperback · Spiralbound

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