10 coffee table books that make great gifts

Stuck for a present for that friend that's hard to shop for? Check out one of these gorgeous coffee table books.

2. 'Modern History in Pictures,' by the Smithsonian Institution

Some of the 20th century's most indelible photographs as well as fresh images of events we thought we knew are all captured in "Modern History in Pictures," which was compiled by the Smithsonian Institute. A timeline format provides bullet points of information that gives context for the reader as well as memorable quotes from throughout the century. "Never mind," Joseph Stalin said to Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov while discussing the Yalta Agreement in 1945. "We'll do it our own way later."

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