10 best holiday gift book ideas

Looking for that extra-special something for a book-loving friend? Here are 10 Monitor staff recommendations of gift books that stand out from the crowd.

7. "The Library: A World History," by James Campbell and Will Pryce (photographer)

Bibliophiles will be fascinated by this survey of more than 80 of the world's libraries. Architectural historian James Campbell and photographer WIll Pryce take readers everywhere from Turkey to Finland to Korea to Baltimore to examine the some of the most important and impressive libraries of all time. (University of Chicago Press, $75, 320 pp.)

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