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Guide Picks - Top Coffee Table Books for Cruise Lovers |
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Cruise
and travel lovers like to have books laying around in their homes to remind them
of the good times they have had through the years. If you are looking for
a great gift for a friend or family member who loves to travel, one of these
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1)
Titanic at Two a.m.
Attractive, riveting book on the last minutes of the Titanic.
Beautifully illustrated. Paul J. Quinn has pulled together many of the
survivor's testimonies and compiled them into this account of the
tragedy. Nice size for display on a coffee table.
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2) Dusk
to Dawn
Paul J. Quinn's second book on the Titanic focuses more on the last hours of
the Titanic. The story starts at dinner and details the activities of
the ship and its crew on that fateful night.
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3)
Travel
Photography: A Guide to Taking Better Pictures
Author has been supplying
pictures to the Lonely Planet series of guidebooks for over 10 years.
He shares some of his secrets in this book, which is full of unforgettable
travel photographs. The book is broken down into four useful parts –
First Things First, Taking Control, On the Road and Back at Home.
Great resource and conversation piece for travelers.
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4)
In Response to
Place: Photographs from the Nature's Conservancy
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Nature's Conservancy, the
Conservancy asked several famous photographers to choose one of the
Conservancy's 200+ flagship conservation sites and then to shoot pictures of
the site. This book is the result of this project.
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5)
Fodor's Kodak Travel
Pictures
Tips for beginner
photographers should help make your cruise photos look better than
ever. The guide is broken down by circumstance or topic, and is thin
enough to be carried into the field.
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6)
The Best American
Travel Writing 2001
Not exactly a
"coffee table book", but book is a 400-page far flung collection
of travel articles and stories. Editor has done a good job of
selecting a diverse group of articles that will appeal to those of us who
love to travel and read about it.
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7)
Great Cruise Ships and
Ocean Liners from 1954 to 1986: A Photographic Survey
Wonderful pictorial
record of the cruise industry with over 170 photos. Mr. Miller's
photos can help you distinguish the ships by their look, speed, and
comfort. This era was certainly the beginning of the cruise ship
revolution we have seen in the last decade.
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8)
Modern Cruise Ships, 1965 - 1990: A Photographic Record
Comprehensive text
and photo journal with 184 illustrations of over 100 ships. Good gift
for the cruise enthusiast. Book starts with the beginning of the
cruise ship era and continues up to right before the boon of the new ships
of the last decade.
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9)
Monarchs of the
Sea: The Great Ocean Liners
Big, beautiful book that
documents the history of the ocean liner. Goes from the Mayflower to
the Queen Elizabeth II. Wonderful photographs, history, and cutaways
of the ships. Full of interesting facts, figures, and personal
accounts.
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10)
Pictorial History of
Ocean Liners, 1860-1993. 417 Photographs
Pictures and
descriptions of all ships over 16,000 tons from the Great Eastern
(1860) to the Grand Princess (1997.) Good basic reference
material on ship builder, tonnage, length, beam, speed, and passenger
capacity.
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