If you're looking for a great holiday gift, a well-chosen coffee table book is perennially the perfect present. Here are some suggestions to delight all the different types in your life.

For the car aficionado: "Stars and Cars of the 1950s" by Edward Quinn; pub. teNeues, $95

This is a beautifully produced, oversized coffee table book. 1950's photographer Edward Quinn captures cars and luminaries from the world of film, music and the arts; Picasso and his Hispano-Suiza, Brigitte Bardot in her Lancia, and many more featured with their 50's automobiles.

For the news junkie: "New York Times: The Complete Front Pages 1851-2008," pub. Black Dog and Leventhal, $60

From wars to social movements to space exploration, all the news that's fit to print -- or download -- can be found in this book and DVD set.

For the lady lover: "Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds" by Hugh Hefner; pub. Chronicle Books, $400

This bodacious book is ingeniously packaged in a black briefcase! To the naked eye, you'll be carting around your office work, but you and only you will know that inside this inconspicuous attaché case holds 600 of your favorite girls.

For the politico: "The Kennedy Family Album: Personal Photos of America's First Family" by Bob Davidoff and Linda Corley; Running Press Books, $30

Bob Davidoff was the photographer-in-residence at the Kennedys' Palm Beach home. For almost fifty years, he chronicled the Kennedy clan there and in Hyannis Port, Sun Valley, and other favorite getaway spots.

For the design diva: "Domino: The Book of Decorating: A Room-by-Room Guide to Creating a Home That Makes You Happy" by Dara Caponigro, Sara Ruffin Costello and Deborah Needleman; Pub. Simon & Schuster, $32

Great decorating tips and tricks on home style from the editors of the shelter magazine, Domino.