Staff Gift Recommendations: I, Partridge: We Need To Talk About Alan

I, Partridge: We Need To Talk About Alan
by Alan Partridge
At last! The true story of UK's greatest DJ and talk host. Here, Partridge - with great honesty and a bit of wit - writes about the down and down of his world. Oh, and he's a pal of Steve Coogan.

- Tosh

Staff Gift Recommendations: Republic Lost

Republic Lost by Lawrence Lessig
A must-read expose for the politically inclined or the politically apathetic. Lessig doesn't blame the average American for having given up on the political process, because that process is broken. He even provides suggestions for how we can solve the main issue in American politics, the undue influence that is allowed to corporations by a "government of the people, by the people, for the people". Only once that problem is solved can we hope to make meaningful changes, whatever we think those changes should be.

- Kate

Staff Gift Recommendations: Speaking In Tongues: Wallace Berman & Robert Heinecken

Speaking In Tongues: Wallace Berman & Robert Heinecken by Sam Mellon & Claudia Bohn-Spector
The companion piece to the wonderful Wallace Berman & Robert Heinecken exhibition taking place at Pasadena's Armory Center for the Arts. Curators Sam Mellon & Claudia Bohn-Spector investigate the lasting effect both Berman & Heinecken have had on the world of photography - as well as the special bond between the two. A gorgeous design job, perfectly packaged and limited to 1,000 - and close to sold-out. Pick one up before they're gone.

- Rebekah

Staff Gift Recommendations: Diary of a Rock 'N' Roll Star

Diary of a Rock N Roll Star by Ian Hunter
One of the great classic rock 'n' roll memoirs is now back in print... in the UK, but we have it! Mott the Hoople's Hunter writes about being on the road with great wit, charm, and insight into the world of rock in 1972. Glam lives! (And Rebekah agrees).

- Tosh

Staff Gift Recommendations: Pilgrimage (Signed)

Pilgrimage by Annie Leibovitz
Totally new and different work from the classic photographer. Leibovitz concentrates on objects and homes of legendary figures such as Thoreau, Emerson and... Elvis. Strange, mysterious, and beautiful. Signed copies in stock!

- Tosh

Staff Gift Recommendations: Bad As Me

Tom Waits - Bad As Me
(Special Edition Lyrics Book and Bonus disc)
This is a must have for any fans of Mr. Waits and excellent music. The lyrics book comes with amazing photos and the bonus disc, while only containing three extra songs, makes the whole package. Grab it!

- David

Staff Gift Recommendations: Julius Shulman: Los Angeles

Julius Shulman: Los Angeles
by Sam Lubell and Douglas Woods
No one captures the mid-century California dream like Julius Shulman. His photos bring modern architecture to life. So crisp, so inviting, you want to live in these photos! Give this to the Mad Men fan on your list and pour them a high ball too!

-Dan

Staff Gift Recommendations: An Obscene Diary

An Obscene Diary: The Visual World Of Sam Steward
by Justin Spring and Sam Steward
This photo book supplements Spring's 2010 biography of Steward, a fascinating academic and tattoo artist who was practically a professional homosexual! Carefully cataloging his sexual conquests on index cards (his 'stud file'), Steward was essential to Alfred Kinsey in his sex research. He took photos too, dirty enough to make Tom of Finland blush!

- Dan

Staff Gift Recommendation: Los Angeles Denim Tote!

Denim Los Angeles Tote!
I love this bag! We also carry other versions in black and natural, but the denim is adorable. And stuffed with books it's a perfect gift!

- Paige

Staff Gift Recommendations: Paris to the Past

Paris to the Past: Traveling Through French History By Train by Ina Caro
A brilliant gift for anyone with a love for history, Paris, architecture, French cuisine, and/or travel. If you have any intention of visiting France or have a loved one on their way, this will only enhance their experience...

Twenty-five one day train trips journeying through seven hundred years of French history alongside Ina Caro's spectacular and discerning eye for detail and splendor - A beautiful love story.

-Rebekah