Epic Feats

Coffeetable books that track monumental achievements on the silver screen and on the road

Epic Feats

Big projects deserve big books, tomes with heft that reflect the breadth of vision and effort, of time and space, involved in whatever epic endeavor is being documented. This holiday season sees several such volumes, books that record films that were literally years in the making and the wealth of attractions across our great state. Any one of these is big enough to keep you camped out at your coffee table from Christmas to New Year's.

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More Gift Guide 2014
New Sounds of the Season
New Sounds of the Season
Christmas cheer for the ear from UT Wind Ensemble, Austin Symphony, and Conspirare

Robert Faires, Dec. 12, 2014

More coffeetable books
Gift Guide 2016: Coffeetable Books
Gift Guide 2016: Coffeetable Books
Big books give heft to big success stories about women in business, Flatbed Press, UT's collections, Pan Am, and the Spurs

Robert Faires, Dec. 16, 2016

Coffee Table Iconoclasts
Coffee Table Iconoclasts
Oversized books and outsized personalities

Kimberley Jones, Nov. 30, 2012

More Arts Reviews
Theatre Review: Trinity Street Playhouse’s <i>A Million More to Go</i>
Theatre Review: Trinity Street Playhouse’s A Million More to Go
Play examines preposterous political climes with chuckles galore

Cat McCarrey, June 21, 2024

Hyde Park’s <i>My H-E-B</i> Shows Humanity, Explored
Hyde Park’s My H-E-B Shows Humanity, Explored
Like the store, in this work the people matter

Cat McCarrey, June 14, 2024

More by Robert Faires
Last Bow of an Accidental Critic
Last Bow of an Accidental Critic
Lessons and surprises from a career that shouldn’t have been

Sept. 24, 2021

"Daniel Johnston: I Live My Broken Dreams" Tells the Story of an Artist
The first-ever museum exhibition of Daniel Johnston's work digs deep into the man, the myths

Sept. 17, 2021

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