Desert To Dream: A Decade of Burning Man Photography by Barbara Traub (Immedium)

One of the most lively and unique annual events in the world, the Burning Man Festival takes place each year in the Nevada desert, where people come to express themselves in nearly every way imaginable.  Photographer Barbara Traub has been documenting the party for over ten years, as seen in Desert to Dream.

Holiday 2006: A Round Up of Photo Gift Books by Frank Lovece

A coffee-table photo book is the Type O blood of presents. Anybody can receive it.

Central Park by Bruce Davidson (Aperture)

Celebrated photographer Bruce Davidson has won fame by documenting the urban landscape of New York and its human inhabitants--a teenage gang in Brooklyn, the denizens of a run-down tenement block in East Harlem, the colorful characters that people the gritty underworld of the New York subway.

travel+PHOTOGRAPHY: Off the Charts by Lou Jones

In his new book travel+PHOTOGRAPHY, photographer Lou Jones offers tips on everything related to photographing the world; from equipment and lighting to editing and transportation, this book is a must have for any globe trekking shooter.

Viva Colores: A Salute to the Indomitable People of Guatemala

by Paola Gianturco and David Hill, published by powerHouse Books

Cowboy UP by Arthur Frank (powerHouse Books)

Cowboy Up, by photography Arthur Frank, takes a look at the modern interpretation of the old western rodeo tradition.

American Photo Mission Series - Sponsored by Microsoft

A series of six photo books features the work of internationally renown photographers and showcases sixteen charities from around the world.

Watching the World Change: The Stories Behind the Images of 9/11 by David Friend (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

David Friend's new photo book chronicles the unique and heart-wrenching stories behind some of the most difficult images of September 11, 2001.

The Other Side of War by Zainab Salbi (National Geographic)

The Other Side of War is a poignant and important look at the forgotten victims of world conflict - the women and children who are displaced and deserted in times of crisis.

The Real and the True: The Digital Photography of Pedro Meyer

Digital pioneer Pedro Meyer has embraced digital photography for over 10 years and sees it as the future of the photo world.

WasteLand by David T. Hanson (Aperture)

David T. Hanson's Waste Land is a chronicle of the slow and gradual destruction of the damage we have imposed on our own country in the past 200 years.

My So Called Digital Life by Bob Pletka

Bob Pletka's My So Called Digital Life is a collection of images that resulted from Pletka giving 2,000 middle school students cameras to document their lives in 39 days.  Reviewed by Kai Alexis Smith