A profusely illustrated book about the quarterback.

A profusely illustrated book about "meeting the challenge" of Sept. 11; a follow-up volume to "One Nation."

This is the grizzled time of year when a reader feels most sharply the unfairness of profusely illustrated books about notable gardens.

This is a profusely illustrated book, a fascinating, if scholarly, picture of the development of the shrubbery, with detailed accounts of bed-by-bed plantings.

This large format and profusely illustrated book of essays on the composer was published to coincide with an exhibition at the Museum Tinguely in Basel.

Weaving together the evolution of quilt making with the history of America, this fascinating and profusely illustrated book shows that quilts are conscious works of art, not relics of frugality and need.

Mr. Dijkstra's profusely illustrated book (with over 300 reproductions) is - in one unavoidable sense - an ensemble of acrid evidence that will titillate the sadomasochistic set and sadden champions of human rights.

Subtitled "A Guide to the Sun-Earth System", this handsome, profusely illustrated book from NASA is accessible and well-written enough for a layperson like me to understand; it's the facts that are overwhelming.

ERA: The History of English Racing Automobiles, David Weguelin, White Mouse Press: expensive and scarce but hugely detailed and profusely illustrated book covering the contemporary and historic career of all the cars.