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Spice up your gift giving with no-holds-barred autobiographies, trivia tests, encyclopedias on rock, James Bond and the theater, and beautiful coffee-table books. There’s even a book for those who have been naughty: “Howard Stern: Miss America.”

Here’s a look at what’s new in print for the holiday season:

“FRIENDS,” by David Wild, Doubleday ($12.95). Those wild and crazy Generation X-ers have spawned a hit song and now their own official companion book. Included are color pics of the cast, a look at the genesis of the NBC series, a trivia quiz and description of each episode.

“1,201 TOUGHEST TV TRIVIA QUESTIONS,” by Vincent Terrace, Citadel Press ($9.95). A thinking couch-potato’s guide to TV trivia is full of brainteasers about popular series, as well as such lesser-known shows as “Astro Boy” and “Pistols ‘N’ Petticoats.”

“WHAT’S YOUR ‘MAD ABOUT YOU’ I.Q.?” by Stephen Spignesi, Citadel Press ($8.95). This unauthorized trivia book tests the knowledge of the NBC sitcom’s fans on such pertinent topics as Murray the Dog, parents and relatives, work, food and stars Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt.

“THE 1996 INFORMATION PLEASE ENTERTAINMENT ALMANAC,” edited by Robert Moses & Beth Rowen, Houghton Mifflin ($13.95). This comprehensive guide offers facts on practically every aspect of entertainment: recent movies, radio, home entertainment, performing arts, publishing and vital statistics.

“THE ART OF WALT DISNEY,” by Christopher Finch, Harry N. Abrams ($60). A lavishly illustrated history of Walt Disney and the company he built. This newly revised edition includes the recent Disney animated hits and the upcoming “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.”

“THE DISNEY THAT NEVER WAS,” by Charles Solomon, Hyperion ($40). An exploration of uncompleted Disney animated projects, including an earlier version of “Fantasia” and the feature “Chanticleer and Reynard.”

“THE ILLUSION OF LIFE: DISNEY ANIMATION,” by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, Hyperion ($60). In this lush coffee-table book, the legendary Disney animators discuss the history of the animated form and what makes Disney animation unique.

“THE COMPLETE JAMES BOND MOVIE ENCYCLOPEDIA,” by Steven Jay Rubin, Contemporary Books ($25). Fans of Agent 007 will enjoy this fact-filled 482-page reference book. Newly revised, it includes information on the latest James Bond film, “GoldenEye,” and latest Bond, Pierce Brosnan.

“AFTER ALL,” by Mary Tyler Moore, Putnam ($25). In her autobiography, America’s sweetheart discusses the loss of her only child, her divorces and her battle with alcoholism.

“CHARLTON HESTON: IN THE ARENA,” by Charlton Heston, Simon & Schuster ($27.50). One of the cinema’s enduring and conservative stars discusses his life, politics, marriage and career.

“JOHN WAYNE: AMERICAN,” by Randy Roberts and James S. Olson, Free Press ($27.50). Another one of the cinema’s most popular and conservative actors is the subject of this mammoth (738 pages) book, which delves into the Duke’s “Americanness” and his importance in movie history.

“HARRINGTON STREET,” by Jerry Garcia, Delacorte Press ($22.95). The late Grateful Dead leader’s personal exploration of his early years, in words and pictures.

“HOWARD STERN: MISS AMERICA,” by Howard Stern, Regan Books ($27.50). The shock jock’s latest magnum opus in tastelessness. Not for the squeamish.

“LOOKING FOR GATSBY: MY LIFE,” by Faye Dunaway, with Betsy Sharkey, Simon & Schuster ($25). The Oscar-winning actress of “Network” fame comes clean about her career, her reputation for being difficult, the many men in her life and her feud with Bette Davis.

“SO FAR,” by Kelsey Grammer, Dutton ($22.95). The two-time Emmy-winning star of NBC’s “Frasier” chronicles his tumultuous life, including his publicized drug problem, his father’s murder, the rape and murder of his sister and the drowning of his two half brothers.

“STREISAND: HER LIFE,” by James Spada, Crown ($25). This unauthorized bio on Barbra Streisand is based on “exclusive” interviews with 200 of her relatives, friends and colleagues.

“THE GRAND OLE OPRY HISTORY OF COUNTRY MUSIC: 70 YEARS OF THE SONGS, THE STARS AND THE STORIES,” by Paul Kingsbury, with an introduction by Dolly Parton, Villard ($40). The official guide to the Grand Ole Opry’s 70th anniversary features stories on such Opry stars as Gene Autry, Willie Nelson and Alan Jackson, plus 225 color and black-and-white photographs.

“GUINNESS ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POPULAR MUSIC,” edited by Colin Larkin, Stockton Press ($450; $495 after the holidays). Everything you ever wanted to know about popular music can be found in this six-volume reference collection of more than 15,000 articles.

“JAZZ: PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE MASTERS,” by Jacques Lowe, with Bob Blumenthal and Cliff Preiss, Artisan ($40). A handsome collection of photographer Lowe’s black-and-white studies of 200 jazz artists, among them Sonny Rollins, Quincy Jones and Peggy Lee.

“THE OXFORD ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THEATRE,” edited by John Russell Brown, Oxford University Press ($45). A comprehensive history of the theater from the ancient days in Egypt to the contemporary world of David Mamet.

“COSTUMES BY KARINSKA,” by Toni Bentley, Harry N. Abrams ($60). Barbara Karinska won an Oscar in 1948 for her “Joan of Arc” costume designs, but she is best known for dressing more than 75 Balanchine ballets. This opulent coffee-table summary of her career documents it all--and who else could create striptease wear for Gypsy Rose Lee and then reuse some of those ideas in “The Nutcracker”?

“MASSINE: A BIOGRAPHY,” by Vicente Garcia-Marquez, Alfred A. Knopf ($35). Diaghilev’s lover and protege after Nijinsky, the highly prolific and influential Massine is generally underrated as a choreographer these days--something that the Joffrey Ballet’s revivals and this carefully researched overview of his life and work should help correct.

“HIDDEN TREASURES REVEALED,” by Albert Kostenevich, Harry N. Abrams ($49.50). A well-written, well-illustrated catalogue of the controversial Hermitage Museum show of Impressionist “trophy art” stolen from Germany at the end of World War II.

“NADAR,” by Maria Morris Hambourg, Metropolitan Museum of Art ($65). A beautifully illustrated and wonderfully written catalogue to the groundbreaking exhibition of 19th-Century photographer Nadar, the first great portraitist with a camera.