The sixth book in Taunton's Furniture Projects series, Dining Tables features nine attractive, practical projects in a variety of different styles. There's Country, Shaker, traditional Colonial, even Queen Anne. These projects are designed to provide a suitable place for a gathering, as well as enhance a family's special occasions.
It seems to be very easy to get a book published on the topic of table design and construction without knowing jack shit about table design or construction; this book isn't one of those. None of the designs are revolutionary, but they're all basically decent and fool-proof projects for beginners. I doubt any of these tables will inspire you to rush off to the workshop on the spot, and a lot of them are clearly designed to demonstrate a point much more than to be beautiful furniture, but if you need a table you could certainly build one of these.