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Whether you're just starting out and looking for quick and easy dinner recipes or you're a seasoned chef looking for fresh inspiration, Alibris offers a diverse selection of cookbooks to indulge every palate and skill level.

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How to Eat: All Your Food and Diet Questions Answered How to Eat: All Your Food and...

Mark Bittman, David Katz
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Steak: One Man's Search for the World's Tastiest Piece of Beef Steak: One Man's Search for...

Mark Schatzker, Mike Lenz (Read by)
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By the Smoke and the Smell: My Search for the Rare and Sublime on the Spirits Trail By the Smoke and the Smell:...

Thad Vogler, Alexander Cendese (Narrator)
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The Wholesome Kitchen: Nourish. Energize. Indulge. The Wholesome Kitchen:...

Pooja Dhingra, Viddhi Dhingra
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The Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World Lib/E: The Twin Towers, Windows on the World, and the Rebirth of New York The Most Spectacular...

Tom Roston
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Flawless: Understanding Faults in Wine Flawless: Understanding...

P J Ochlan, Jamie Goode
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Paperboy Paperboy

Christopher Fowler, Gordon Griffin (Read by)
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Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes Bread and Wine: A Love Letter...

Shauna Niequist
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The Man Who Changed the Way We Eat: Craig Claiborne and the American Food Renaissance The Man Who Changed the Way...

Thomas McNamee, Dick Hill (Read by)
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Life, on the Line: A Chef's Story of Chasing Greatness, Facing Death, and Redefining the Way We Eat Life, on the Line: A Chef's...

Grant Achatz, Nick Kokonas
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A Cook's Tour CD: In Search of the Perfect Meal A Cook's Tour CD: In Search...

Anthony Bourdain
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The Terroir of Whiskey: A Distiller's Journey Into the Flavor of Place The Terroir of Whiskey: A...

Rob Arnold, John McLain (Read by)
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The 100 Lib/E: Count Only Sugar Calories and Lose Up to 18 Lbs. in 2 Weeks The 100 Lib/E: Count Only...

Jorge Cruise, Fred Berman (Read by)
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Mindfulness in Eight Weeks: The Revolutionary 8 Week Plan to Clear Your Mind and Calm Your Life Mindfulness in Eight Weeks:...

Michael Chaskalson
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Nurse on Call Nurse on Call

Edith Cotterill, Penelope Freeman (Read by)
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Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time Pour Your Heart Into It: How...

Howard Schultz, Dori Jones Yang (Contributions by)
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Slice Harvester: A Memoir in Pizza Slice Harvester: A Memoir in...

Colin Atrophy Hagendorf, Roger Wayne (Read by)
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Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat Consider the Fork: A History...

Bee Wilson, Alison Larkin (Read by)
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The Dirty Guide to Wine: Following Flavor from Ground to Glass The Dirty Guide to Wine:...

Alice Feiring, Pascaline Lepeltier (Contributions by)
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The Best American Food Writing 2022 The Best American Food...

Sohla El-Waylly (Introduction by), Silvia Killingsworth (Editor)
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Savage Feast: Three Generations, Two Continents, and a Dinner Table (a Memoir with Recipes) Savage Feast: Three...

Boris Fishman
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A Fork on the Road, Vol. 2 A Fork on the Road, Vol. 2


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The 24-Hour Soup Kitchen: Soul-Stirring Lessons in Gastrophilanthropy The 24-Hour Soup Kitchen:...

Adam Lofbomm, Stephen Henderson
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The President's Kitchen Cabinet Lib/E: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, from the Washingtons to the Obamas The President's Kitchen...

Adrian Miller, Ron Butler, Jr. (Read by)
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For beginners, the best cookbooks offer clear, step-by-step instructions - preferably with plenty of photos - and guidance on general cooking techniques. Here are some great options to start with:

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When searching, you can utilize the left sidebar to filter results and quickly go straight to vegan cookbooks, books by well-known chefs, books about health and fitness, and more. Here are some popular specialty cookbooks:

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Looking to cook more regularly? These are some cookbooks that you should have in your kitchen:

Absolutely! Here are some top-rated cookbooks that focus on techniques, tools, and science rather than recipes alone:

  • The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science by J Kenji Lopez-Alt
  • Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food by Jeff Potter
  • On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen by Harold McGee
  • Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking by Michael Ruhlman
  • Yes, many of the best cookbooks are available in eBook format on Alibris, offering portability and convenience for cooks of all skill levels and tastes.

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