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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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Super Gut: A Four-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight Super Gut: A Four-Week Plan...

William Davis, Dan Bittner (Read by)
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Food Can Fix It: The Superfood Switch to Fight Fat, Defy Aging, and Eat Your Way Healthy Food Can Fix It: The...

Mehmet Oz
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Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World Caffeine: How Caffeine...

Michael Pollan
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The Pegan Diet: 21 Practical Principles for Reclaiming Your Health in a Nutritionally Confusing World The Pegan Diet: 21 Practical...

Dr. Mark Hyman, MD
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How to Develop Your Personal Mission Statement How to Develop Your Personal...

Dr. Stephen R Covey
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How Not to Diet: The Groundbreaking Science of Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss How Not to Diet: The...

Michael Greger
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The 30-Day Alzheimer's Solution: The Definitive Food and Lifestyle Guide to Preventing Cognitive Decline The 30-Day Alzheimer's...

Dean Sherzai, Ayesha Sherzai
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The Whole Body Reset: Your Weight-Loss Plan for a Flat Belly, Optimum Health & a Body You'll Love at Midlife and Beyond The Whole Body Reset: Your...

Stephen Perrine, Heidi Skolnik
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Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People Simple Times: Crafts for Poor...

Amy Sedaris
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Secretos Para Mantenerte Sano Y Delgado (Narración En Castellano) Secretos Para Mantenerte Sano...

Nathaly Marcus, Gloria Tarridas (Read by)
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Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes: The Scientifically Proven System for Reversing Diabetes Without Drugs Dr. Neal Barnard's Program...

Neal D Barnard, M.D., J Charles (Read by)
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Wine: A Beginner's Guide Wine: A Beginner's Guide

Kenneth Fredrickson, Keith Szarabajka (Read by)
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Whiskey in a Teacup Whiskey in a Teacup

Reese Witherspoon
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The Best Cook in the World: Tales from My Momma's Table The Best Cook in the World:...

Rick Bragg
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Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook Medium Raw: A Bloody...

Anthony Bourdain
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Hold Me Tight Hold Me Tight

Dr. Sue Johnson, Sandra Burr (Read by)
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Kitchen Confidential:...

Anthony Bourdain
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Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You and Your Waistline Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution:...

Steven R Gundry, MD
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Eat to Beat Your Diet: Burn Fat, Heal Your Metabolism, and Live Longer Eat to Beat Your Diet: Burn...

William W Li, MD, Peter Ganim (Read by)
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Glucose Goddess Method: A 4-Week Guide to Cutting Cravings, Getting Your Energy Back, and Feeling Amazing Glucose Goddess Method: A 4...

Jessie Inchauspé
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Have You Eaten Yet?: Stories from Chinese Restaurants Around the World Have You Eaten Yet?: Stories...

Cheuk Kwan, Brian Nishii (Read by)
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A History of the World in 6 Glasses A History of the World in 6...

Tom Standage, Sean Runnette (Read by)
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The Art of Flavor: Practices and Principles for Creating Delicious Food The Art of Flavor: Practices...

Daniel Patterson, Mandy Aftel
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An Introduction to Nlp: Psychological Skills for Understanding and Influencing People An Introduction to Nlp:...

Joseph O'Connor, Ian McDermott (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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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
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