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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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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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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Kitchen Confidential:...

Anthony Bourdain
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10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse: Lose Up to 15 Pounds in 10 Days! 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse...

JJ Smith, Janina Edwards (Read by)
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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 Pasta Queen: A Just Gorgeous Cookbook: 100+ Recipes and Stories The Pasta Queen: A Just...

Nadia Caterina Munno, Katie Parla (Contributions by)
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Whiskey in a Teacup Whiskey in a Teacup

Reese Witherspoon
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Small Changes: A Rules-Free Guide to Add More Plant-Based Foods, Peace and Power to Your Life Small Changes: A Rules-Free...

Alicia Witt
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Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People Simple Times: Crafts for Poor...

Amy Sedaris
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Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat:...

Samin Nosrat
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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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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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Hold Me Tight Hold Me Tight

Dr. Sue Johnson, Sandra Burr (Read by)
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Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World Caffeine: How Caffeine...

Michael Pollan
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My Life in France My Life in France

Julia Child, Flo Salant Greenberg (Read by)
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The Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World: The Twin Towers, Windows on the World, and the Rebirth of New York The Most Spectacular...

Tom Roston
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Cool Food: Erasing Your Carbon Footprint One Bite at a Time Cool Food: Erasing Your...

Robert Downey, Thomas Kostigen (Read by)
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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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The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Laughter, and Tears at the World's Most Famous Cooking School The Sharper Your Knife, the...

Kathleen Flinn, Cassandra Campbell (Read by)
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An American in Provence: Art, Life and Photography An American in Provence: Art,...

Jamie Beck
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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 Monk of Mokha The Monk of Mokha

Dave Eggers, Dion Graham (Read by)
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Joy's Life Diet: Four Steps to Thin Forever Joy's Life Diet: Four Steps...

Joy Bauer, M.S., R.D.
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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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Home Baked: My Mom, Marijuana, and the Stoning of San Francisco Home Baked: My Mom, Marijuana...

Alia Volz
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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:

With the massive selection of recipe books available on Alibris, finding something tailored to your specific diet or health needs is easy.

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:

Find cookbooks for everyone, from kids to pets.

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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