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Cooking & Cookbooks

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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Home Baked: My Mom, Marijuana, and the Stoning of San Francisco Home Baked: My Mom, Marijuana...

Alia Volz
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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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Genius Kitchen: Over 100 Easy and Delicious Recipes to Make Your Brain Sharp, Body Strong, and Taste Buds Happy Genius Kitchen: Over 100 Easy...

Max Lugavere
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Feel Better in 5: Your Daily Plan to Feel Great for Life Feel Better in 5: Your Daily...

Dr. Rangan Chatterjee
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Unprocessed: My City-Dwelling Year of Reclaiming Real Food Unprocessed: My City-Dwelling...

Megan Kimble, Sarah Mollo-Christensen (Read by)
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You Can't Screw This Up: Why Eating Takeout, Enjoying Dessert, and Taking the Stress Out of Dieting Leads to Weight Loss That Lasts You Can't Screw This Up: Why...

Adam Bornstein, Gary Tiedemann (Read by)
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An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace An Everlasting Meal: Cooking...

Tamar Adler, Alice Waters (Contributions by)
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Fresh Off the Boat Fresh Off the Boat

Eddie Huang
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All Things Lovely: Inspiring Health and Wholeness in Your Home, Heart, and Community All Things Lovely: Inspiring...

Jenn Johnson, Stacey Glemboski (Read by)
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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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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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Yes, Chef: A Memoir Yes, Chef: A Memoir

Marcus Samuelsson
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The Monk of Mokha The Monk of Mokha

Dave Eggers, Dion Graham (Read by)
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How the World Thinks: A Global History of Philosophy How the World Thinks: A...

Julian Baggini
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The Healthiest Diet on the Planet: Why the Foods You Love-Pizza, Pancakes, Potatoes, Pasta, and More-Are the Solution to Preventing Disease and Looking and Feeling Your Best The Healthiest Diet on the...

Stephen R Thorne, John McDougall
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I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence I Like You: Hospitality Under...

Amy Sedaris
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The 100: Count Only Sugar Calories and Lose Up to 18 Lbs. in 2 Weeks The 100: Count Only Sugar...

Jorge Cruise, Fred Berman (Read by)
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How to Keep People from Pushing Your Buttons How to Keep People from...

Dr. Albert Ellis, PhD, Arthur Lange, Ed
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Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography Bourdain: The Definitive Oral...

Laurie Woolever, Cast Album (Read by)
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Tales from the Tummy Trilogy Tales from the Tummy Trilogy

Calvin Trillin
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The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks The Jemima Code: Two...

Toni Tipton-Martin
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The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles, Revised Edition The Wahls Protocol: A Radical...

Terry Wahls, Eve Adamson (Contributions by)
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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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31-Day Food Revolution: Heal Your Body, Feel Great, and Transform Your World 31-Day Food Revolution: Heal...

Ocean Robbins, Joel Fuhrman (Foreword 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:

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:

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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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