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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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Natalie Jill's 7-Day Jump Start: Unprocess Your Diet with Super Easy Recipes-Lose Up to 5-7 Pounds the First Week! Natalie Jill's 7-Day Jump...

Natalie Jill, Karissa Vacker (Read by)
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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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Cook Your Butt Off!: Lose Up to a Pound a Day with Fat-Burning Foods and Gluten-Free Recipes Cook Your Butt Off!: Lose Up...

Rocco DiSpirito
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Stuffed: Adventures of a Restaurant Family Stuffed: Adventures of a...

Patricia Volk, Barbara Rosenblat (Read by)
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301 Venison Recipes from the Readers of Deer and Deer Hunting Magazine (CD) 301 Venison Recipes from the...

Editors of Deer & Deer Hunting
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The Stories from the Italian Country Table: Exploring the Culture of Italian Farmhouse Cooking The Stories from the Italian...

Lynne Rossetto Kasper
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Being Dead Is No Excuse: The Official Southern Ladies Guide to Hosting the Perfect Funeral Being Dead Is No Excuse: The...

Gayden Metcalfe, Charlotte Hays
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Unvarnished: A Gimlet-Eyed Look at Life Behind the Bar Unvarnished: A Gimlet-Eyed...

Eric Alperin, Deborah Stoll
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Cooked: From the Streets to the Stove, from Cocaine to Foie Gras Cooked: From the Streets to...

Jeff Henderson
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Clean Protein: The Revolution That Will Reshape Your Body, Boost Your Energy?and Save Our Planet Clean Protein: The Revolution...

Kathy Freston, Bruce Friedrich
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Culinary Reactions: The Everyday Chemistry of Cooking Culinary Reactions: The...

Simon Quellen Field, Sean Pratt (Read by)
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Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure Wine and War: The French, the...

Don Kladstrup, Petie Kladstrup
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Meet Paris Oyster: A Love Affair with the Perfect Food Meet Paris Oyster: A Love...

Mireille Guiliano
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The Little Book of Life Skills: Deal with Dinner, Manage Your Email, Make a Graceful Exit, and 152 Other Expert Tricks The Little Book of Life...

Erin Zammett Ruddy
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Carla Hall's Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration Carla Hall's Soul Food:...

Carla Hall, Genevieve Ko (Contributions by)
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The Pound a Day Diet: Lose Up to 5 Pounds in 5 Days by Eating the Foods You Love The Pound a Day Diet: Lose Up...

Rocco DiSpirito
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The Vegetables We Eat The Vegetables We Eat

Gail Gibbons, Qarie Marshall (Narrator)
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Dinner Chez Moi: 50 French Secrets to Joyful Eating and Entertaining Dinner Chez Moi: 50 French...

Elizabeth Bard, Suzanne Toren (Read by)
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Hen of the Woods & Other Wild Foods and Medicines: A Guided Tour Including Folklore Hen of the Woods & Other Wild...

"Wildman" Steve Brill, Susan Boyce (Read by)
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Pasta, Pane, Vino: Deep Travels Through Italy's Food Culture Pasta, Pane, Vino: Deep...

Matt Goulding, Will Damron (Read by)
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Rice, Noodle, Fish: Deep Travels Through Japan's Food Culture Rice, Noodle, Fish: Deep...

Will Damron, Matt Goulding
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Skinny Bitch: A No-Nonsense, Tough-Love Guide for Savvy Girls Who Want to Stop Eating Crap and Start Looking Fabulous! Skinny Bitch: A No-Nonsense,...

Kim Barnouin, Rory Freedman
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Julie & Julia Julie & Julia

Julie Powell
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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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