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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.

Best-selling Cooking & Cookbook titles

Way Up North Wisconsin Cookbook: Recipes and Foodways from God's Country Way Up North Wisconsin...

Victoria Shearer
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Baby Food Bible: A Nourishing Guide to Feeding Your Family, From First Bite and Beyond Baby Food Bible: A Nourishing...

Julia Tellidis, Lauren Skora
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Italian Coastal: Recipes and Stories from Where the Land Meets the Sea Italian Coastal: Recipes and...

Amber Guinness
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Britain's Best Bakeries Britain's Best Bakeries

Milly Kenny Ryder
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Everyday Breads: Homemade Loaves, Biscuits, Muffins, Rolls and More Everyday Breads: Homemade...

Publications International Ltd
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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, Arnold Schwarzenegger (Foreword by)
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Weaning: What to Feed, When to Feed, and How to Feed Your Baby Weaning: What to Feed, When...

Annabel Karmel
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How Would You Like Your Mammoth?: 12,000 Years of Culinary History in 50 Bite-Size Essays How Would You Like Your...

Uta Seeburg, PhD, Max Miller (Foreword by)
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A Plant-Based Farmhouse: Wholefood recipes from my house on the hill A Plant-Based Farmhouse:...

Cherie Hausler
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Sparkling: Champagne and Sparkling Cocktails for Any Occasion Sparkling: Champagne and...

Elva Ramirez
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Simple and Delicious Make Ahead and Freeze Recipes Simple and Delicious Make...

Jessica Fisher
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Sobremesa: Easy Mexican Recipes for Every Day Sobremesa: Easy Mexican...

Susana Villasuso, Chef
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Perry: a drinker's guide Perry: a drinker's guide

Adam Wells
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Air Fryer Meals in Minutes: Quick and Easy Recipes for Everyday Cooking Air Fryer Meals in Minutes:...

Publications International Ltd
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The Batch Lady Grab and Cook: No-Fuss Prep-Ahead Meals to Make Life Easy The Batch Lady Grab and Cook:...

Suzanne Mulholland
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Kowbird: Amazing Chicken Recipes from Chef Matt Horn's Restaurant and Home Kitchen Kowbird: Amazing Chicken...

Matt Horn
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Ellie's Table: Food From Memory and Food From Home Ellie's Table: Food From...

Ellie Bouhadana
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Tanked in Cincinnati: Fortune & Calamity in the Beer Business Tanked in Cincinnati: Fortune...

Michael D Morgan, Bret D Kollmann Baker
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Heydays at the June Motel: Beach Town Classics Heydays at the June Motel:...

Freddy Laliberté, Evan Baulch
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Cocktail America: Over 200 Cocktails from America's Greatest Cities Cocktail America: Over 200...

Cider Mill Press
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Simplicity and Excellence: Elizabeth Kremer from Beaten Biscuits to Shaker Lemon Pie Simplicity and Excellence:...

Deirdre A Scaggs, Evalina Kremer Settle
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Misarana: Classic Dishes Reimagined with the Flavours of India Misarana: Classic Dishes...

Eddie Scott
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Five-Star Comfort Food: Inspirational Recipes for the Home Cook Five-Star Comfort Food:...

Rich Komen, James O Fraioli (Contributions by)
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Awesome Ice Pops: 70 Cool Treats Awesome Ice Pops: 70 Cool...

Andrew Chase
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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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