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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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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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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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Whiskey in a Teacup Whiskey in a Teacup

Reese Witherspoon
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The Skinny Rules: The Simple, Nonnegotiable Principles for Getting to Thin The Skinny Rules: The Simple,...

Bob Harper, Greg Critser
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Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People Simple Times: Crafts for Poor...

Amy Sedaris
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Wine for Dummies Wine for Dummies

Ed McCarthy, Dr. Mary Mulligan
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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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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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Humble Pie Humble Pie

Gordon Ramsay, Kati Nicholl (Abridged by)
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Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef Blood, Bones & Butter: The...

Gabrielle Hamilton
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Euphoric: Ditch Alcohol and Gain a Happier, More Confident You Euphoric: Ditch Alcohol and...

Karolina Rzadkowolska
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The Face on Your Plate, the Face on Your Plate: The Truth about Food The Face on Your Plate, the...

Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, PH.D., Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
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Devoured: From Chicken Wings to Kale Smoothies -- How What We Eat Defines Who We Are Devoured: From Chicken Wings...

Sophie Egan, Ann M Richardson (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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Finding Freedom: A Cook's Story; Remaking a Life from Scratch Finding Freedom: A Cook's...

Erin French
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A Goomba's Guide to Life A Goomba's Guide to Life

Steve R Schirripa, Charles Fleming
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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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Yes, Chef: A Memoir Yes, Chef: A Memoir

Marcus Samuelsson
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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:

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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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