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Gastronomic Literature

Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything across Italy, India and Indonesia
by Elizabeth Gilbert

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Not long after her thirtieth birthday, on the heels of an ugly divorce, Elizabeth Gilbert traveled for a year, to Italy, India, and finally Indonesia. In Italy she wanted to explore the art of pleasure (pasta, wine, handsome men speaking a beautiful... (read more)
 
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Historical Food and Cooking

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
by Michael Pollan

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I talked about this book every morning at the water cooler and every evening at dinner. Pollan takes a possibly dry subject — agriculture — and makes it epic. Recommended by Beth, Powells.com (See all of our Staff Top 5s of 2006)... (read more)
 
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Dairy and Eggs

The Best 50 Quiches Recipes (Best 50) The Best 50 Quiches Recipes (Best 50)
by Bristol Publishing Enterprises

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Serve quiche as a lunch, brunch or dinner entree, or as a first course or appetizer. This book offers the best recipes for the classic dish, including low-fat and timesaving selections.... (read more)
 
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Sustainable Cooking

In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
by Michael Pollan

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What to eat, what not to eat, and how to think about health: a manifesto for our times. "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." These simple words go to the heart of Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food, the well-considered answers he provides to the... (read more)
 
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General

The Splendid Table's How to Eat Supper: Recipes, Stories, and Opinions from Public Radio's Award-Winning Food Show
by Lynne Rossetto Kasper and Sally Swift

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Just when you thought the last thing the world needed was another book on weeknight cooking, along comes an entirely fresh take on the subject. As they do on their weekly show, host Lynne Rossetto Kasper and producer Sally Swift approach their topic with... (read more)
 
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Diet and Nutrition

Skinny Bitch: A No-Nonsense, Tough-Love Guide for Savvy Girls Who Want to Stop Eating Crap and Start Looking Fabulous
by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin

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Not your typical boring diet book, this is a tart-tongued, no-holds-barred wakeup call to all women who want to be thin. With such blunt advice as, "Soda is liquid Satan" and "You are a total moron if you think the Atkins Diet will make you thin," it's a... (read more)
 
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Bartending and Liquor

Portland Happy Hour Guidebook (2008 Edition)
by Cindy Anderson

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Bigger and better! Eat, drink, and be happy; and save money too! Find more than 170 rated reviews on Portland's best Happy Hours. Enjoy high-end restaurant quality food and ambiance for less. Pick all the right places to meet up with friends! You can use... (read more)
 
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Appliance Cooking

Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook
by Beth Hensperger

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You probably own a slow cooker — 80 percent of American households do. For more than thirty years, its unbeatable convenience and practicality have made it a staple of busy families, enabling anyone to return to a home-cooked meal at the end of a... (read more)
 
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French

Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously
by Julie Powell

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Finally, someone willing to admit just how dirty a kitchen can get! Powell's story is at once a comic tale of struggling to find one's balance in the adult world, and a witty exploration of why — and how — we cook. Gastronomes, as well as those... (read more)
 
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12 Best Foods Cookbook: Over 200 Recipes Featuring the 12 Healthiest Foods 12 Best Foods Cookbook: Over 200 Recipes Featuring the 12 Healthiest Foods
by Dana Jacobi

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From an award-winning food writer and chef-the breakthrough cookbook that identifies 12 micronutrient-rich foods that can help protect you against major disease and shows you how to turn them into mouthwatering dishes. A diet rich in nutrients, including... (read more)
 
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
by Eric Schlosser

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"What we eat has changed more in the last forty years than in the last forty thousand," Schlosser observes, yet most Americans know very little about how that food is made, where, by whom, and at what cost. Fast Food Nation traces the industry's... (read more)
 
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Wine US Regional

Pacific Northwest: The Ultimate Winery Guide: Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia
by Christina Melander and Janis Miglavs

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From the beloved Ultimate Winery Guide series, we bring you the first and only illustrated guide to the wine countries of Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia, a region increasingly known not only for its popularity as a tourist destination, but for... (read more)
 
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Mexican

The Art of Mexican Cooking: Traditional Mexican Cooking for Aficionados
by Diana Kennedy

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There is no advocate of Mexican cooking who is more informed than Diana Kennedy. Passionate home cooks will find this classic, now back in print, an essential reference for creating authentic Mexican food. From casual to festive, these reliable... (read more)
 
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Cooking by Kids

Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes
by Roald Dahl and Felicity Dahl and Jan Baldwin and Quentin Blake

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Who but Roald Dahl could think up such mouthwatering and deliciously disgusting foods as Lickable Wallpaper, Stink Bugs Eggs, and Eatable Pillows? Now theres a practical guide to making these and other delicacies featured in Charlie and the Chocolate... (read more)
 
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Culinary Reference

New Food Lovers Companion 4TH Edition
by Sharon Tyler Herbst

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(back cover) Open this new fourth edition of The New Food Lover's Companion and you'll find more information about good food and dining than ever, including ingredients and methods for preparing many ethnic foods, as well as descriptions of exotic... (read more)
 
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Weddings

Simple Stunning Wedding Organizer
by Karen Bussen

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The companion volume to Simple Stunning Weddings, this beautifully designed binder is the practical application of Karen Bussen's design and planning theories. Full of useful information, tips, and trade secrets, the Organizer leads couples through the... (read more)
 
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Time Saving

Cooking with All Things Trader Joe's
by Deana Gunn and Wona Miniati

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Finally, what fans have been waiting for: the unofficial Trader Joe's cookbook! From quinoa to capers, Marsala to Masala, tofu to turkey, it's all here. Each recipe features Trader Joe's products, easy steps, and mouth-watering photos. Cooking... (read more)
 
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