25 best-selling food books like My Shanghai: Recipes and Stories from a City on the Water by Betty Liu

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My Shanghai: Recipes and Stories from a City on the Water

By: Betty Liu

4.23

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Experience the sublime beauty and flavor of one of the oldest and most delicious cuisines on earth:…

If you liked the food plot in My Shanghai: Recipes and Stories from a City on the Water by Betty Liu , here is a list of 25 books like this:

Cover of Taking Turns: Stories from HIV/AIDS Care Unit 371 by M.K. Czerwiec

1. Taking Turns: Stories from HIV/AIDS Care Unit 371

By: M.K. Czerwiec

4.40

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In 1994, at the height of the AIDS epidemic in the United States, MK Czerwiec took her first nursin… read more

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"Remember—as hard as this seems to you now, it's nothing compared to what our patients are facing."

-M.K. Czerwiec, Taking Turns: Stories from HIV/AIDS Care Unit 371

Cover of The Oh She Glows Cookbook: Over 100 Vegan Recipes to Glow from the Inside Out by Angela Liddon

2. The Oh She Glows Cookbook: Over 100 Vegan Recipes to Glow from the Inside Out

By: Angela Liddon

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

After a decade of struggling with an eating disorder and subsisting on diet, low-calorie processed … read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • reference
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3. Cook Korean!: A Comic Book with Recipes

By: Robin Ha

3.90

Format: 144 pages,

A charming introduction to the basics of Korean cooking in graphic novel form, with 64 recipes, ing… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Korean Vegan Cookbook: Reflections and Recipes from Omma's Kitchen by Joanne Lee Molinaro

4. The Korean Vegan Cookbook: Reflections and Recipes from Omma's Kitchen

By: Joanne Lee Molinaro

4.50

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST NEW COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Epicurio… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • reference
Cover of The Cookie That Changed My Life: And More Than 100 Other Classic Cakes, Cookies, Muffins, and Pies That Will Change Yours: A Cookbook by Nancy Silverton

5. The Cookie That Changed My Life: And More Than 100 Other Classic Cakes, Cookies, Muffins, and Pies That Will Change Yours: A Cookbook

By: Nancy Silverton

3.56

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

The eagerly anticipated baking bible from America's most respected 100+ recipes for cookies, cakes… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Silverton's The Cookie That Changed My Life: And More Than 100 Other Classic Cakes, Cookies, Muffins, and Pies That Will Change Yours: A Cookbook book and Betty Liu's My Shanghai: Recipes and Stories from a City on the Water

  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
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6. To Asia, With Love: Everyday Asian Recipes and Stories From the Heart

By: Hetty McKinnon

4.45

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

For bestselling cookbook author Hetty McKinnon, Asian cooking is personal. McKinnon grew up in a ho… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • reference
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7. James Acaster's Guide to Quitting Social Media

By: James Acaster

3.39

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

This is a self help book like no other. Because you are not helping yourself, James Acaster is help… read more

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  • nonfiction
"I knew I had a problem when I found myself saying, to my reflection, in my laptop screen, 'What has two gigantic thumbs and needs to quit social media?' 'This guy'... before bursting into laughter, t…"

-James Acaster, James Acaster's Guide to Quitting Social Media

"Even without a profile, searching your name on twitter is extremely common, especially if you're a celebrity, as I am and will be until the day I die. I shamefully admit that after quitting twitter, …"

-James Acaster, James Acaster's Guide to Quitting Social Media

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8. How to Read a Book

By: Monica Wood

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A charming, deeply moving novel about second chances, unlikely friendships, and the life-changing p… read more

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"Perhaps it's an oddity of human nature to judge women more harshly, or maybe we expect so little of men their transgressions don't register the same."

-Monica Wood, How to Read a Book

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9. A Stitch in Time (A Stitch in Time, #1)

By: Kelley Armstrong

4.01

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Thorne Manor has always been haunted… and it has always haunted Bronwyn Dale. As a young girl, Bron… read more

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"Enigma!" I call, adding a "Here, kitty, kitty, kitty!" because obviously it's the universal language for feline summoning. And maybe it is -- no sooner do I croon that magic phrase than I hear an ans…"

-Kelley Armstrong, A Stitch in Time (A Stitch in Time, #1)

"Don't dwell on what isn't here. Dwell on what is. A perfumed breeze, hot tea, rich biscuits, a warm blanket, a purring kitten. And me. That last is the hardest. Focus on being in the moment with myse…"

-Kelley Armstrong, A Stitch in Time (A Stitch in Time, #1)

"After that, my life paused. Or, more accurately, I paused. I stood at the tracks, watching the train whip past. At first, I didn't care. When I finally did, I couldn't figure out what to do about it.…"

-Kelley Armstrong, A Stitch in Time (A Stitch in Time, #1)

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10. The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You

By: Julie Zhuo

4.21

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller! Congratulations, you're a manager! After you pop the ch… read more

Similar categories in Julie Zhuo's The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You book and Betty Liu's My Shanghai: Recipes and Stories from a City on the Water

  • nonfiction
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11. Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love

By: Dani Shapiro

3.89

Format: 252 pages, Hardcover

The author of Hourglass now gives us a new memoir about identity, paternity, and family secrets—a r… read more

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  • nonfiction
"It is the nature of trauma that, when left untreated, it deepens over time."

-Dani Shapiro, Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love

"Always lists to be made, as if writing items in neat vertical rows might stave off randomness and chaos."

-Dani Shapiro, Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love

"The hidden disaster was secrecy, the pretense and magical thinking, the certainty that no one ever needed to know."

-Dani Shapiro, Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love

"Except that secrets, particularly the most deeply held ones, have a way of leaching into everything surrounding them."

-Dani Shapiro, Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love

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12. Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook: A Cookbook

By: Sohla El-Waylly

4.48

Format: 656 pages, Hardcover

Change the way you think about cooking! In this epic guide to better eating, the chef, recipe devel… read more

Similar categories in Sohla El-Waylly's Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook: A Cookbook book and Betty Liu's My Shanghai: Recipes and Stories from a City on the Water

  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • reference
Cover of Shabbat: Recipes and Rituals from My Table to Yours by Adeena Sussman

13. Shabbat: Recipes and Rituals from My Table to Yours

By: Adeena Sussman

4.36

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Instant New York Times bestseller Named a Best Cookbook for Fall 2023 by Food & Wine, Eater, and S… read more

Similar categories in Adeena Sussman's Shabbat: Recipes and Rituals from My Table to Yours book and Betty Liu's My Shanghai: Recipes and Stories from a City on the Water

  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of Mooncakes and Milk Bread: Sweet and Savory Recipes Inspired by Chinese Bakeries by Kristina Cho

14. Mooncakes and Milk Bread: Sweet and Savory Recipes Inspired by Chinese Bakeries

By: Kristina Cho

4.51

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In Mooncakes & Milk Bread, food blogger Kristina Cho (eatchofood.com) introduces readers to Chinese… read more

Similar categories in Kristina Cho's Mooncakes and Milk Bread: Sweet and Savory Recipes Inspired by Chinese Bakeries book and Betty Liu's My Shanghai: Recipes and Stories from a City on the Water

  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • china
Cover of Japanese Home Cooking: Simple Meals, Authentic Flavors by Sonoko Sakai

15. Japanese Home Cooking: Simple Meals, Authentic Flavors

By: Sonoko Sakai

4.32

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The essential guide to Japanese home cooking--the ingredients, techniques, and over 100 recipes--fo… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • reference
Cover of Heroes' Feast: The Official D&D Cookbook (Dungeons & Dragons) by Kyle  Newman

16. Heroes' Feast: The Official D&D Cookbook (Dungeons & Dragons)

By: Kyle Newman

4.42

Format: 212 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • 80 recipes inspired by the magical world of Dungeons &; Dragons “Rea… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • reference
Cover of One: Pot, Pan, Planet: A greener way to cook for you, your family and the planet by Anna  Jones

17. One: Pot, Pan, Planet: A greener way to cook for you, your family and the planet

By: Anna Jones

4.23

Format: 535 pages, Kindle Edition

Award-winning cook Anna Jones blazes the trail again for how we all want to cook now: quick, sustai… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • reference
Cover of Bake Smart: Sweets and Secrets from My Oven to Yours by Samantha Seneviratne

18. Bake Smart: Sweets and Secrets from My Oven to Yours

By: Samantha Seneviratne

4.04

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Bon Appetit 's "The Best 23 Fall 2023" Eater 's “The 16 Best Cookbooks of Fall 2023” Tasting Table… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of First Generation: Recipes from My Taiwanese-American Home [A Cookbook] by Frankie Gaw

19. First Generation: Recipes from My Taiwanese-American Home [A Cookbook]

By: Frankie Gaw

4.44

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

ABOUT FIRST GENERATION In this stunning exploration of identity through food, the blogger behind L… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of My Shanghai: Recipes and Stories from a City on the Water by Betty Liu

20. My Shanghai: Recipes and Stories from a City on the Water

By: Betty Liu

4.23

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Experience the sublime beauty and flavor of one of the oldest and most delicious cuisines on earth:… read more

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  • food and wine
  • reference
  • china
Cover of Veg-table: Recipes, Techniques, and Plant Science for Big-Flavored, Vegetable-Focused Meals by Nik Sharma

21. Veg-table: Recipes, Techniques, and Plant Science for Big-Flavored, Vegetable-Focused Meals

By: Nik Sharma

3.78

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Flavor Equation and Season  and winner of the 2023 IACP Trailbla… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Cook Real Hawai'i: A Cookbook by Sheldon Simeon

22. Cook Real Hawai'i: A Cookbook

By: Sheldon Simeon

4.41

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

The story of Hawaiian cooking, by a two-time Top Chef finalist and Fan Favorite, through 100 recipe… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
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23. Mayumu: Filipino American Desserts Remixed

By: Abi Balingit

4.35

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

A sweet baking book of fantastically imaginative remixed Filipino American dessert recipes, plus es… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • food and wine
Cover of Anything's Pastable: 81 Inventive Pasta Recipes for Saucy People by Dan Pashman

24. Anything's Pastable: 81 Inventive Pasta Recipes for Saucy People

By: Dan Pashman

3.81

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

The innovative James Beard Award–winning podcaster who changed the way you think about pasta shapes… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of Aloha Kitchen: Recipes from Hawai'i [A Cookbook] by Alana Kysar

25. Aloha Kitchen: Recipes from Hawai'i [A Cookbook]

By: Alana Kysar

4.17

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From Maui native and popular food blogger Alana Kysar, this gorgeous cookbook of 85 fresh and sunny… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • reference
Cover of The Honeysuckle Cookbook: 100 Healthy, Feel-Good Recipes to Live Deliciously by Dzung Lewis

26. The Honeysuckle Cookbook: 100 Healthy, Feel-Good Recipes to Live Deliciously

By: Dzung Lewis

4.17

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

100 crave-worthy, wholesome recipes and time-saving tips for busy home cooks from the founder and h… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of Xi'an Famous Foods: The Cuisine of Western China, from New York's Favorite Noodle Shop by Jason Wang

27. Xi'an Famous Foods: The Cuisine of Western China, from New York's Favorite Noodle Shop

By: Jason Wang

4.15

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Xi’an Famous The Cuisine of Western China from New York’s Favorite Noodle Shop is the long-awaited… read more

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  • cookbooks
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  • food
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • china
Cover of Vietnamese Food Any Day: Simple Recipes for True, Fresh Flavors by Andrea Nguyen

28. Vietnamese Food Any Day: Simple Recipes for True, Fresh Flavors

By: Andrea Nguyen

3.96

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Delicious, fresh Vietnamese food is achievable any night of the week with this cookbook's 80 access… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • reference
Cover of Made in Taiwan: Recipes and Stories from the Island Nation (A Cookbook) by Clarissa Wei

29. Made in Taiwan: Recipes and Stories from the Island Nation (A Cookbook)

By: Clarissa Wei

4.63

Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition

NAMED A BEST COOKBOOK OF FALL 2023 BY BON APPETIT, FORBES, FOOD & WINE, NEW YORK MAGAZINE, EATER, a… read more

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  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of Heroes' Feast Flavors of the Multiverse: An Official D&D Cookbook (Dungeons & Dragons) by Kyle  Newman

30. Heroes' Feast Flavors of the Multiverse: An Official D&D Cookbook (Dungeons & Dragons)

By: Kyle Newman

4.19

Format: 217 pages, Kindle Edition

Explore the cuisines of the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse with more than 75 delectable new recipes … read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
Cover of My Everyday Lagos: Nigerian Cooking at Home and in the Diaspora [A Cookbook] by Yewande Komolafe

31. My Everyday Lagos: Nigerian Cooking at Home and in the Diaspora [A Cookbook]

By: Yewande Komolafe

4.25

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

An acclaimed food writer and cook celebrates the many cuisines found in Lagos, Nigeria's biggest ci… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • reference

28 must-read nonfiction books like My Shanghai: Recipes and Stories from a City on the Water by Betty Liu

Transform Your Habits

Taking Turns: Stories from HIV/AIDS Care Unit 371

M.K. Czerwiec

4.40

Transform Your Habits

The Oh She Glows Cookbook: Over 100 Vegan Recipes to Glow from the Inside Out

Angela Liddon

5.00

Transform Your Habits

Cook Korean!: A Comic Book with Recipes

Robin Ha

3.90

Transform Your Habits

The Korean Vegan Cookbook: Reflections and Recipes from Omma's Kitchen

Joanne Lee Molinaro

4.50

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18 Top nonfiction books like Shabbat: Recipes and Rituals from My Table to Yours by Adeena Sussman

Transform Your Habits

Antoni: Let's Do Dinner

Antoni Porowski

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s

B. Dylan Hollis

4.47

Transform Your Habits

Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook: A Cookbook

Sohla El-Waylly

4.48

Transform Your Habits

Shabbat: Recipes and Rituals from My Table to Yours

Adeena Sussman

4.36

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