10 best-selling history books like Smithsonian American Table: The Foods, People, and Innovations That Feed Us by Smithsonian Institution

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Smithsonian American Table: The Foods, People, and Innovations That Feed Us

By: Smithsonian Institution

4.02

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, a sweeping history of food and culture that summ…

If you liked the history plot in Smithsonian American Table: The Foods, People, and Innovations That Feed Us by Smithsonian Institution , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of The Fannie Farmer Cookbook by Fannie Merritt Farmer, Marion Cunningham, Archibald Candy Corporation, Fannie Farmer Cookbook Corporation

1. The Fannie Farmer Cookbook

By: Fannie Merritt Farmer , Marion Cunningham , Archibald Candy Corporation , Fannie Farmer Cookbook Corporation

4.12

Format: None pages,

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  • history
  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of Star Spangled Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery, #11) by Leslie Meier

2. Star Spangled Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery, #11)

By: Leslie Meier

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Lucy Stone is in the doghouse--with her next-door neighbor, Mrs. Prudence Pratt. It seems that Kudo… read more

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3. Wise Craft: Turning Thrift Store Finds, Fabric Scraps, and Natural Objects Into Stuff You Love

By: Blair Stocker

4.60

Format: 645 pages, Paperback

Wise Craftis a guide to the homemade life, turning old things into special new objects that enhance… read more

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4. The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

By: James Patterson

3.92

Format: 335 pages, Hardcover

Booksellers and librarians are superheroes, saving lives every single day. Here are their amazing, … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"Different books speak to us at different times."

-James Patterson, The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

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5. Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide (Atlas Obscura)

By: Cecily Wong

4.28

Format: 438 pages, Hardcover

Wonder is around every corner, and on every plate. The curious minds behind Atlas Obscura now turn … read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
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"Adventures don’t always require a plane ticket."

-Cecily Wong, Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide (Atlas Obscura)

"Wonder can be found wherever you are open to searching for it."

-Cecily Wong, Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide (Atlas Obscura)

"Eating may be the most immersive, visceral travel experience. It requires an engagement of every sense... Humans around the world are bound by the necessity and pleasure of eating, and there is no fa…"

-Cecily Wong, Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide (Atlas Obscura)

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6. Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

By: Shannon Reed

3.71

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a teacher, bibliophile and Thurber… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"I think, therefore, I cry..."

-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

"Life is so much better with books than without."

-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

"But reading! That I could do. When I read, I felt smart."

-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

"The act of reading makes me feel safe. Not the book itself--but the exercise of running my eyes over the words. The translation from symbol into meaning. The direct, pleasant diction of the voice ins…"

-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

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

By: B. Dylan Hollis

4.47

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A decade-by-decade cookbook that highlights the best (and a few of the worst) baking recipes from t… read more

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  • history
  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner) by Carole Lindstrom

8. We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner)

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues … read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself: One Woman's Pursuit of Pleasure in Paris by Glynnis MacNicol

9. I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself: One Woman's Pursuit of Pleasure in Paris

By: Glynnis MacNicol

3.59

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

When you’re a woman smack in so-called “middle age” you are not promised anything at all other than… read more

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Cover of Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots by Reba McEntire

10. Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots

By: Reba McEntire

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The best things in life are really not that fancy. This photo-dri… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • nonfiction
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11. Whiskey Tender: A Memoir

By: Deborah Jackson Taffa

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An Oprah Daily "Best New Book" and "Riveting Nonfiction and Memoir You Need to Read" * A New York T… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"My Laguna grandmother, Esther, is the one who taught me that a deep intimacy with a homeland requires three things: sensory experiences of particular geographies, a storied history of the trails, and…"

-Deborah Jackson Taffa, Whiskey Tender: A Memoir

Cover of Village in the Dark (Cara Kennedy, #2) by Iris Yamashita

12. Village in the Dark (Cara Kennedy, #2)

By: Iris Yamashita

3.61

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Detective Cara Kennedy thought she’d lost her husband and son in an accident, but harrowing evidenc… read more

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Cover of The Blue Zones American Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100 by Dan Buettner

13. The Blue Zones American Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100

By: Dan Buettner

3.72

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Best-selling Blue Zones Kitchen author Dan Buettner spent years uncovering the Blue Zones--the five… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of Tasting History: Explore the Past through 4,000 Years of Recipes by Max      Miller

14. Tasting History: Explore the Past through 4,000 Years of Recipes

By: Max Miller

4.36

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Begin your very own food journey through the centuries and around the … read more

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  • history
  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of 50 Pies, 50 States: An Immigrant's Love Letter to the United States Through Pie by Stacey Mei Yan Fong

15. 50 Pies, 50 States: An Immigrant's Love Letter to the United States Through Pie

By: Stacey Mei Yan Fong

3.79

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A "deliciously unique" love letter in pie crust to every state—a delicious portrait of the country … read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of As It Turns Out: Thinking About Edie and Andy by Alice Sedgewick Wohl

16. As It Turns Out: Thinking About Edie and Andy

By: Alice Sedgewick Wohl

3.56

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The story of the model, actress, and American icon Edie Sedgwick is told by her sister with empathy… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of There Is No Ethan: How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish by Anna Akbari

17. There Is No Ethan: How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish

By: Anna Akbari

3.66

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Part memoir, part explosive window into the mind of a catfisher, a thrilling personal account of th… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Diasporican: A Puerto Rican Cookbook by Illyanna Maisonet

18. Diasporican: A Puerto Rican Cookbook

By: Illyanna Maisonet

4.24

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Over 90 delicious, deeply personal recipes that tell the story of Puerto Rico's Stateside diaspora … read more

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  • cookbooks
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  • nonfiction
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19. Granite Harbor

By: Peter Nichols

3.58

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

A small town in coastal Maine is shaken to its core by a serial killer in this crime novel from Pet… read more

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20. The Way Home: A Celebration of Sea Islands Food and Family with Over 100 Recipes

By: Kardea Brown

4.46

Format: 304 pages, ebook

Kardea Brown, the breakout star of Food Network's hit show Delicious Miss Brown celebrates the Gull… read more

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  • cooking
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  • nonfiction
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21. 5 Ingredients Mediterranean: Simple Incredible Food

By: Jamie Oliver

3.71

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

5 Ingredients Mediterranean is everything people loved about the first book but with the added va-v… read more

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22. The Hebridean Baker: Recipes and Wee Stories from the Scottish Islands

By: Coinneach MacLeod

4.41

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Fàilte, I'm the Hebridean Baker! Close your eyes and imagine yourself in the remote Outer Hebrid… read more

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  • cooking
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  • nonfiction
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23. Fake Flame

By: Adele Buck

3.30

Format: None pages, Paperback

In this fun, fast-paced romantic comedy, a bookish firefighter who knows his Jane Austen suggests a… read more

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Cover of Love and Lemons Simple Feel Good Food: 125 Plant-Focused Meals to Enjoy Now or Make Ahead: A Cookbook by Jeanine Donofrio

24. Love and Lemons Simple Feel Good Food: 125 Plant-Focused Meals to Enjoy Now or Make Ahead: A Cookbook

By: Jeanine Donofrio

3.93

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The instant New York Times bestseller Love and Lemons is back with make-now and make-ahead vegetar… read more

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  • cooking
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25. The Noom Kitchen: 100 Healthy, Delicious, Flexible Recipes for Every Day

By: Noom Inc.

3.56

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The only official Noom cookbook! Easy, healthy, nutritious recipes for achieving your health goals … read more

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Cover of Cooking in Real Life: Delicious & Doable Recipes for Every Day (A Cookbook) by Lidey Heuck

26. Cooking in Real Life: Delicious & Doable Recipes for Every Day (A Cookbook)

By: Lidey Heuck

3.84

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

“Lidey subscribes to the same theory of home cooking that I do. We all want recipes that have ingre… read more

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Cover of Smithsonian American Table: The Foods, People, and Innovations That Feed Us by Smithsonian Institution

27. Smithsonian American Table: The Foods, People, and Innovations That Feed Us

By: Smithsonian Institution

4.02

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, a sweeping history of food and culture that summ… read more

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  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of Every Season Is Soup Season: 85+ Souper-Adaptable Recipes to Batch, Share, Reinvent, and Enjoy by Shelly Westerhausen Worcel

28. Every Season Is Soup Season: 85+ Souper-Adaptable Recipes to Batch, Share, Reinvent, and Enjoy

By: Shelly Westerhausen Worcel

4.06

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the bestselling Platters and Boards comes this versatile collection of 85+ go-to… read more

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  • cooking
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Cover of The Simple Art of Rice: Recipes from Around the World for the Heart of Your Table by J.J. Johnson

29. The Simple Art of Rice: Recipes from Around the World for the Heart of Your Table

By: J.J. Johnson

4.32

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author and acclaimed chef JJ Johnson comes a cookbook full of delicious recipes … read more

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Cover of Hot Sheet: Sweet and Savory Sheet Pan Recipes for Every Day and Celebrations by Olga Massov

30. Hot Sheet: Sweet and Savory Sheet Pan Recipes for Every Day and Celebrations

By: Olga Massov

3.53

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Transform everyday meals into extraordinary ones , with more than 100 recipes harnessing the power … read more

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Cover of What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking by Caroline Chambers

31. What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking

By: Caroline Chambers

4.43

Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition

RECIPES FOR BUSY PEOPLE WHO LOVE GOOD FOOD With three little boys less than two years apart and a … read more

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26 Top nonfiction books like Smithsonian American Table: The Foods, People, and Innovations That Feed Us by Smithsonian Institution

Transform Your Habits

The Fannie Farmer Cookbook

Fannie Merritt Farmer , Marion Cunningham , Archibald Candy Corporation , Fannie Farmer Cookbook Corporation

4.12

Transform Your Habits

The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

James Patterson

3.92

Transform Your Habits

Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide (Atlas Obscura)

Cecily Wong

4.28

Transform Your Habits

Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

Shannon Reed

3.71

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31 best-selling nonfiction books like Cooking in Real Life: Delicious & Doable Recipes for Every Day (A Cookbook) by Lidey Heuck

Transform Your Habits

Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food

Jessica Seinfeld , Lisa Hubbard

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals: A Cookbook

Melissa Clark

4.06

Transform Your Habits

The French Ingredient: A Memoir

Jane Bertch

3.98

Transform Your Habits

Big Heart Little Stove: Bringing Home Meals & Moments from The Lost Kitchen

Erin French

4.11

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