Where I Come From: Life Lessons from a Latino Chef
By: Aaron Sanchez
4.17
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In Where I Come From , America’s most prominent Latino chef shares the story behind his food, his f…
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1. 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line
By: Eric Ripert
3.95
Format: 247 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Hailed by Anthony Bourdain as “heartbreaking, horrifying, poignant, and… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- cooking
- nonfiction
- food
- audiobook
"the important thing, Jacques instructed me, was to get the pan hot as you could before adding the meat - that, and always give good wine to your butcher."-Eric Ripert, 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line
"my father...there was never any mistaking his love for me. When I walked into the room, his eyes lit up and he wrapped me in his arms as if it was Christmas morning and I was the best gift imaginable."-Eric Ripert, 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line
"We were all hard on our commis because we were always afraid, and cruelty is one of fear's most common by-products. It would take me a very long time to unlearn those methods of surviving under press…"-Eric Ripert, 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line
"Buth this is the thing, my child, " Madame Amparo continued. "You are headed for the same night sky. When it's your turn to burn brightly, remember where you have been. Be careful not to harm all of …"-Eric Ripert, 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line
2. The French Chef in America: Julia Child's Second Act
By: Alex Prud'Homme
3.85
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The enchanting story of Julia Child's years as a TV personality and beloved cookbook author, a sequ… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- cooking
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- food
- audiobook
"I have been seduced and I have seduced. But this, dear friends, and gentle mouths...this was a Seduction."-Alex Prud'Homme, The French Chef in America: Julia Child's Second Act
"No one is born a great cook, one learns by doing," she assured readers. "This is my invariable advice to people: Learn to cook - try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless, and above all …"-Alex Prud'Homme, The French Chef in America: Julia Child's Second Act
"In keeping with the personal tone, Jones wanted to call the book From Julia's Kitchen, but the author demurred: "People won't know who 'Julia' is," she said. "Of course they will!" the editor retorte…"-Alex Prud'Homme, The French Chef in America: Julia Child's Second Act
3. What the Lady Wants: A Novel of Marshall Field and the Gilded Age
By: Renée Rosen
3.71
Format: 412 pages,
In late-nineteenth-century Chicago, visionary retail tycoon Marshall Field made his fortune wooing … read more
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4. The Dead Sea Scrolls
By: Gary A. Rendsburg
4.06
Format: None pages,
The discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls in the caves of Qumran could be considered the most remarkabl… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
5. Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons)
By: James Wyatt , Bruce R. Cordell , Robert J. Schwalb
4.57
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Everything a player needs to create heroic characters for the world’s greatest roleplaying game Th… read more
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6. Clay's Ark (Patternmaster, #3)
By: Octavia E. Butler
4.02
Format: 293 pages, Mass Market Paperback
An innocent familiy, carjacked on a desolate highway, is abducted to a bizarre new world. A world b… read more
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7. Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies
By: Michael Ausiello
3.67
Format: 348 pages, Hardcover
In this evocative and gorgeously wrought memoir reminiscent of Rob Sheffield's Love Is a Mixtape an… read more
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8. Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir
By: Padma Lakshmi
3.55
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
A vivid memoir of food and family, survival and triumph, Love, Loss, and What We Atetraces the arc … read more
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9. Battle Cry of Freedom
By: James M. McPherson
3.91
Format: None pages, Paperback
Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, B… read more
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10. The Soul of a Chef: The Journey Toward Perfection
By: Michael Ruhlman
3.86
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
In his second in-depth foray into the world of professional cooking, Michael Ruhlman journeys into … read more
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11. Here We Go Again: My Life In Television
By: Betty White
3.80
Format: 281 pages,
A MEMOIR OF BETTY WHITE'S FIRST FIVE DECADES ON TELEVISION--AS IRREVERENT AND IRRESISTIBLE AS THE B… read more
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12. Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness
By: Steve Magness
3.85
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From beloved performance expert, executive coach, and coauthor of Peak Performance Steve Magness co… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
13. Lunar New Year Love Story
By: Gene Luen Yang
4.41
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com ab… read more
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14. How To Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals
By: Sy Montgomery
4.05
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery reflects on the personalities and quirks of 13 animals-… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Knowing someone who belongs to another species can enlarge your soul in surprising ways."-Sy Montgomery, How To Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals
"I am still learning how to be a good creature. Though I try earnestly, I often fail. But I am having a great life trying..."-Sy Montgomery, How To Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals
"I often wish I could go back in time and tell my young, anxious self that my dreams weren't in vain and my sorrows weren't permanent. I can't do that, but I can do something better. I can tell you th…"-Sy Montgomery, How To Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals
"Even in the wake of tragedy, we could not have felt more amazed had we been visited by an angel that Christmas morning. When the angel met the shepherds in Bethlehem, the shepherds "were sore afraid.…"-Sy Montgomery, How To Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals
15. Boys Run the Riot, Vol. 1
By: Keito Gaku
4.34
Format: 243 pages, Paperback
A transgender teen finds an escape from the expectations and anxieties of his daily life in the wor… read more
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16. Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World: A History
By: William Alexander
3.98
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author William Alexander takes readers on the surprisingly twisty journe… read more
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- cooking
- food
- nonfiction
- audiobook
17. It Will All Work Out: The Freedom of Letting Go
By: Kevin Hart
3.82
Format: 44 pages, Kindle Edition
From beloved comedian and #1 New York Times bestselling author Kevin Hart comes an irreverent but i… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
18. Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain
By: Charles Leerhsen
3.31
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The bestselling, “unvarnished” ( The New York Times ), “engrossing” ( The Guardian ), “gritty, well… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- cooking
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- food
- audiobook
19. Notes from a Young Black Chef
By: Kwame Onwuachi
4.03
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A memoir from “the most important chef in America” ( San Francisco Chronicle ) and chef of Tatiana,… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- cookbooks
- biography memoir
- cooking
- nonfiction
- food
- audiobook
"Like stolen labor, this stew became part of a Southern culture whose origins rest on the corrupt scaffolding of slavery."-Kwame Onwuachi, Notes from a Young Black Chef
"Nothing is a turnoff like a New York City housing authority kitchen. People want to hear about that once you're successful, not when you're living in it."-Kwame Onwuachi, Notes from a Young Black Chef
"Sometimes racism takes the form of ugly words and actions. Other times it remains unspoken, communicated by hostile looks and secret snickers. But the most corrosive form, and often the hardest to ad…"-Kwame Onwuachi, Notes from a Young Black Chef
20. Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
By: Anthony Bourdain
3.85
Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition
A lot has changed since Kitchen Confidential. For the subculture of chefs and cooks, for the restau… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- cooking
- nonfiction
- food
- audiobook
"You have to be a romantic to invest yourself, your money, and your time in cheese."-Anthony Bourdain, Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
"That without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, moribund."-Anthony Bourdain, Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
"There’s something wonderful about drinking in the afternoon. A not-too-cold pint, absolutely alone at the bar – even in this fake-ass Irish pub."-Anthony Bourdain, Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
"I am not a fan of people who abuse service staff. In fact, I find it intolerable. It’s an unpardonable sin as far as I’m concerned, taking out personal business or some other kind of dissatisfaction …"-Anthony Bourdain, Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
21. A Night at the Tropicana
By: Chanel Cleeton
4.03
Format: 41 pages, Kindle Edition
Cuba in the 1930s is the backdrop for a vibrant short story about the rhythms of the heart and the … read more
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- audiobook
22. Selling the Dream: The Billion-Dollar Industry Bankrupting Americans
By: Jane Marie
3.78
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Peabody and Emmy Award–winning journalist Jane Marie expands on her popular podcast The Dream to ex… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
23. Nine Lives and Counting: A Bounty Hunter’s Journey to Faith, Hope, and Redemption
By: Duane "Dog" Chapman
4.10
Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition
Go behind-the-scenes with Duane "Dog" Chapman, star of the hit reality show Dog the Bounty Hunter a… read more
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- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
24. Love That Story: Observations from a Gorgeously Queer Life
By: Jonathan Van Ness
4.10
Format: 6 pages, Audiobook
Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness dives into his favourite subjects in Love That Story, a new collec… read more
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- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
25. Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
By: Curtis Chin
3.80
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
This memoir tells the story of Curtis Chin’s time growing up as a gay Chinese American kid in 1980’… read more
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- memoir
- biography memoir
- food
- nonfiction
- audiobook
26. Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger: A Memoir
By: Lisa Donovan
3.93
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Named a Favorite Book for Southerners in 2020 by Garden & Gun "Donovan is such a vivid writer—sm… read more
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- memoir
- cooking
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- food
- audiobook
27. Rated X: How Porn Liberated Me from Hollywood
By: Maitland Ward
3.65
Format: 256 pages, ebook
An empowering, sex-positive, behind-the-scenes look at both Hollywood and the porn industry in this… read more
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- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
28. Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most
By: Adam Alter
3.96
Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition
A groundbreaking guide to breaking free from the thoughts, habits, jobs, relationships, and even bu… read more
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- audiobook
29. Beautiful Days
By: Joyce Carol Oates
3.47
Format: 352 pages, ebook
A new collection of thirteen mesmerizing stories by American master Joyce Carol Oates, including th… read more
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- audiobook
30. Where I Come From: Life Lessons from a Latino Chef
By: Aaron Sanchez
4.17
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In Where I Come From , America’s most prominent Latino chef shares the story behind his food, his f… read more
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- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- cookbooks
- nonfiction
- cooking
- food
- book club
- audiobook
31. Flamin' Hot: The Incredible True Story of One Man's Rise from Janitor to Top Executive
By: Richard Montanez
3.62
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Now a Hulu feature film directed by Eva Longoria Read the story everyone is talking how a janitor… read more
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- memoir
- food
- nonfiction
- audiobook
