12 best-selling nonfiction books like Women in the Kitchen: Twelve Essential Cookbook Writers Who Defined the Way We Eat, from 1661 to Today by Anne Willan

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Women in the Kitchen: Twelve Essential Cookbook Writers Who Defined the Way We Eat, from 1661 to Today

By: Anne Willan

3.77

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Culinary historian Anne Willan “has melded her passions for culinary history, writing, and teaching…

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Cover of My Man Jeeves (Jeeves, #1) by P.G. Wodehouse

1. My Man Jeeves (Jeeves, #1)

By: P.G. Wodehouse

4.06

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Who can forget our beloved gentleman's personal gentleman, Jeeves, who ever comes to the rescue whe… read more

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  • audiobook
"Come on," he said. "Bring the poker." I brought the tongs as well. I felt like it."

-P.G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves (Jeeves, #1)

"I had one of those ideas I do sometimes get, though admittedly a chump of the premier class."

-P.G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves (Jeeves, #1)

"What a queer thing Life is! So unlike anything else, don't you know, if you see what I mean."

-P.G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves (Jeeves, #1)

"It was one of those jolly, peaceful mornings that make a chappie wish he'd got a soul or something"

-P.G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves (Jeeves, #1)

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2. Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her

By: Melanie Rehak

3.76

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

A plucky “titian-haired” sleuth solved her first mystery in 1930. Eighty million books later, Nancy… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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3. The Lord God Made Them All

By: James Herriot

4.27

Format: 637 pages, Paperback

The Lord God Made Them Allis the bestselling sequel to All Things Wise and Wonderfuland the fourth … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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4. Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counterculture Cook

By: Alice Waters

4.17

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir from cultural icon and culinary standard bearer Alice Waters recalls the ci… read more

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  • biography
  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook

5. The Psychopath Whisperer: The Science of Those Without Conscience

By: Kent A. Kiehl

3.98

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A compelling journey into the science and behavior of psychopaths, written by the leading scientist… read more

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  • nonfiction
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6. The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street

By: Helene Hanff

3.28

Format: 437 pages, Paperback

A zesty memoir of the celebrated writer's travels to England where she meets the cherished friends … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography

7. Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat

By: Bee Wilson , None

3.99

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Technology in the kitchen does not just mean the Pacojets and sous-vide of the modernist kitchen. I… read more

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8. The 13 Clocks

By: James Thurber , Marc Simont

4.00

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Once upon a time, in a gloomy castle on a lonely hill, where there were thirteen clocks that wouldn… read more

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"Time lies frozen there. It's always Then. It's never Now."

-James Thurber, The 13 Clocks

"You mere device," he gnarled. "You platitude! Your Gollux ex machina!"

-James Thurber, The 13 Clocks

"You'll never live to wed his niece. You'll only die to feed his geese."

-James Thurber, The 13 Clocks

"Time is for dragonflies and angels. The former live too little and the latter live too long."

-James Thurber, The 13 Clocks

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9. The Emperor and the Endless Palace

By: Justinian Huang

3.52

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

“What if I told you that the feeling we call love is actually the feeling of metaphysical recogniti… read more

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"Despair not. History is carved by men who did not have their fathers' favor."

-Justinian Huang, The Emperor and the Endless Palace

"You mean like a past life?' Calvin says. Garden snorts. 'Are you for real?' 'Excuse me, this is a "yes and" environment, G,' Calvin replies, 'and billions of people around the world believe in reinca…"

-Justinian Huang, The Emperor and the Endless Palace

"[River] 'Maybe he was just trying to shake me off. I mean, why would he want to be with me?' Without warning, Calvin bonks me on the side of my head, not hard, though it startles me, and some wine sp…"

-Justinian Huang, The Emperor and the Endless Palace

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10. Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent

By: Judi Dench

4.56

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Discover the work of the greatest writer in the English language as you've never encountered it bef… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"There's magic to be mined in mistakes."

-Judi Dench, Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent

"[Judi Dench, referring to departed colleagues] Where are all those people? Can't believe it. How can it happen? They were so alive and -- so present, so vital. That's why we have to love the now, hav…"

-Judi Dench, Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent

Cover of Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World's Ugliest Sweater by Peggy Orenstein

11. Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World's Ugliest Sweater

By: Peggy Orenstein

3.89

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In this lively, funny memoir, Peggy Orenstein sets out to make a sweater from scratch--shearing, sp… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
"The beauty was just mind-boggling for this English girl...It was like being in your own national park, but without the signs telling you what you're supposed to think."

-Peggy Orenstein, Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World's Ugliest Sweater

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12. The Story of Art Without Men

By: Katy Hessel

4.31

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

How many women artists do you know? Who makes art history? Did women even work as artists before th… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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13. In Which Margo Halifax Earns Her Shocking Reputation (Halifax Hellions, #1)

By: Alexandra Vasti

3.80

Format: 120 pages, Kindle Edition

The Halifax Hellions are the most scandalous, outrageous, ungovernable ladies in London. From the d… read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of In Which Matilda Halifax Learns the Value of Restraint (Halifax Hellions, #2) by Alexandra Vasti

14. In Which Matilda Halifax Learns the Value of Restraint (Halifax Hellions, #2)

By: Alexandra Vasti

4.07

Format: 196 pages, Kindle Edition

For seven years, Matilda Halifax and her twin have been the most scandalous ladies in London. But w… read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks by Crystal Wilkinson

15. Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks

By: Crystal Wilkinson

4.43

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A lyrical culinary journey that explores the hidden legacy of Black Appalachians, through powerful … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Secret History of Food: Strange but True Stories About the Origins of Everything We Eat by Matt Siegel

16. The Secret History of Food: Strange but True Stories About the Origins of Everything We Eat

By: Matt Siegel

3.64

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An entertaining look at the little-known history surrounding the foods we know and love. Is Italia… read more

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  • history
  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • food and drink
  • audiobook
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17. Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie

By: Jackie Lau

3.55

Format: 342 pages, Paperback

A charming rom-com about a young woman’s desperate attempts to fend off her meddling mother…only to… read more

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  • audiobook
"They have flavors like Hong Kong milk tea and ube and Vietnamese coffee. Spiced persimmon. Mango lassi. Jasmine tea." There's something sexy about Mark listing off gelato flavors for me."

-Jackie Lau, Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie

"At the liquor store, we select a bottle of wine based on one very important factor: price. The cheaper the better. Then we head home, change into comfier clothes, pull out our plastic wineglasses (ve…"

-Jackie Lau, Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie

"Holy shit! Fifteen bucks for a milkshake!" I exclaim, looking at the poster for the special of the month: cherry pie milkshake. I, personally, consider fifteen bucks to be too much for a drink that d…"

-Jackie Lau, Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie

"Sunday morning, I make a few posts on social media, something I'm supposed to do as an author to promote myself, but I'm rather unconvinced of the efficacy of posting things like cherry pie milkshake…"

-Jackie Lau, Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie

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18. Murder in Westminster (Lady Worthing Mysteries #1)

By: Vanessa Riley

3.37

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for readers looking for a darker twist on Bridgerton, this first story in a vibrant, inclus… read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of Why They Marched: Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote by Susan Ware

19. Why They Marched: Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote

By: Susan Ware

3.91

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

Looking beyond the national leadership of the suffrage movement, an acclaimed historian gives voice… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Women in the Kitchen: Twelve Essential Cookbook Writers Who Defined the Way We Eat, from 1661 to Today by Anne Willan

20. Women in the Kitchen: Twelve Essential Cookbook Writers Who Defined the Way We Eat, from 1661 to Today

By: Anne Willan

3.77

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Culinary historian Anne Willan “has melded her passions for culinary history, writing, and teaching… read more

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  • biography
  • foodie
  • culinary
  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • food and drink
  • audiobook
Cover of We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida

21. We'll Prescribe You a Cat

By: Syou Ishida

3.95

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A cat a day keeps the doctor away… Discover the award-winning, bestselling Japanese novel that has… read more

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  • audiobook

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P.G. Wodehouse

4.06

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Alice Waters

4.17

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Judi Dench

4.56

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3.77

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Clarence T. Rivers

3.73

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In Sheep's Clothing: Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People

George K. Simon Jr.

4.00

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