5 Top cooking books like Palestine on a Plate: Memories From My Mother's Kitchen by Joudie Kalla

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Palestine on a Plate: Memories From My Mother's Kitchen

By: Joudie Kalla

4.53

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

While many countries in the Middle East have dishes in common, each country has its own interpretat…

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1. Salt Houses

By: Hala Alyan

3.40

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

On the eve of her daughter Alia's wedding, Salma reads the girl's future in a cup of coffee dregs. … read more

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2. Ms. Marvel, Vol. 3: Crushed

By: Takeshi Miyazawa , G. Willow Wilson , Elmo Bondoc

3.85

Format: None pages, Paperback

Kamala faces a new, terrifying threat: Excessive feelings! Love is in the air in Jersey City as Val… read more

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3. The Blue Between Sky and Water

By: Susan Abulhawa

4.15

Format: 222 pages, Hardcover

From the internationally bestselling author of Mornings in Jenin, a novel about four generations of… read more

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4. Footnotes in Gaza

By: Joe Sacco

3.85

Format: 132 pages, Hardcover

From the great cartoonist-reporter, a sweeping, original investigation of a forgotten crime in the … read more

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5. Gaza Writes Back (#1)

By: Refaat Alareer

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

"Gaza Writes Back: Short Stories from Young Writers in Gaza, Palestine", edited by Refaat Alareer i… read more

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6. Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise

By: Ruth Reichl

4.54

Format: 608 pages, Paperback

Ruth Reichl, world-renowned food critic and editor in chief of Gourmet magazine, knows a thing or t… read more

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7. Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth

By: Noa Tishby

4.34

Format: None pages, Audiobook

AUDIO EXCLUSIVE: INCLUDES THE SONG “ELATION STATION” BY INFECTED MUSHROOM!A “fascinating and very m… read more

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"The truth is, there is absolutely nothing that can be said of Israel, that cannot be said of Pakistan."

-Noa Tishby, Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth

"Instead of helping people move forward UNRWA keeps the Palestinian people in an eternal loop of displacement. Instead of solving the problem in any meaningful way, they have overseen the problem's ex…"

-Noa Tishby, Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth

"Here's the nugget: settling the refugee problem would mean ending the war against Israel. And as of now, the Palestinians and many of the Arab world have been refusing to do so. The best way to keep …"

-Noa Tishby, Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth

"There is almost no difference between the establishment of Israel and Pakistan. They were both created as a safe haven for persecuted groups: Jews and Muslims. They are both engaged in land disputes.…"

-Noa Tishby, Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth

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8. Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire

By: Jehad Abusalim

4.70

Format: 279 pages, Paperback

Imagining the future of Gaza beyond the cruelties of occupation and Apartheid, Light in Gaza is a p… read more

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  • nonfiction
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9. Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza

By: Mosab Abu Toha

4.74

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Winner of the 2022 Palestine Book Awards Creative Award Finalist for the National Book Critics Cir… read more

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"Borders are those invented lines drawn with ash on maps and sewn into the ground by bullets."

-Mosab Abu Toha, Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza

"A country that exists only in my mind. Its flag has no room to fly freely, but there is space on the coffins of my countrymen."

-Mosab Abu Toha, Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza

"In Gaza, some of us cannot completely die. Every time a bomb falls, every time shrapnel hits our graves, every time the rubble piles up on our heads, we are awakened from our temporary death."

-Mosab Abu Toha, Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza

"PALESTINE A–Z A An apple that fell from the table on a dark evening when man-made lightning flashed through the kitchen, the streets, and the sky, rattling the cupboards and breaking the dishes. “Am"

-Mosab Abu Toha, Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza

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10. Roman Stories

By: Jhumpa Lahiri

3.80

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Rome—metropolis and monument, suspended between past and future, multi-faceted and metaphysical—is … read more

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11. If You'll Have Me

By: Eunnie

4.44

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

“Super sweet and totally heartwarming!”—Alice Oseman, bestselling author of Heartstopper and Lovele… read more

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12. Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics

By: Marc Lamont Hill

4.21

Format: 227 pages, Hardcover

A bold call for the American Left to extend their politics to the issues of Israel-Palestine, from … read more

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  • nonfiction
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13. Falastin: A Cookbook

By: Sami Tamimi

4.49

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

FALASTIN is a love letter to Palestine, the land and its people; an evocative collection of over 11… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • food and drink
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14. Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder

By: Gabor Maté

4.32

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Scattered Minds explodes the myth of attention deficit disorder as genetically based – and offers r… read more

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"Sick and weak are not useful entries in the dictionary of self-understanding."

-Gabor Maté, Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder

"Given their automatic tuning out, ADD children forever find themselves being told to “pay attention"

-Gabor Maté, Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder

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15. Clementine: Book One

By: Tillie Walden

3.58

Format: 259 pages, ebook

Acclaimed author Tillie Walden enters the world of Robert Kirkman's THE WALKING DEAD as 17-year-old… read more

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16. Is Love the Answer?

By: Uta Isaki

4.25

Format: 258 pages, Paperback

A poignant coming-of-age story about a young woman coming into her own as she discovers her identit… read more

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"Like that club from earlier. Some people appreciate that vibe and some don't. If they force people to join when they don't want to, that's harassment. It's the same with romance."

-Uta Isaki, Is Love the Answer?

"Romance is supposed to be great, and not being able to like anyone isn't normal, because any regular person would definitely-" "But you feel like you don't get it. Then why should you have to do it? …"

-Uta Isaki, Is Love the Answer?

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17. So Shall You Reap

By: Donna Leon

4.07

Format: 262 pages, ebook

In the thirty-second installment of Donna Leon’s bestselling series, a connection to Guido Brunetti… read more

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"Given Loreti's position in society, the press had followed, panting. But they were to be disappointed by the police's failure to find any sign of what the English call "foul play," and so the investi…"

-Donna Leon, So Shall You Reap

"Brunetti, no fan of television, did occasionally watch nature documentaries, and so he was familiar with the pose cobras took when they were preparing to attack. They somehow managed to raise their h…"

-Donna Leon, So Shall You Reap

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18. Rifqa

By: Mohammed El-Kurd

4.66

Format: 100 pages, Paperback

Rifqa is Mohammed El-Kurd’s debut collection of poetry, written in the tradition of Ghassan Kanfani… read more

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"Sing me a song of home break a dish or two throw a stone or two because the screams make me nostalgic: I almost don't fear the sirens."

-Mohammed El-Kurd, Rifqa

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19. The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917-2017

By: Rashid Khalidi

4.50

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A landmark history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US … read more

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20. Clementine: Book Two

By: Tillie Walden

3.99

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

Clementine and her new friends are rescued by an island community led by an enigmatic doctor called… read more

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21. The Wild Silence

By: Raynor Winn

3.98

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

The follow-up to The Salt Path. Nature holds the answers for Raynor and her husband Moth. After … read more

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"At what point in our lives does cynicism take over from instinct? When we stop feeling the softness of rain on our face and start worrying about being wet?…When do we make that switch from being part…"

-Raynor Winn, The Wild Silence

"Wat is toch dat moment in ons leven dat cynisme de overhand krijgt over intuïtie? Wanneer maakt het voelen van de zachtheid van regendruppels in ons gezicht plaats voor de bezorgdheid dat we nat word…"

-Raynor Winn, The Wild Silence

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22. Red at the Bone

By: Jacqueline Woodson

3.97

Format: 196 pages, Hardcover

Moving forward and backward in time, Jacqueline Woodson's taut and powerful new novel uncovers the … read more

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"A new fear like a dragging bruise moving in his stomach."

-Jacqueline Woodson, Red at the Bone

". . . Love changes and changes. Then it changes again. . ."

-Jacqueline Woodson, Red at the Bone

"God'll make a butt-ugly boy, but I ain't never seen him make a ugly girl child."

-Jacqueline Woodson, Red at the Bone

"Iris didn't understand his happiness. How this was so absolutely enough for him."

-Jacqueline Woodson, Red at the Bone

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23. Rental Person Who Does Nothing

By: Shoji Morimoto

3.34

Format: 160 pages, ebook

Need a rental person who does nothing? Shoji Morimoto provides a fascinating service to the lone… read more

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"– that people have a value even if they do nothing."

-Shoji Morimoto, Rental Person Who Does Nothing

"I felt comfortable in a community that existed just for the moment, with simple, temporary relationships uncomplicated by past or future."

-Shoji Morimoto, Rental Person Who Does Nothing

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24. Ottolenghi Simple

By: Yotam Ottolenghi

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A collection of 130 easy, flavor-forward recipes from beloved chef Yotam Ottolenghi. In Ottoleng… read more

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  • cooking
  • food
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  • reference
  • food and drink
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25. You Exist Too Much

By: Zaina Arafat

3.64

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

On a hot day in Bethlehem, a 12-year-old Palestinian-American girl is yelled at by a group of men o… read more

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"When you don’t want to lose someone, it’s so tempting to deceive them."

-Zaina Arafat, You Exist Too Much

"Appetite is embarrassing enough; visibly trying to satiate it, utterly mortifying."

-Zaina Arafat, You Exist Too Much

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26. You Better Be Lightning

By: Andrea Gibson

4.63

Format: 115 pages, Paperback

You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson is a queer, political, and feminist collection guided by s… read more

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"Good Grief Let your heart break so your spirit doesn't."

-Andrea Gibson, You Better Be Lightning

"I will refuse to call it heaven if the people I love (who put me through hell) aren't there."

-Andrea Gibson, You Better Be Lightning

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27. Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History

By: Nur Masalha

4.04

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

For centuries, the land of Palestine has been fought over by competing faiths, nations and empires.… read more

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28. Zaitoun: Recipes from the Palestinian Kitchen

By: Yasmin Khan

4.41

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Yasmin Khan unlocks the flavors and fragrances of modern Palestine, from the sun-kissed pomegranate… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
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  • reference
  • food and drink
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29. Palestine on a Plate: Memories From My Mother's Kitchen

By: Joudie Kalla

4.53

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

While many countries in the Middle East have dishes in common, each country has its own interpretat… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
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  • reference
  • food and drink
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30. The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey

By: Laila El-Haddad

4.58

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

This award-winning cookbook shares with readers the little-known but distinctive cuisine of the Gaz… read more

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  • cooking
  • food
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31. The Message

By: Ta-Nehisi Coates

4.58

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

Ta-Nehisi Coates originally set off to write a book about writing, in the tradition of Orwell’s cla… read more

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"My sense is that if I spend more time talking to you than I spend complaining about you, then something wonderful often happens and the enlightenment is mutual. So I don't really worry about the youn…"

-Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Message

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4.34

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4.70

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4.74

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Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics

Marc Lamont Hill

4.21

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Shawnelle Gibbs

4.13

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Brenna Thummler

4.27

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James Tynion IV

3.56

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Ed Brubaker

4.14

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