16 must-read nonfiction books like The Flavor Thesaurus: More Flavors: Plant-Led Pairings, Recipes, and Ideas for Cooks by Niki Segnit

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The Flavor Thesaurus: More Flavors: Plant-Led Pairings, Recipes, and Ideas for Cooks

By: Niki Segnit

4.27

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The plant-led follow-up to The Flavor Thesaurus, "a rich and witty and erudite collection" (Epicuri…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Flavor Thesaurus: More Flavors: Plant-Led Pairings, Recipes, and Ideas for Cooks by Niki Segnit , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. Aftermath: On Marriage and Separation

By: Rachel Cusk

3.66

Format: 153 pages, Hardcover

In the winter of 2009, Rachel Cusk's marriage of ten years came to an end. In the months that follo… read more

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"[I]t has struck me that along with all other losses, I might lose friendship, too. I am not equal anymore to the people that I know, and what is friendship but a celebration of equality?"

-Rachel Cusk, Aftermath: On Marriage and Separation

"The world is constantly evolving, while the family endeavours to stay the same. Updated, refurbished, modernised, but essentially the same. A house in the landscape, both shelter and prison."

-Rachel Cusk, Aftermath: On Marriage and Separation

"In marriage you go away from other people, but at the end of marriage they come out to welcome you back. This is civilisation, she says. The worst thing that happened to you has brought out the best …"

-Rachel Cusk, Aftermath: On Marriage and Separation

"What I lived as feminism were in fact the male values my parents, among others, well-meaningly bequeathed me—the cross-dressing values of my father, and the anti-feminine values of my mother. So I am…"

-Rachel Cusk, Aftermath: On Marriage and Separation

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2. China: The Cookbook

By: Kei Lum Chan , Diora Fong Chan

3.98

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

The definitive cookbook bible of the world's most popular and oldest cuisine "China The Cookbook is… read more

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3. Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

By: Kathleen Hanna

4.46

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary front woman of Bikini Kill and… read more

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"She was the only woman on the whole record and hearing her gave me the first thought that someday I could be in a band."

-Kathleen Hanna, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

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4. So Late in the Day

By: Claire Keegan

4.00

Format: 47 pages, Hardcover

After an uneventful Friday at the Dublin office, Cathal faces into the long weekend and takes the b… read more

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5. River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road

By: Cat Jarman

4.06

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant new history that dramatically reassesses how far the Viking world extended. Dr Cat Ja… read more

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  • science
Cover of Cool Beans: The Ultimate Guide to Cooking with the World's Most Versatile Plant-Based Protein, with 125 Recipes by Joe Yonan

6. Cool Beans: The Ultimate Guide to Cooking with the World's Most Versatile Plant-Based Protein, with 125 Recipes

By: Joe Yonan

3.56

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A fresh, modern look at the diverse world of beans, chickpeas, lentils, pulses, and more--featuring… read more

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7. The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality

By: Amanda Montell

3.54

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Cultish and host of the podcast Sounds Like a Cult, a delicious blen… read more

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"While magical thinking is an age-old quirk, overthinking feels distinct to the modern era—a product of our innate superstitions clashing with information overload, mass loneliness, and a capitalistic…"

-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality

"Information transmission research suggests that folks with higher anxiety are quicker to engage with, and slower to disengage from, negative information; so "as a trait and state," anxiety itself per…"

-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality

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8. The Times I Knew I Was Gay

By: Eleanor Crewes

3.93

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Ellie always had questions about who she was and how she fit in. As a girl, she wore black, obsesse… read more

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9. The Children's Bach

By: Helen Garner

3.53

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Helen Garner has been a literary institution in Australia for decades. Her perfectly formed novels … read more

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10. Mezcla: Recipes to Excite [A Cookbook]

By: Ixta Belfrage

4.39

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE • 100 recipes for everyday eating with built-in wow factor, from the Otto… read more

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11. Spring (Seasonal Quartet, #3)

By: Ali Smith

4.08

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Spring will come. The leaves on its trees will open after blossom. Before it arrives, a hundred yea… read more

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"We move from one invisibility to another."

-Ali Smith, Spring (Seasonal Quartet, #3)

"..cruelty to animals will get you punished but cruelty to humans will get you promotion."

-Ali Smith, Spring (Seasonal Quartet, #3)

"You can’t just ask strangers to drive you up and down the country. This is the twenty first century. Strangers are more dangerous than ever; we’ve never been more dangerous."

-Ali Smith, Spring (Seasonal Quartet, #3)

"Then the three minutes of black and white are over and what's left is the story of human beings and air, something we hardly ever notice or think about, something we couldn't live without."

-Ali Smith, Spring (Seasonal Quartet, #3)

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12. Summer (Seasonal Quartet, #4)

By: Ali Smith

4.05

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In the present, Sacha knows the world's in trouble. Her brother Robert just is trouble. Their mothe… read more

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"I have a vision that the modern sense of being a hero is like shining a bright light on things that need to be seen."

-Ali Smith, Summer (Seasonal Quartet, #4)

"... across the aeons and the global distances what all the peoples of the world really have in common is so many similar ways of doing humiliating and painful things to each other."

-Ali Smith, Summer (Seasonal Quartet, #4)

"But that's summer for you. Summer's like walking down a road just like this one, heading towards both light and dark. Because summer isn't just a merry tale. Because there's no merry tale without dar…"

-Ali Smith, Summer (Seasonal Quartet, #4)

"And summer's surely really all about an imagined end. We head for it instinctually like it must mean something. We're always looking for it, looking it, heading towards it all year, the way a horizon…"

-Ali Smith, Summer (Seasonal Quartet, #4)

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13. Women Holding Things

By: Maira Kalman

4.58

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

From the critically acclaimed artist, designer, and author of the bestsellers The Principles of Unc… read more

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

14. 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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15. 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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Cover of Anything's Pastable: 81 Inventive Pasta Recipes for Saucy People by Dan Pashman

16. 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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17. The Global Pantry Cookbook: Transform Your Everyday Cooking with Tahini, Gochujang, Miso, and Other Irresistible Ingredients

By: Scott Mowbray

3.95

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Two James Beard-Award winners show how to unlock the secrets of the global pantry a nd elevate all … read more

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18. The Flavor Thesaurus: More Flavors: Plant-Led Pairings, Recipes, and Ideas for Cooks

By: Niki Segnit

4.27

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The plant-led follow-up to The Flavor Thesaurus, "a rich and witty and erudite collection" (Epicuri… read more

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19. Keep It Zesty: A Celebration of Lebanese Flavors & Culture from Edy's Grocer

By: Edy Massih

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the beloved chef and owner of Edy’s Grocer, a deeply personal celebration of Lebanese flavors … read more

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20. A Whisper of Cardamom: 80 Sweetly Spiced Recipes to Fall In Love With

By: Eleanor Ford

4.67

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Celebrating the love story between sugar and spice, this stunning new volume from award-winning coo… read more

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Cover of A New Way to Bake: Re-imagined Recipes for Plant-based Cakes, Bakes and Desserts by Philip Khoury

21. A New Way to Bake: Re-imagined Recipes for Plant-based Cakes, Bakes and Desserts

By: Philip Khoury

4.58

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A New Way to Bake reinvents and reimagines cakes, bakes and desserts, using plant-based ingredients… read more

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6 must-read reference books like The Flavor Thesaurus: More Flavors: Plant-Led Pairings, Recipes, and Ideas for Cooks by Niki Segnit

Transform Your Habits

China: The Cookbook

Kei Lum Chan , Diora Fong Chan

3.98

Transform Your Habits

Cool Beans: The Ultimate Guide to Cooking with the World's Most Versatile Plant-Based Protein, with 125 Recipes

Joe Yonan

3.56

Transform Your Habits

Mezcla: Recipes to Excite [A Cookbook]

Ixta Belfrage

4.39

Transform Your Habits

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

Lidey Heuck

3.84

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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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