14 must-read cooking books like Sofreh: From Iran to America: Stories, History, and Traditional Persian Recipes for the Modern Cook: A Cookbook by Nasim Alikhani

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Sofreh: From Iran to America: Stories, History, and Traditional Persian Recipes for the Modern Cook: A Cookbook

By: Nasim Alikhani

4.14

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The much-anticipated cookbook—an exquisite collection of Persian recipes—from Sofreh, one of Brookl…

If you liked the cooking plot in Sofreh: From Iran to America: Stories, History, and Traditional Persian Recipes for the Modern Cook: A Cookbook by Nasim Alikhani , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships

By: Leil Lowndes

3.78

Format: 112 pages, ebook

"You'll not only break the ice, you'll melt it away with your new skills."-- Larry King "The lost a… read more

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2. Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience and Finding Joy

By: Sheryl Sandberg , Adam M. Grant , Adam Grant

3.93

Format: 512 pages,

From Facebook's COO and Wharton's top-rated professor, the #1 New York Timesbest-selling authors of… read more

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3. The King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion: The Essential Cookie Cookbook (King Arthur Flour Cookbooks)

By: None

3.57

Format: 271 pages,

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4. Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'

By: Michael Cecchi-Azzolina

3.67

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A front-of-the-house Kitchen Confidential from a career maître d’hotel who manned the front of the … read more

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"It never fails, the most awful human beings, the power hungry, those with the least personality, kindness, and humanity, are general managers in restaurants."

-Michael Cecchi-Azzolina, Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'

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5. Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs

By: Jamie Loftus

3.92

Format: 301 pages, Hardcover

Part travelogue, part culinary history, all capitalist critique―comedian Jamie Loftus's debut, Raw … read more

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"WE NEED MORE WOMEN PRIESTS! a billboard declares a few miles outside of Buffalo, a new cursed addition to a folder in my Google Drive called 'feminism except not really."

-Jamie Loftus, Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs

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6. The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year

By: Margaret Renkl

4.37

Format: 270 pages, Hardcover

From the beloved New York Times opinion writer and bestselling author of Late Migrations comes a “h… read more

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7. A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

By: Deanna Raybourn

4.19

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

Veronica and Stoker discover that not all fairy tales have happy endings, and some end in murder, i… read more

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"A man cannot choose to die when he has not yet learnt to live." Stoker"

-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

"If I could have created a perfect woman, I could never have imagined you. But that is my failure. Not yours."

-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

"Not everyone shares your tendency to scorn the company of others." "Scorn the company of others! Thanks to you, I speak to entirely too many people, entirely too often."

-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

"Do you mean to dissuade me? Point out the flaws in my plan? Express your objections with vehemence and eloquence?" He tipped his head. "Actually, no." "Are you entirely well? Have you a fever? Should…"

-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

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8. Night Watch

By: Jayne Anne Phillips

3.79

Format: 276 pages, Hardcover

In 1874, in the wake of the War, erasure, trauma, and namelessness haunt civilians and veterans, re… read more

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9. Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier

By: Arthur C. Brooks

3.79

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

You can get happier. And getting there will be the adventure of your lifetime. In Build the Life… read more

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"feel the feel, then take the wheel pg30"

-Arthur C. Brooks, Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier

"When you learn, teach. When you get, give."

-Arthur C. Brooks, Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier

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10. Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food

By: Chris van Tulleken

4.43

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A manifesto to change how you eat and how you think about the human body. It’s not you, it’s the… read more

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  • food
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11. Going Zero

By: Anthony McCarten

3.89

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From four-time Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Anthony McCarten comes a breakneck, wickedly en… read more

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"...I can’t approve of a private company that profits from algorithmic amplification, dissemination and micro targeting of corrupt information, much of it produced by coordinated schemes of disinforma…"

-Anthony McCarten, Going Zero

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12. National Dish: Around the World in Search of Food, History, and the Meaning of Home

By: Anya von Bremzen

3.55

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The acclaimed international food writer and award-winning author of Mastering the Art of Soviet Coo… read more

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13. Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen

By: Donald Miller

4.27

Format: 228 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Donald Miller uses the seven universal elements of powerful stori… read more

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14. The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents

By: Lisa Damour

4.47

Format: 229 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An urgently needed guide to help parents understand their teenagers’ in… read more

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15. Quietly Hostile: Essays

By: Samantha Irby

3.70

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

Samantha Irby invites us to share in the gory particulars of her real life, all that festers behind… read more

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"[...] and my face is sore from smiling so hard in an effort to appear friendly and nonthreatening."

-Samantha Irby, Quietly Hostile: Essays

"I'm so embarrassed by everything all the time, humiliated even by the need to breathe air where other people can see me"

-Samantha Irby, Quietly Hostile: Essays

"I want to push back against this idea that it's not real love if you're not passionately chattering at each other all the time, that it's just as valid (and romantic!) to know instinctively when to s…"

-Samantha Irby, Quietly Hostile: Essays

"I lived in blissful solitude for a long time...and you learn a lot about yourself and what you require for life when it's just you that you have to think about...You can buy frozen fish sticks and ea…"

-Samantha Irby, Quietly Hostile: Essays

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16. Let's Eat: 101 Recipes to Fill Your Heart & Home - A Cookbook

By: Dan Pelosi

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER GrossyPelosi is your best friend in the kitchen—actually, he’… read more

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17. Congratulations, the Best is Over!

By: R. Eric Thomas

4.07

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The beloved bestselling author of Here for It presents a collection of heartening, thoughtful, and … read more

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"If I'm not heading toward a place where I can feel joy, then hope in the present has nothing to hold on to."

-R. Eric Thomas, Congratulations, the Best is Over!

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18. The Cookie Bible

By: Rose Levy Beranbaum

4.38

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The ultimate cookie cookbook, from the bestselling author of  The Baking Bible  Rose Levy Beranbaum… read more

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19. 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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20. Salad Freak: Recipes to Feed a Healthy Obsession

By: Jess Damuck

3.66

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Offering more than 100 inspired recipes, recipe developer and food stylist Jess Damuck shares her p… read more

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Cover of More Is More: Get Loose in the Kitchen: A Cookbook by Molly Baz

21. More Is More: Get Loose in the Kitchen: A Cookbook

By: Molly Baz

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Learn to cook with confidence and unbridled joy in 100 big, bold, flavo… read more

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22. Korean American: Food that Tastes Like Home

By: Eric Kim

4.38

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An homage to what it means to be Korean American with delectable recipes that explore how new culin… read more

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"Getting a recipe out of my mother is like pulling teeth out of a tiger's mouth."

-Eric Kim, Korean American: Food that Tastes Like Home

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23. The World Central Kitchen Cookbook: Feeding Humanity, Feeding Hope

By: José Andrés

4.43

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A captivating collection of stories and recipes from renowned chefs, lo… read more

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Cover of Portico: Cooking and Feasting in Rome's Jewish Kitchen by Leah Koenig

24. Portico: Cooking and Feasting in Rome's Jewish Kitchen

By: Leah Koenig

4.27

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

One of Food & Wine's Best Cookbooks of Fall 2023 A captivating tour through Rome’s centuries-old… read more

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25. The Lost Supper: Searching for the Future of Food in the Flavors of the Past

By: Taras Grescoe

3.92

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Michael Pollan, Anthony Bourdain, and Mark Bittman, “a surprising, flavorsome t… read more

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Cover of Turkey and the Wolf: Flavor Trippin' in New Orleans [A Cookbook] by Mason Hereford

26. Turkey and the Wolf: Flavor Trippin' in New Orleans [A Cookbook]

By: Mason Hereford

4.05

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE • IACP AWARD FINALIST • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A fun, flavorful cook… read more

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27. More Than Cake: 100 Baking Recipes Built for Pleasure and Community

By: Natasha Pickowicz

3.67

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The sumptuous debut cookbook from celebrated baker, activist, and pastry “it girl” Natasha Pickowic… read more

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28. The Everlasting Meal Cookbook: Leftovers A-Z

By: Tamar Adler

4.10

Format: 543 pages, Kindle Edition

*A National Bestseller * Most Anticipated Book of the Year by Vogue and more * Award-winning aut… read more

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Cover of Company: The Radically Casual Art of Cooking for Others by Amy Thielen

29. Company: The Radically Casual Art of Cooking for Others

By: Amy Thielen

3.61

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

One of Food & Wine's Best Cookbooks of Fall 2023 From beloved writer and cook Amy Thielen comes a … read more

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30. Sofreh: From Iran to America: Stories, History, and Traditional Persian Recipes for the Modern Cook: A Cookbook

By: Nasim Alikhani

4.14

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The much-anticipated cookbook—an exquisite collection of Persian recipes—from Sofreh, one of Brookl… read more

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31. Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering

By: Malcolm Gladwell

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns … read more

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