8 must-read cookbooks books like What I Cook When Nobody's Watching: Recipes & Musings for a Simple Life by Poh Ling Yeow

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What I Cook When Nobody's Watching: Recipes & Musings for a Simple Life

By: Poh Ling Yeow

4.31

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Poh Ling Yeow believes that the simpler we eat, the happier we are, and in this book she shares all…

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1. People of the Book

By: Geraldine Brooks

3.00

Format: 96 pages,

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March, the journey of a rare illuminated manuscript throu… read more

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2. Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens

By: Shankari Chandran

4.21

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Cinnamon Gardens, a home for those who are lost and the stories they treasure. Cinnam… read more

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3. The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

By: Alison Goodman

4.18

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

A high society amateur detective at the heart of Regency London uses her wits and invisibility as a… read more

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"What makes you think he is trustworthy?’ ‘ He has a sense of humor,’ I said, and then added the final proof. ‘And he found my observations funny too."

-Alison Goodman, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

"If you need me, just yell,' he said. 'Ladies do not yell,' I replied over my shoulder. 'But renegades do.' I caught a glimpse of myself in one of the mirrors as I passed; my color was high and I had …"

-Alison Goodman, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

"My brother pursed his lips. 'Love? Really, Augusta, this is an important decision. If you think love is essential to a good match it is no wonder you are still unmarried.' 'Duffy, that is unkind,' Ju…"

-Alison Goodman, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

"He took the offering and positioned it behind his head with a baleful look. 'If I recall, it is your fault I have lost a great deal of blood,' Undeniable, but then again, I had not started the encoun…"

-Alison Goodman, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

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4. The Bookbinder

By: Pip Williams

4.07

Format: 437 pages, Hardcover

A young British woman working in a book bindery gets a chance to pursue knowledge and love when Wor… read more

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"Your stitching is what will hold the story together."

-Pip Williams, The Bookbinder

"Love Eternal, in Baskerville typeface. He'd chosen it for its clarity and beauty."

-Pip Williams, The Bookbinder

"The myriad ways our words had failed to be bound, and here they were, finally, and there was only one bloody copy."

-Pip Williams, The Bookbinder

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5. Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life

By: Anna Funder

4.13

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

This is the story of the marriage behind some of the most famous literary works of the 20th century… read more

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6. Cold Enough for Snow

By: Jessica Au

3.73

Format: 99 pages, Paperback

A mother and daughter travel from abroad to meet in Tokyo: they walk along the canals through the a… read more

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"She had kept, I knew, all the tickets, brochures and guides we had been given to take home, as if she would take them out later to read as one reads a novel."

-Jessica Au, Cold Enough for Snow

"The best we could do in this life was to pass through it, like smoke through the branches, suffering, until we either reached the state of nothingness, or else suffered elsewhere."

-Jessica Au, Cold Enough for Snow

"Nowadays, she said, people were hungry to know everything, thinking that they could understand it all, as if enlightenment were just around the corner. But, she said, in fact there was no control, an…"

-Jessica Au, Cold Enough for Snow

"Then she reached for her bag and took out a small book. She explained she had found it at a store near her home, and that it described the nature of your character based on the date of your birth. (.…"

-Jessica Au, Cold Enough for Snow

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7. Diddly Squat: A Year on the Farm (Diddly Squat, #1)

By: Jeremy Clarkson

4.15

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to Jeremy's farm. It's an idyllic spot, offering picturesque views across the Cotswolds, bu… read more

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8. Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir

By: Ruth Reichl

4.10

Format: 266 pages, Hardcover

Trailblazing food writer and beloved restaurant critic Ruth Reichl took the job (and the risk) of a… read more

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"The more stars in your itinerary, the less likely you are to find the real life of another country."

-Ruth Reichl, Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir

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9. Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Extra Good Things: Bold, Vegetable-Forward Recipes Plus Homemade Sauces, Condiments, and More to Build a Flavor-Packed Pantry: A Cookbook

By: Noor Murad

4.15

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

The Globe and Mail bestselling author Yotam Ottolenghi and his superteam of chefs bring you the sec… read more

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10. Lune: Croissants All Day, Every Day

By: Kate Reid

4.46

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The debut cookbook from Lune, a world-renowned croissant bakery in Australia. Lune Croissanterie is… read more

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  • cooking
  • nonfiction
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11. Murder at the Serpentine Bridge (Wrexford & Sloane, #6)

By: Andrea Penrose

4.19

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

Charlotte, now the Countess of Wrexford, would like nothing more than a summer of peace and quiet w… read more

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12. Exiles (Aaron Falk, #3)

By: Jane Harper

4.05

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

At a busy festival site on a warm spring night, a baby lies alone in her pram, her mother vanishing… read more

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13. Restless Dolly Maunder

By: Kate Grenville

3.88

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Dolly Maunder was born at the end of the nineteenth century, when society’s long-locked doors were … read more

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14. Mr Einstein's Secretary

By: Matthew Reilly

4.22

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A SECRETARY LIKE NO OTHERIN AN EPIC SPANNING 40 YEARSAll Hanna Fischer ever wanted to do was to stu… read more

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"But to hate is cheap. One does not need any money to hate."

-Matthew Reilly, Mr Einstein's Secretary

"Every decision comes down to a choice. This is the right choice."

-Matthew Reilly, Mr Einstein's Secretary

"Some readers turn up their noses at such books, considering them to be too lowbrow. But not I. One who reads such a book reads it for pleasure, for joy. pg43"

-Matthew Reilly, Mr Einstein's Secretary

"I am supposed to be this brilliant man. Well, here is the most important thing I know: retain your inner joy. If you do that, you will live a successful and happy life."

-Matthew Reilly, Mr Einstein's Secretary

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15. Runt

By: Craig Silvey

4.46

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A heart-warming, funny, beautifully told story for readers of all ages from the bestselling author … read more

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16. The Uncaged Sky: My 804 Days in an Iranian Prison

By: Kylie Moore-Gilbert

4.34

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

‘The sky above our heads was uncaged and unlike us, free.’ The extraordinary true story of Kyli… read more

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17. The Mystery of the Sorrowful Maiden (A Laetitia Rodd Mystery, #3)

By: Kate Saunders

3.72

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From internationally bestselling author Kate Saunders, a delightful new cozy mystery that finds det… read more

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18. Everyone and Everything

By: Nadine J. Cohen

4.29

Format: 308 pages, Paperback

A dazzling literary debut, Everyone and Everything will make you laugh, cry and call your sister. … read more

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19. The Couple Upstairs

By: Holly Wainwright

3.48

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Five months after Mel told her husband to leave, a ghost moved in upstairs.A young man who reminds … read more

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20. One: Simple One-Pan Wonders

By: Jamie Oliver

3.78

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

A book to rival 15-Minute Meals and 5 Ingredients in its smart simplicity - a one-pan cookbook from… read more

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  • cooking
  • nonfiction
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21. I Am NOT Fine, Thanks

By: Wil Anderson

3.77

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

'How are you?' How am I? How am I? How do you think I am? I know in the Before Times the traditi… read more

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22. The Radio Hour

By: Victoria Purman

4.24

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of The Nurses' War comes this charming, funny, pointed look at the gold… read more

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"Too many women kept too many secrets. For too long, women had buried their ambitions and their intelligence, succumbed to the law of the land made by men, and put up with behaviour and situations no …"

-Victoria Purman, The Radio Hour

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23. RecipeTin Eats Dinner

By: Nagi Maehashi

4.68

Format: 372 pages, ebook

150 dinner recipes. Fail-proof. Delicious. Addictive. The food you want to cook, eat and share, nig… read more

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  • cooking
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24. Ciao Bella!: Six Take Italy

By: Kate Langbroek

4.28

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

Kate Langbroek’s deliciously funny and inspiring memoir about moving to Italy with her family to se… read more

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Cover of Tripping Over Myself: A Memoir of a Life in Comedy by Shaun Micallef

25. Tripping Over Myself: A Memoir of a Life in Comedy

By: Shaun Micallef

3.80

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

From Shaun Micallef, beloved host of ABC TV’s news satire Mad as Hell, comes Tripping Over Myself –… read more

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26. Found, Wanting

By: Natasha Sholl

4.18

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

On Valentine’s Day, after a night of red wine and pasta and planning for their future, Natasha Shol… read more

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"We need to re-meet it – the grief – at every stage. As life moves, we need to introduce ourselves again to our traumas, to work out how the empty spaces, the losses, fit in. It’s like rearranging the…"

-Natasha Sholl, Found, Wanting

"«THE GOOD THING ABOUT something awful happening is that you come out the other end having experienced growth. You become a better person. You become stronger. You become more accomplished. Unless you…"

-Natasha Sholl, Found, Wanting

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27. Texture Over Taste

By: Joshua Weissman

4.27

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

Fresh off of his #1 New York Times bestseller, Joshua: An Unapologetic Cookbook, Joshua Weissman is… read more

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  • cooking
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28. Life Admin Hacks: The step-by-step guide to saving time and money, reducing the mental load and streamlining your life

By: Mia Northrop

3.55

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

A super-practical guide to cleaning up your admin load and freeing up head space. You have no i… read more

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29. Sunny-Side Up: More Than 100 Breakfast & Brunch Recipes from the Essential Egg to the Perfect Pastry

By: Waylynn Lucas

3.76

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Breakfast and brunch recipes from the essential egg to the perfect pastry, from pastry chef and Cak… read more

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30. What I Cook When Nobody's Watching: Recipes & Musings for a Simple Life

By: Poh Ling Yeow

4.31

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Poh Ling Yeow believes that the simpler we eat, the happier we are, and in this book she shares all… read more

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31. Ottolenghi Comfort: A Cookbook

By: Yotam Ottolenghi

4.21

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of Ottolenghi Flavor reimagines comfort food with over 100 gl… read more

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17 Best nonfiction books like What I Cook When Nobody's Watching: Recipes & Musings for a Simple Life by Poh Ling Yeow

Transform Your Habits

Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life

Anna Funder

4.13

Transform Your Habits

Diddly Squat: A Year on the Farm (Diddly Squat, #1)

Jeremy Clarkson

4.15

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Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir

Ruth Reichl

4.10

Transform Your Habits

Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Extra Good Things: Bold, Vegetable-Forward Recipes Plus Homemade Sauces, Condiments, and More to Build a Flavor-Packed Pantry: A Cookbook

Noor Murad

4.15

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Murder at the Dinner Party (Cleopatra Fox, #8)

C.J. Archer

4.07

Transform Your Habits

A Newlywed’s Guide to Fortune and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #6)

Dianne Freeman

4.09

Transform Your Habits

Miss Morton and the English House Party Murder (Miss Morton Mysteries, #1)

Catherine Lloyd

3.70

Transform Your Habits

A Fatal Illusion (Lady Darby Mystery, #11)

Anna Lee Huber

4.12

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