JGV: A Life in 12 Recipes
By: Jean-Georges Vongerichten
4.03
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
One of the most influential chef-restaurateurs of all time reflects on a career defined by surprisi…
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1. 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line
By: Eric Ripert
3.95
Format: 247 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Hailed by Anthony Bourdain as “heartbreaking, horrifying, poignant, and… read more
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"the important thing, Jacques instructed me, was to get the pan hot as you could before adding the meat - that, and always give good wine to your butcher."-Eric Ripert, 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line
"my father...there was never any mistaking his love for me. When I walked into the room, his eyes lit up and he wrapped me in his arms as if it was Christmas morning and I was the best gift imaginable."-Eric Ripert, 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line
"We were all hard on our commis because we were always afraid, and cruelty is one of fear's most common by-products. It would take me a very long time to unlearn those methods of surviving under press…"-Eric Ripert, 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line
"Buth this is the thing, my child, " Madame Amparo continued. "You are headed for the same night sky. When it's your turn to burn brightly, remember where you have been. Be careful not to harm all of …"-Eric Ripert, 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line
2. The Ides of April (Flavia Albia Mystery, #1)
By: Lindsey Davis
3.70
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
First of a new series of crime novels set in Ancient Rome and featuring Flavia Albia, the adopted d… read more
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3. Truth and Beauty
By: Ann Patchett
4.09
Format: None pages, Paperback
Ann Patchett and the late Lucy Grealy met in college in 1981, and, after enrolling in the Iowa Writ… read more
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4. North of Nowhere
By: Allison Brennan
4.09
Format: 357 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestseller Allison Brennan’s latest standalone is an unputdownable race to the drama… read more
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5. Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
By: Katherine May
3.86
Format: 241 pages, Hardcover
An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knoc… read more
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"The problem with “everything"-Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
"Much to my regret, I have yet to befriend a robin."-Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
"The only thing breaking me was pretending to be like everyone else."-Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
"You need to live a life that you can cope with, not the one that other people want."-Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
6. Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside
By: Nick Offerman
3.71
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about … read more
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"...when you make art with confidence, then clumsiness doesn't play as clumsiness, but panache."-Nick Offerman, Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside
"Break up your cycle. Get out of your rut. Find a way in your normal setting to "feel alive." One thing I'll do is get up early and see the sunrise from my yard, or for some bonus points, from my roof…"-Nick Offerman, Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside
7. Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity
By: Peter Attia
4.37
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challeng… read more
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8. The House of Doors
By: Tan Twan Eng
4.14
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A spellbinding novel about love and betrayal, colonialism and revolution, storytelling and redempti… read more
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"Money's the sixth sense. If you don't have it, you can't make … the most of the other five."-Tan Twan Eng, The House of Doors
"I feel that when I travel I can change myself a little, and I return from a journey not quite the same self I was."-Tan Twan Eng, The House of Doors
"That night, side by side, we drifted among the galaxies of sea-stars, while far, far above us the asterisks of light marked out the footnotes on the page of eternity."-Tan Twan Eng, The House of Doors
"All of us will be forgotten eventually. Like a wave on the ocean, leaving no trace that it had once existed.' He shook his head. 'We will be remembered through our stories."-Tan Twan Eng, The House of Doors
9. Eat a Peach
By: David Chang
3.89
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In 2004, David Chang opened a noodle restaurant named Momofuku in Manhattan's East Village, not exp… read more
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"NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING, SO DO WHAT YOU WANT."-David Chang, Eat a Peach
"Just know that this is as honest and true a story as I can offer."-David Chang, Eat a Peach
"In other words, we may not be able to reject our fortune or fate, but we can reject how we approach it."-David Chang, Eat a Peach
"I was going to either fail or thrive, and I was going to do it in full view of everyone I respected and resented."-David Chang, Eat a Peach
10. The Paris Novel
By: Ruth Reichl
3.84
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling author Ruth Reichl takes readers on an adventure of food, art, and fashion in 1980s Par… read more
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"That is the most expensive spice in the world. It comes from the Valley of Flowers, where everyone's hands are red from separating the saffron from the blossoms. Each flower has just three strands, s…"-Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel
"The fat was bubbling in a pot on the stove. The potatoes went in, were snatched out, then plunged back in. They emerged crisp and golden; Richard sprinkled them with salt and piled them on a platter,…"-Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel
"The oysters arrived on a deep bed of ice. She had never eaten an oyster, and she stared down at the platter. A ruffle of black encircled each opalescent heart; she thought of orchids. Triangles of le…"-Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel
"A waiter set a small tart of caramelized pears before each of them and added a dab of licorice ice cream. Next came bananas topped with passion fruit and black pepper, little pirouettes of pleasure. …"-Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel
11. Liberation Day
By: George Saunders
4.00
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The "best short story writer in English" (Time) is back with a masterful collection that explores i… read more
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"...or said some racist thing out loud at church..."-George Saunders, Liberation Day
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"It was always falling down around you, everything has always been falling down around us. Only we were too alive to notice."-George Saunders, Liberation Day
12. Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships
By: Nina Totenberg
4.13
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Celebrated NPR correspondent Nina Totenberg delivers an extraordinary memoir of her personal succes… read more
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13. Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks
By: Patrick Radden Keefe
4.01
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From the prize-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain, twelv… read more
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14. Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
By: Michael Lewis
3.80
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 best-selling author of The Big Short and Flash Boys, the story of FTX’s spectacular col… read more
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15. 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
16. Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City
By: Andrea Elliott
4.72
Format: 602 pages, Hardcover
The riveting, unforgettable story of a girl whose indomitable spirit is tested by homelessness, pov… read more
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- biography
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".. they assume that intelligence is a pre-ordained trait, [...], their perceived destiny, which flows from another belief, that the poor are to blame for their condition. Poverty is the proof of defi…"-Andrea Elliott, Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City
17. Finding Freedom: A Cook's Story; Remaking a Life from Scratch
By: Erin French
4.25
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From Erin French, owner and chef of the critically acclaimed The Lost Kitchen, a TIME world dining … read more
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"I always knew food held this kind of power, this something so simple as a piece of flaky halibut served with a silky puree of parsnips, lightly dressed leaves of arugula, a squeeze of lemon and a spi…"-Erin French, Finding Freedom: A Cook's Story; Remaking a Life from Scratch
"For me, food wasn't a competition about who could make the best dish. It's greatest power was to make taste and turn it into a long lasting memory. As a girl, I had learned from my father that good f…"-Erin French, Finding Freedom: A Cook's Story; Remaking a Life from Scratch
18. Jackie and Me
By: Louis Bayard
3.52
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Master storyteller Louis Bayard delivers a surprising portrait of a young Jackie Kennedy as we've n… read more
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19. The English Understand Wool
By: Helen DeWitt
4.10
Format: 69 pages, Hardcover
Maman was exigeante—there is no English word–and I had the benefit of her training. Others may not … read more
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20. The Survivors
By: Jane Harper
3.76
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Coming home dredges up deeply buried secrets... Kieran Elliott's life changed forever on the day… read more
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21. Stars in an Italian Sky
By: Jill Santopolo
3.89
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Light We Lost comes a sweeping story of two star-… read more
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22. How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
By: Angie Cruz
3.90
Format: 195 pages, Hardcover
Cara Romero thought she would work at the factory of little lamps for the rest of her life. But whe… read more
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"She knew I had to cry until I undrown from the inside."-Angie Cruz, How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
"If you're lucky, you find a man that you don't fall in the hole with."-Angie Cruz, How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
"Lulú talks and talks because she dique knows everything. But when I say something, people listen. This I learned from my father. The less you say, the more the people listen."-Angie Cruz, How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
"Talking reminds me that no matter how difficult my life is, I have always found a solution my problems. When I think about this, I am not afraid. We can do this. I can do this."-Angie Cruz, How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
23. Good Night, Irene
By: Luis Alberto Urrea
4.14
Format: 407 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of The Nightingale and Transcription, an exhilarating World War II epic that chron… read more
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"The women posed for snapshots. Dozens of snapshots. . . . They imagined that, long after the soldiers had become old, perhaps even after they'd died, someone would come to wonder about these women ho…"-Luis Alberto Urrea, Good Night, Irene
24. Diva
By: Daisy Goodwin
3.86
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Daisy Goodwin returns with a story of the scandalous love affair … read more
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25. Things I Wish I Told My Mother
By: Susan Patterson
3.93
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A mother and daughter unpack a lifetime's secrets while on vacation in Paris. Every daughter ha… read more
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26. Life Force: How New Breakthroughs in Precision Medicine Can Transform the Quality of Your Life Those You Love
By: Tony Robbins
4.03
Format: 720 pages, ebook
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Transform your life or the life of someone you love with Life … read more
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27. The Violin Conspiracy
By: Brendan Slocumb
4.12
Format: 345 pages, Hardcover
A mystery about a Black classical musician whose family heirloom violin is stolen on the eve of the… read more
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"He would tell you that music is truly a universal language, and that we the listeners will always impose our own fears and biases, our own hopes and hungers on whatever we hear. He would tell you tha…"-Brendan Slocumb, The Violin Conspiracy
"Bring it. Just fucking bring it. Stand tall, Grandma Nora had told him: he would stand tall, with the spotlights shining on his face, and his music would pour into all their ears, and they would unde…"-Brendan Slocumb, The Violin Conspiracy
28. Seven Days in Augusta: Behind the Scenes At the Masters
By: Mark Cannizzaro
3.78
Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition
The Masters is unquestionably the crown jewel of golf's major tournaments, not only for the transce… read more
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29. Rebel Chef: In Search of What Matters
By: Dominique Crenn
3.49
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
By the time Dominique Crenn decided to become a chef, at the age of twenty-one, she knew it was a n… read more
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30. The Power Couple
By: Alex Berenson
3.77
Format: 421 pages, Hardcover
From #1 New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award winner Alex Berenson comes a supercharged… read more
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31. JGV: A Life in 12 Recipes
By: Jean-Georges Vongerichten
4.03
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
One of the most influential chef-restaurateurs of all time reflects on a career defined by surprisi… read more
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