22 must-read nonfiction books like Modern Cast Iron: The Complete Guide to Selecting, Seasoning, Cooking, and More by Ashley L. Jones

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Modern Cast Iron: The Complete Guide to Selecting, Seasoning, Cooking, and More

By: Ashley L. Jones

3.99

Format: 213 pages, Paperback

Warm, crumbly cornbread. Chicken sizzling in the pan. Childhood memories filled with delicious, hom…

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1. The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinnertime: Comfort Classics, Freezer Food, 16-Minute Meals, and Other Delicious Ways to Solve Supper!

By: Ree Drummond

4.30

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

THERE’S NO TIME LIKE DINNERTIME! Oh, don’t get me wrong. I adore breakfast. I love lunch! But di… read more

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2. A Murder of Quality

By: John Le Carré

3.64

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

John le Carre's classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of inter… read more

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3. The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal

By: Jared Diamond

4.08

Format: 407 pages, Paperback

At some point during the last 100,000 years, humans began exhibiting traits and behavior that disti… read more

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"If our ethical code makes a purely arbitrary distinction between humans and all other species, then we have a code based on naked selfishness devoid of any higher principle."

-Jared Diamond, The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal

"Isn't language loss a good thing, because fewer languages mean easier communication among the world's people? Perhaps, but it's a bad thing in other respects. Languages differ in structure and vocabu…"

-Jared Diamond, The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal

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4. Call for the Dead (George Smiley, #1)

By: John Le Carré

3.94

Format: 456 pages, Paperback

John le Carre classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of interna… read more

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5. Half Baked Harvest Cookbook: Recipes from My Barn in the Mountains

By: Tieghan Gerard

4.60

Format: 645 pages, Hardcover

Tieghan Gerard grew up in the Colorado mountains as one of seven children. When her dad took too lo… read more

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6. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

By: Timothy Snyder

4.12

Format: None pages, Paperback

An historian of fascism offers a guide for surviving and resisting America's turn towards authorita… read more

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7. This Is Your Mind on Plants

By: Michael Pollan

3.86

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In This Is Your Mind on Plants, Michael Pollan dives deep into three plant drugs--opium, caffeine, … read more

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"[Taloma] offered prayers for us and for our troubled country and world. She invoked the spirit of the cactus in teaching us how to heal ourselves and how, once healed, we could better help to heal ot…"

-Michael Pollan, This Is Your Mind on Plants

"The war on drugs is in truth a war on some drugs, their enemy status the result of historical accident, cultural prejudice, and institutional imperative. The taxonomy on behalf of which this war is b…"

-Michael Pollan, This Is Your Mind on Plants

"How can you possibly expect to write anything when you can't concentrate? That's pretty much all writers do: take the blooming multiplicity of the world and our experience of it, literally concentrat…"

-Michael Pollan, This Is Your Mind on Plants

"There's a parable here somewhere, about the difference between journalism and history. What might appear to be "the story" in the present moment may actually be a distraction from it, a shiny object …"

-Michael Pollan, This Is Your Mind on Plants

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8. Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)

By: Martha Wells

4.31

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

No, I didn’t kill the dead human. If I had, I wouldn’t dump the body in the station mall. When M… read more

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"Tural left with the air of escaping before things got worse."

-Martha Wells, Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)

"The only thing worse than humans infantilizing bots was bots infantilizing themselves."

-Martha Wells, Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)

"Humans so the "make it a question so it doesn't sound so bad" thing and it still sounds bad."

-Martha Wells, Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)

"Humans do the "make it a question so it doesn't sound so bad" thing and it still sounds bad."

-Martha Wells, Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)

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9. Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber

By: Andy Borowitz

4.35

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Andy Borowitz, “one of the funniest people in America” (CBS Sunday Morning), brilliantly examines t… read more

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"Imagine a hypothetical job applicant. He can't spell the simplest words, such as "heal" and "tap". Confused by geography, he thinks there's an African country called "Nambia". As for American history…"

-Andy Borowitz, Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber

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10. Magnolia Table

By: Joanna Gaines

4.20

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Magnolia Table is infused with Joanna Gaines' warmth and passion for all things family, prepared an… read more

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11. Enough

By: Cassidy Hutchinson

4.31

Format: 379 pages, Kindle Edition

Cassidy Hutchinson’s desk was mere steps from the most controversial president in recent American h… read more

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12. Half Baked Harvest Super Simple: More Than 125 Recipes for Instant, Overnight, Meal-Prepped, and Easy Comfort Foods: A Cookbook

By: Tieghan Gerard

4.31

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - There's something for everyone in these 125 easy, show-stopping recipes… read more

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13. Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals: A Cookbook

By: Melissa Clark

4.06

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

100 all-new super-simple and incredibly delicious one-pot, one-pan, one-sheet--one-everything!--rec… read more

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14. What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds

By: Jennifer Ackerman

4.16

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An instant New York Times bestseller! From the author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way, a… read more

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15. The Twilight World

By: Werner Herzog

3.87

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

The great filmmaker Werner Herzog, in his first novel, tells the incredible story of Hiroo Onoda, a… read more

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16. There Are Moms Way Worse Than You: Irrefutable Proof That You Are Indeed a Fantastic Parent

By: Glenn Boozan

4.38

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious and reassuring gift for every because we’re all doing the best we can, and the natural… read more

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17. Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods

By: Lyndsie Bourgon

3.72

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A gripping account of the billion-dollar timber black market -- and how it intersects with environm… read more

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"Organizations like the World Bank and Interpol have estimated that the global scale of illegal logging generates somewhere between $51 billion and $157 billion annually. Thirty percent of the world's…"

-Lyndsie Bourgon, Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods

"Scientists have stumbled on the remains of ancient woods in this way, locating root systems that continue to support the forest long after the body of the tree has disappeared. In this sense the tree…"

-Lyndsie Bourgon, Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods

"Forest sociologist Robert Lee says city dwellers are more likely to feel guilt toward nature, which he attributes to disconnection from nature rather than empathy toward it: "They are very likely to …"

-Lyndsie Bourgon, Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods

"Automation, globalization, and increased education requirements - compounded by failures in government and institutions - have given rise to a generation of disconnected and fearful people. The numbe…"

-Lyndsie Bourgon, Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods

Cover of Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell: A heartwarming compassionate portrait of injured turtles, perfect for nature lovers. by Sy Montgomery

18. Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell: A heartwarming compassionate portrait of injured turtles, perfect for nature lovers.

By: Sy Montgomery

4.07

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award finalist for The Soul of an Octopus and  New York Times  bestseller Sy Montgome… read more

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"Never give up on a turtle. Because turtles never give up."

-Sy Montgomery, Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell: A heartwarming compassionate portrait of injured turtles, perfect for nature lovers.

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19. The Queen of Thieves (The Moonwind Mysteries #2)

By: Johan Rundberg

4.22

Format: 207 pages, Hardcover

Mika will do what it takes to uncover a string of thefts in the city―and keep her fellow orphans sa… read more

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20. Playing with Myself

By: Randy Rainbow

4.32

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Instant New York Times , USA Today , and Wall Street Journal Bestseller! An intimate and light-hea… read more

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21. The Wheel of Doll

By: Jonathan Ames

3.91

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The eponymous and hapless detective Happy Doll returns with a new philosophy and a new case in this… read more

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22. The Savory Baker: 150 Creative Recipes, from Classic to Modern

By: America's Test Kitchen

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

The ultimate guide to savory baking using fragrant spices and herbs, fresh produce, rich cheeses an… read more

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23. The Unicorn Whisperer (Phoebe and Her Unicorn #10)

By: Dana Simpson

4.31

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Welcome back to the hilarious and heartwarming world of Phoebe and Her Unicorn , where readers of a… read more

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24. 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 Bare Minimum Dinners: Recipes and Strategies for Doing Less in the Kitchen by Jenna Helwig

25. Bare Minimum Dinners: Recipes and Strategies for Doing Less in the Kitchen

By: Jenna Helwig

3.87

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Easy recipes and shortcuts to spend less time in the kitchen—with fewer ingredients, less cleanup, … read more

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Cover of Everyday Dinners: Real-Life Recipes to Set Your Family Up for a Week of Success: A Cookbook by Jessica Merchant

26. Everyday Dinners: Real-Life Recipes to Set Your Family Up for a Week of Success: A Cookbook

By: Jessica Merchant

4.34

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Get family dinner on the table in 30 minutes or less without sacrificing beauty or flavor, from the… read more

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Cover of Cast Iron Skillet One-Pan Meals: 75 Family-Friendly Recipes for Everyday Dinners by Jackie Freeman

27. Cast Iron Skillet One-Pan Meals: 75 Family-Friendly Recipes for Everyday Dinners

By: Jackie Freeman

4.01

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

Whip up 75 delicious, complete one-dish meals to make in your cast iron skillet.One pan to rule the… read more

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28. Modern Cast Iron: The Complete Guide to Selecting, Seasoning, Cooking, and More

By: Ashley L. Jones

3.99

Format: 213 pages, Paperback

Warm, crumbly cornbread. Chicken sizzling in the pan. Childhood memories filled with delicious, hom… read more

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29. Most Requested Copycat Dishes: 101 Homemade Versions of Your Favorite Restaurant Recipes

By: Favorite Family Recipes

4.38

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Unravel the culinary secrets behind your most-loved restaurant meals. From fast-food classics to … read more

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30. What the Chicken Knows: A New Appreciation of the World's Most Familiar Bird

By: Sy Montgomery

3.94

Format: 91 pages, Kindle Edition

A charming and eye-opening exploration of the special relationship between humans and chickens from… read more

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Cover of Good Lookin' Cookin': A Year of Meals - A Lifetime of Family, Friends, and Food [A Cookbook] by Dolly Parton

31. Good Lookin' Cookin': A Year of Meals - A Lifetime of Family, Friends, and Food [A Cookbook]

By: Dolly Parton

3.89

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

You’re invited to pull up a chair to a year of meals, friends, and fun with the Partons, as Dolly a… read more

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6 Best reference books like Modern Cast Iron: The Complete Guide to Selecting, Seasoning, Cooking, and More by Ashley L. Jones

Transform Your Habits

The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinnertime: Comfort Classics, Freezer Food, 16-Minute Meals, and Other Delicious Ways to Solve Supper!

Ree Drummond

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Magnolia Table

Joanna Gaines

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Half Baked Harvest Super Simple: More Than 125 Recipes for Instant, Overnight, Meal-Prepped, and Easy Comfort Foods: A Cookbook

Tieghan Gerard

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals: A Cookbook

Melissa Clark

4.06

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16 best-selling nonfiction books like The Savory Baker: 150 Creative Recipes, from Classic to Modern by America's Test Kitchen

Transform Your Habits

Smitten Kitchen Keepers: New Classics for Your Forever Files

Deb Perelman

4.34

Transform Your Habits

The Pioneer Woman Cooks―Dinner's Ready!: 112 Fast and Fabulous Recipes for Slightly Impatient Home Cooks (The Pioneer Woman Cooks, 8)

Ree Drummond

4.19

Transform Your Habits

Home Is Where the Eggs Are: Farmhouse Food for the People You Love

Molly Yeh

4.10

Transform Your Habits

Half Baked Harvest Every Day: Recipes for Balanced, Flexible, Feel-Good Meals

Tieghan Gerard

4.39

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