Gumbo Tales: Finding My Place at the New Orleans Table
By: Sara Roahen
4.00
Format: 45 pages,
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1. Salt: A World History
By: Mark Kurlansky
4.11
Format: None pages,
From the Bestselling Author of Cod and The Basque History of the World In his fifth work of nonfict… read more
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- food
- nonfiction
2. Nine Lives: Death and Life in New Orleans
By: Dan Baum
4.09
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The hidden history of a haunted and beloved city told through the intersecting lives of nine remark… read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
- memoir
3. New Orleans, Mon Amour: Twenty Years of Writings from the City
By: Andrei Codrescu
4.04
Format: None pages, Paperback
For two decades NPRcommentator Andrei Codrescu has been living in and writing about his adopted cit… read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
- memoir
- essays
4. The Last Madam: A Life in the New Orleans Underworld
By: Christine Wiltz
4.02
Format: 424 pages, Paperback
In 1916, at age fifteen, Norma Wallace arrived in New Orleans. Sexy and shrewd, she quickly went fr… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
5. Gumbo Tales: Finding My Place at the New Orleans Table
By: Sara Roahen
4.00
Format: 45 pages,
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- memoir
- travel
- cookbooks
- cooking
- food
- nonfiction
- essays
6. Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes
By: Maya Angelou
4.00
Format: 199 pages,
Throughout Maya Angelou's life, food has played a key role at important moments. In this text she n… read more
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- memoir
- cookbooks
- cooking
- food
- nonfiction
7. My Life in France
By: Julia Child , Alex Prud'Homme
3.96
Format: 425 pages,
In her own words, here is the story of Julia Child's years in France, where she fell in love with F… read more
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- memoir
- travel
- cooking
- food
- nonfiction
8. Daniel Deronda
By: George Eliot , Edmund White
3.98
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
George Eliot's final novel and her most ambitious work, Daniel Derondacontrasts the moral laxity of… read more
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9. Empire of Sin: A Story of Sex, Jazz, Murder, and the Battle for Modern New Orleans
By: Gary Krist
4.38
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From bestselling author Gary Krist, a vibrant and immersive account of New Orleans' other civil war… read more
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- nonfiction
10. Cork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste
By: Bianca Bosker
3.79
Format: None pages, Hardcover
For readers of Anthony Bourdain, Susan Orlean, and Mary Roach, a surprising, entertaining and hilar… read more
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- food
- nonfiction
- memoir
11. A Kind of Freedom
By: Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Evelyn is a Creole woman who comes of age in New Orleans at the height of World War Two. Her family… read more
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12. Dinner at Antoine's
By: Frances Parkinson Keyes
3.94
Format: 450 pages, Hardcover
A mystery set at Antoine's, the famous New Orleans restaurant that has been a landmark since 1840. … read more
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13. Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef
By: Gabrielle Hamilton
4.00
Format: 274 pages,
Before Gabrielle Hamilton opened her acclaimed New York restaurant Prune, she spent twenty hard-liv… read more
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14. Juno Loves Legs
By: Karl Geary
4.16
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Juno loves Legs. She's loved him since their first encounter at school in Dublin, the time she foug… read more
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15. Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education
By: Stephanie Land
3.62
Format: 285 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author who inspired the hit Netflix series about a struggling m… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
16. My Name Is Barbra
By: Barbra Streisand
4.20
Format: 1040 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television. Barbra St… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
"Fame is a hollow trophy. No matter who you are, you can only eat one pastrami sandwich at a time."-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra
"Once again I was struck by the power of music. Somehow, it can be the connective tissue between souls."-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra
"There are some things I hope we can all agree upon: The antidote to lies is truth, the remedy to war is peace, and the solution to hate is love."-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra
"Language gives us an insight into the way women are viewed in a male-dominated society . . . A man is commanding—a woman is demanding. A man is forceful—a woman is pushy. A man is uncompromising—a wo…"-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra
17. Five Decembers
By: James Kestrel
4.43
Format: 429 pages, Hardcover
December 1941: America teeters on the brink of war, and in Honolulu, Hawaii, police detective Joe M… read more
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"Aishitemasu"-James Kestrel, Five Decembers
"It was a complete disaster and no one had done anything wrong."-James Kestrel, Five Decembers
18. A Bakery in Paris
By: Aimie K. Runyan
4.02
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
From the author of The School for German Brides, this captivating historical novel set in nineteent… read more
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- food
19. Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race
By: Lara Prior-Palmer
3.67
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For fans of Helen Macdonald’s H Is for Hawk, this is the extraordinary debut memoir of a young woma… read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
- memoir
"Sport is war in disguise."-Lara Prior-Palmer, Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race
"Horse lovers have excessive feeling."-Lara Prior-Palmer, Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race
"Horse smell is the same the world over"-Lara Prior-Palmer, Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race
"Maybe home is just all that we leave behind."-Lara Prior-Palmer, Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race
20. A Most Agreeable Murder
By: Julia Seales
3.68
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
When a wealthy bachelor drops dead at a ball, a young lady takes on the decidedly improper role of … read more
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"Beatrice watched as Miss Bolton snaked a hand into her hat and withdrew a biscuit."-Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder
"Languages, such as French and Italian *One may speak French, but one must never travel to France."-Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder
"Page three hundred and four of The Lady's Guide," Beatrice replied. "Ladies are permitted to handle balls while playing billiards."-Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder
"How did you not recognize her?" "She was wearing a wig!" Drake said defensively. "The same color as her hair!" Beatrice shot back."-Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder
21. Number One Chinese Restaurant
By: Lillian Li
3.01
Format: 290 pages, Hardcover
The popular Beijing Duck House in Rockville, Maryland has been serving devoted regulars for decades… read more
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