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Cover of A Certain Hunger

A Certain Hunger

Chelsea G. Summers

3.5

2020

Cover of Like Water for Chocolate

Like Water for Chocolate

Laura Esquivel, Thomas Christensen, Carol Christensen

3.9

1989

Cover of Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal

Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal

Eric Schlosser

3.7

2001

Cover of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Judi Barrett, Ron Barrett

4.2

1978

Cover of In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

Michael Pollan

4.1

2007

Cover of The Tao of Pooh

The Tao of Pooh

Benjamin Hoff, Ernest H. Shepard

4.0

1982

Cover of Art and Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

Art and Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

David Bayles, Ted Orland

3.7

1993

Cover of Food Rules: An Eater's Manual

Food Rules: An Eater's Manual

Michael Pollan

4.0

2008

Cover of Chew, Vol. 1: Taster's Choice

Chew, Vol. 1: Taster's Choice

John Layman, Rob Guillory

4.0

2009

Cover of Consider the Lobster and Other Essays

Consider the Lobster and Other Essays

David Foster Wallace

4.3

2005

Cover of Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef

Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef

Gabrielle Hamilton

3.7

2001

Cover of Sweetbitter

Sweetbitter

Stephanie Danler

3.3

2016

Cover of Nigella Express: Good Food, Fast

Nigella Express: Good Food, Fast

Nigella Lawson

4.0

2007

Cover of Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany

Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany

Bill Buford

3.9

2006

Cover of Food: A Love Story

Food: A Love Story

Jim Gaffigan

3.7

2014

Cover of Relish: My Life in the Kitchen

Relish: My Life in the Kitchen

Lucy Knisley

3.9

2013

Cover of How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines

How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines

Thomas C. Foster

3.6

2003

Cover of Bad Kitty

Bad Kitty

Nick Bruel

4.2

2005

Cover of On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen

On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen

Harold McGee

4.5

1984

Cover of French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure

French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure

Mireille Guiliano

3.5

2004

Cover of The Tiger Who Came to Tea

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Judith Kerr

4.2

1968

Cover of Be Ready When the Luck Happens

Be Ready When the Luck Happens

Ina Garten

4.0

2024

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