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Kitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara KingsolverFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserIn Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Food-Related Non-Fiction
37th out of 1,229 books — 1,636 voters
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainYes, Chef by Marcus SamuelssonBlood, Bones, and Butter by Gabrielle HamiltonMy Life in France by Julia ChildHeat by Bill Buford
Yummy Memoirs!
7th out of 349 books — 134 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsNight by Elie WieselAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
434th out of 5,932 books — 6,485 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoA Moveable Feast by Ernest HemingwayA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasMy Life in France by Julia Child
Books About Paris
79th out of 721 books — 573 voters

Nickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainAll Creatures Great and Small by James HerriotLeaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren HoughAll Things Bright and Beautiful by James Herriot
A Day in the Life: Work Memoirs
139th out of 828 books — 416 voters
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainThe Apprentice by Jacques PépinMy Life in France by Julia ChildDelights and Prejudices by James BeardStoves & Suitcases by Cynthia D. Bertelsen
Savory Culinary Memoirs
2nd out of 11 books — 6 voters

Chocolat by Joanne HarrisLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelThe School of Essential Ingredients by Erica BauermeisterJulie and Julia by Julie PowellFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Nouvelle Cuisine
132nd out of 366 books — 248 voters
The Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia FraserConfessions of a Prairie Bitch by Alison ArngrimSoul on Ice by Eldridge CleaverA Fighting Chance by Elizabeth WarrenGeisha, a Life by Mineko Iwasaki
Biography/Memoir/Autobiography on Goodreads with 10,000 to 24,999 ratings
24th out of 126 books — 12 voters

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainHeat by Bill BufordGarlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlMedium Raw by Anthony BourdainThe Definitive 5-Ingredient Cookbook by Martha Stone
Food Fare: Cooking Nonfiction
13th out of 471 books — 25 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Non-Fiction that reads like fiction
116th out of 396 books — 258 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern11/22/63 by Stephen KingThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
2012: The Over 35s favourite books of 2012
170th out of 787 books — 246 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Decent ADULT books for ADULT readers
303rd out of 822 books — 328 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Polymorph by Max NowazBanker's Holiday by Gary ClemenceauReckoning by D.L. MaddoxThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Easier To Hear Than Read
133rd out of 527 books — 120 voters
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainThe Art of Eating by M.F.K. FisherJulie and Julia by Julie PowellBlood, Bones, and Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton
Foodoir
73rd out of 80 books — 25 voters

Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook by Anthony BourdainPlenty by Yotam OttolenghiLiterary Feasts by Barbara ScraffordThe Art of Mexican Cooking by Diana KennedyThe Complete Book of Greek Cooking by Recipe Club of St. Paul's C...
King's Books Cookbook Club
42nd out of 88 books — 5 voters
A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeSheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K. RitzThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
All-Time Awesome Books
12238th out of 12,435 books — 8,133 voters

Waiter to the Rich and Shameless by Paul HartfordMinding the Manor by Mollie MoranNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichTravels with Charley by John SteinbeckCall the Midwife by Jennifer Worth
Interesting Jobs Nonfiction
147th out of 348 books — 43 voters
Hungry Monkey by Matthew Amster-BurtonThe Apprentice by Jacques PépinCod by Mark KurlanskyHot Sour Salty Sweet by Jeffrey AlfordLand of Plenty by Fuchsia Dunlop
Kenji Lopez-Alt's Favorite Food Books
2nd out of 19 books — 1 voter

Champagne by Don KladstrupA Bite-Sized History of France by Stephane HenautDirt by Bill BufordWine and War by Don KladstrupBefore the Baguette by Jim Chevallier
Top Books About French Food
9th out of 50 books — 5 voters
Shanghai Girls by Lisa SeeThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Immigrants from the Wide World
68th out of 115 books — 69 voters

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinRemarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van PeltDemon Copperhead by Barbara KingsolverI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
2023: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2023
2998th out of 6,961 books — 516 voters
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainMy Life in France by Julia ChildJulie and Julia by Julie PowellRelish by Lucy KnisleyGarlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl
Cooking Memoirs
105th out of 407 books — 65 voters

A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboNobody's Princess by Esther M. FriesnerThe Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis KlauseFroi of the Exiles by Melina MarchettaA Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn
Books You Wish More People Knew About
3736th out of 17,388 books — 10,363 voters
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth AcevedoLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusThe Kitchen Front by Jennifer RyanNatalie Tan's Book of Luck & Fortune by Roselle LimChocolat by Joanne Harris
52 Book Club 2024: September Mini Challenge - In The Kitchen
111th out of 122 books — 22 voters


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