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Einstein: His Life and Universe - Audiobook
written by Walter Isaacson, read by Edward Herrmann - Audiobook, Biography, Nonfiction

Based on newly released personal letters of Einstein, Walter Isaacson's book explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk --- a struggling father in a difficult marriage who couldn’t get a teaching job or a doctorate --- became the mind reader of the creator of the cosmos, the locksmith of the mysteries of the atom and the universe. His success came from questioning conventional wisdom and marveling at mysteries that struck others as mundane. This led him to embrace a morality and politics based on respect for free minds, free spirits and free individuals.

Healthy Pasta: The Sexy, Skinny, and Smart Way to Eat Your Favorite Food
by Joseph Bastianich and Tanya Bastianich Manuali - Cookbooks, Nonfiction
Having grown up with Lidia Bastianich as their mother, Tanya and Joe Bastianich are no strangers to great-tasting Italian cooking. Today, the siblings both have illustrious careers in the culinary world --- writing cookbooks, running restaurants, hosting television shows --- and yet they are still faced with the question that many of us encounter in the kitchen every day: how can we enjoy the pasta that we crave in a healthy and satisfying way? Here, the brother and sister have paired up to give us that answer in 100 recipes, each under 500 calories per serving, that are as good for you as they are delectable. This wonderfully informative, easy-to-use cookbook provides simple ways to make pasta an integral part of a healthy and well-balanced lifestyle, even if you’re gluten-free.
Infuse: Oil, Spirit, Water
by Eric Prum and Josh Williams - Cookbooks, Nonfiction
From the authors of SHAKE: A New Perspective on Cocktails comes INFUSE, a recipe book filled with fresh and flavorful oil, spirit, and water infusions. With more than 50 recipes for infusing oils, spirits and waters, INFUSE provides instructions, quick tips and plenty of inspiration for how you can make delicious infusions part of your everyday.
Peru: The Cookbook
by Gastón Acurio - Cookbooks, Nonfiction
The definitive Peruvian cookbook, featuring 500 traditional home cooking recipes from the country’s most acclaimed and popular chef, Gastón Acurio. Acurio guides cooks through the full range of Peru’s vibrant cuisine from popular classics like quinoa and ceviche, and lomo saltado to lesser known dishes like amaranth and aji amarillo. For the first time, audiences will be able to bring the flavors of one of the world’s most popular culinary destinations into their own kitchen.
Good Food, Good Life: 130 Simple Recipes You'll Love to Make and Eat
by Curtis Stone - Cookbooks, Nonfiction

For internationally known chef Curtis Stone, cooking is a pleasurable journey, not just a destination. In this wonderful book featuring 130 of his favorite dishes, Curtis inspires us to turn meal preparation into a joy rather a chore through delicious recipes, mouthwatering photographs, and handy make-ahead tips. He also shares plenty of heartwarming, personal stories from time spent in his kitchen and around the table with family and friends, reminding us that good food and a good life are intrinsically intertwined.

Pure Pork Awesomeness: Totally Cookable Recipes from Around the World
by Kevin Gillespie and David Joachim - Cookbooks, Nonfiction

Highly respected Atlanta chef and season six "Top Chef" Fan Favorite Kevin Gillespie shares his unbounded passion for pork in 100 unique recipes with global flavors. Everything you need to know about selecting, cooking, and enoying pork is included within.

Bread & Butter: Gluten-Free Vegan Recipes to Fill Your Bread Basket
by Erin McKenna - Cookbooks, Nonfiction

At long last, the holy grail of gluten-free vegan baking: airy, light, and tender breads, from Erin McKenna, founder of BabyCakes NYC and the visionary who also cracked the code of vegan frosting.

Made in America: A Modern Collection of Classic Recipes
by Megan Garrelts and Colby Garrelts - Cookbooks, Nonfiction

MADE IN AMERICA features 50 handcrafted recipes sorted by the cooking methods commonly used in American kitchens from daybreak, to the bakeshop. Many recipes begin with a childhood memory from Colby or Megan that describes the roots and the journey of each recipe.

Milk Bar Life: Recipes & Stories
by Christina Tosi - Cookbooks, Nonfiction

Go off the clock with Christina Tosi of Momofuku Milk Bar as she bakes one-bowl treats, grills with skills, and embraces simple, nostalgic --- and often savory --- recipes made from supermarket ingredients.

White Heat 25
by Marco Pierre White - Cookbooks, Nonfiction

A 25th anniversary edition of the collection of classic recipes from the 'enfant terrible' of the
UK restaurant scene, featuring striking photographs of his kitchen and his cooking.