Top 10 Julia Child Books
Mastering the Art of French Cooking: The Essential Cooking Classics
by Julia Child

A two-volume set of classic cookbooks collects 524 of the best recipes by a world-renowned chef, still relevant today, as evidenced by her being featured in the film Julie and Julia.
The Way to Cook
by Julia Child

Blending classic techniques with free-style American cooking and emphasizing freshness, lightness, and simpler preparations, this treasury of cooking from the "French Chef" features eight hundred master recipes and variations.
Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child
by Bob Spitz

The best-selling author of The Beatles draws on the iconic culinary figure's personal diaries and letters to present a 100th-birthday commemoration that explores her private life to offer insight into her role in shaping women's views and influencing American approaches to cooking.
A Covert Affair: Julia Child and Paul Child in the OSS
by Jennet Conant

Chronicles the iconic chef's lesser-known contributions as a member of the OSS during World War II and her efforts at the side of her husband to support an agent accused of being a spy, drawing on recently declassified documents to reveal how their wartime experiences shaped their characters, relationships, and ambitions.
France is a Feast: The Photographic Journey of Paul and Julia Child
by Alex Prud'homme

From the co-author of My Life in France comes a revealing collection of photographs taken by Paul Child that document his and Julia Child’s years in France.
As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto
by Julia Child

Shares the previously unpublished correspondences between the iconic celebrity chef and her unofficial literary agent from 1952 to 1965, offering insight into such events as Julia's early experiences as a new bride in Paris, her support of her diplomat husband, and her views on period politics.
Julia Child
by Laura Shapiro

Traces the life and career of the beloved "French Chef" from her youth as a California party girl and her clerical work in a World War II spy station to her marriage to Paul Child and her revolutionary choice to work as a television cooking instructor.
My Life in France
by Julia Child

A memoir begun just months before Child's death describes the legendary food expert's years in Paris, Marseille, and Provence and her journey from a young woman from Pasadena who cannot cook or speak any French to the publication of her legendary Mastering cookbooks and her winning the hearts of America as "The French Chef."
Provence, 1970: M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, James Beard, and the Reinvention of American Taste
by Luke Barr

The grand-nephew of M. F. K. Fisher presents a dramatic account of the 1970 gathering in Provence where such culinary luminaries as James Beard and Julia Child debated and inadvertently launched the modern food movement in America, sharing engaging details about the strong personalities, friendships, and rivalries behind current traditions.
Warming up Julia Child: The Remarkable Figures Who Shaped a Legend
by Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz

Julia Child's monumental Mastering the Art of French Cooking and iconic television show The French Chef required a team of innovators to bring out her unique presence and personality. Warming Up Julia Child is behind-the-scenes look at this supporting team, revealing how the savvy of these helpers, collaborators, and supporters contributed to Julia's overwhelming success. Julia is the central subject, but Helen Horowitz has her share the stage with those who aided her work.
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