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Books & documents
- The Unknown Masterpiece — Honoré de Balzac Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- Papeis Avulsos (Portuguese) — Machado de Assis Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- Ferragus, Chief of the Dévorants — Honoré de Balzac Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text · 🎬 films of this book]
- La Comédie humaine - Volume 09. Scènes de la vie parisienne - Tome 01 (French) — Honoré de Balzac Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- The Hidden Masterpiece — Honoré de Balzac Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- La cuisine creole : a collection of culinary recipes from leading chefs and noted Creole housewives, who have made New Orleans famous for its cuisine — Lafcadio Hearn Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- Le chef d'orchestre: théorie de son art (French) — Hector Berlioz Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- La Comédie humaine - Volume 14. Études philosophiques (French) — Honoré de Balzac Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- Seasoning Suggestions — Lea & Perrins Limited Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- A quoi tient l'amour?
(French) — Emile Blémont Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- The New York Cake Book: Fifty Recipes by a Famous New York Chef — Anonymous Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- L'extraordinaire aventure d'Achmet Pacha Djemaleddine, pirate, amiral, grand d'Espagne et marquis (French) — Claude Farrère Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- Mémoires de Vidocq, chef de la police de Sureté jusqu'en 1827, tome II (French) — Eugène François Vidocq Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- Mémoires de Vidocq, chef de la police de Sureté jusqu'en 1827, tome III (French) — Eugène François Vidocq Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- Mémoires de Vidocq, chef de la police de Sureté jusqu'en 1827, tome I (French) — Eugène François Vidocq Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- L'Été à l'ombre (French) — Jean Aicard Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- Aus Prager Gassen und Nächten (German) — Egon Erwin Kisch Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- Le retour d'Imray (French) — Rudyard Kipling Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- Le bol de Chine; ou, divagations sur les beaux-arts (French) — Pierre Mille Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- Ferragus eli Salaliittolaisten päällikkö (Finnish) — Honoré de Balzac Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- Mile High Cook Private Chef In Denver — Unknown Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- The Flavors Of Franknmuth (1996) — Chef John Zehnder Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- Pampered Chef Consultant Kit Contents Comparison (2026) — Pampered Chef Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- Myndigheternas Personalansvarsnamnder — Unknown Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- Careers in restaurants (2014) — Payment, Simone Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- LE PATRIOTE DE L'OUEST (1938) — Unknown Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- Twist it up : more than 60 delicious recipes from an inspiring young chef (2011) — Witherspoon, Jack, 2000- Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- Gazette du bon ton : arts, modes & frivolités (1912) — Vogel, Lucien, Astruc, Marcel, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Art School. Library, former owner. DSI Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- Le Bois de Boulogne architectural : recueil des embellissements exécutés dans son enceinte et à ses abords sous la direction de MM. Alphand, ingénieur en chef, et Davioud, architecte (1860) — Vacquer, Théodore, 1824-1899 Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- China Mail 1929-08-21 (1929) — Unknown Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- Gayatri Panchanga Editor Govinda Sastri Sanskrit in Devanagari Scrip-t Ritual Pothi Illustrated Kalyan Bombay 1956 - Lakshmi Venkateshwar Steam Press — Lakshmi Venkateshwar Steam Press Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/]
- Grande dénonciation De MM.. Charles & Alexandre de Lameth, Barnave, Duport, d'Aiguillon, Laborde, conspirateurs en chef : & de MM. Muguet de Rarthou, Cottin, Verchère de Reffies, & autres, Jockeis & Aboyeurs à al [i.e. la] suite de la la [sic] Conspiration (1790) — Unknown Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- Washington food artisans : farm stories and chef recipes (2012) — Bloom, Leora Y Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- Gordon Ramsay's healthy appetite (2012) — Ramsay, Gordon Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- Harrods MARCH MASA MENU DRINKS 3-Star Michelin Chef Masayoshi "Masa" Takayama — Unknown Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- Hong Kong Daily Press 1889-10-31 (1889) — Unknown Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- Bulletin général de thérapeutique médicale et chirurgicale (1843) — Unknown Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- Magic Chef Cooking (1938) — Various Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- NHCL Scuttlebutt Vol 3 October 2013 Edition (2013) — U.S. Navy. Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/]
- Polygraphe-6 (2021) — NIVELLES EDITION DU MUSÉE Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- The cocktail chef : entertaining in style (2006) — Koo, Dinah Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- Caroline Anderson - Magia en la Toscana — Caroline Anderson Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- The Texas Chef: Down Home Texas (2017) — Stan McDonald Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) 19740072900: Microbiological contamination control in a controlled environment facility ChEF for food processing (1970) — NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- The Professional Chef (1962) — Culinary Institute of America., Elizabeth Riely, Steven Kolpan, Linda Blocker, NRA Educational Foundation, Le Roi A. Folsom Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Chef Express (2003) — Trident Press International Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- French Chef Cookbook, The (1968) — Julia Child Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- La Gara Dei Supercuochi (2012) — Elisabetta Dami Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- The Chef (2019) — James Patterson, Max DiLallo Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- The professional pastry chef (1984) — Bo Friberg Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Kitchen Confidential (2000) — Anthony Bourdain Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Yes, chef (2012) — Marcus Samuelsson Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- The Best Chef in Second Grade (2007) — Katharine Kenah Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- The last Chinese chef (2007) — Nicole Mones Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs (1999) — Irvine Welsh, Laura Derajinski Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Killer chef (2016) — James Patterson, Jeffrey J. Keyes Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- The flavor bible (2008) — Karen Page Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- New Professional Chef (1991) — Culinary Institute of America., Linda Glick Conway, Mary Deirdre Donovan Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- The 4-Hour Chef (2012) — Timothy Ferriss Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Rutabaga the adventure chef (2015) — Eric Colossal Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- The naked chef (2000) — Jamie Oliver Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Scooby-Doo! and the creepy chef (2005) — Jesse Leon McCann Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- The Sioux Chef's indigenous kitchen (2017) — Sean Sherman Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Chef's Kiss (2022) — T. J. Alexander Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- The Professional Chef's Techniques of Healthy Cooking (1993) — Culinary Institute of America. Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- The Chef (1998) — Isidore Coelho Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- The Atomic Chef (2006) — Steven Casey Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
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