Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain was an iconic American chef, bestselling author, and influential travel documentarian known for his profound impact on global cuisine and culture exploration.
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True Grit
A masterpiece. - Anthony Bourdain
Charles Portis
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Between Meals
[The author's] memoir of meals in Paris before and after the war, and it’s fantastic. - Anthony Bourdain
A. Liebling
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Naked Lunch
Filthy, dangerous, depraved groundbreaking. And funny as Hell. - Anthony Bourdain
William S. Burroughs
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The book that probably influenced me more than any other. - Anthony Bourdain
Hunter S. Thompson
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Eating Viet Nam
This is—and will remain—an essential account for anyone considering travel to Vietnam. - Anthony Bourdain
Graham Holliday
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How to Live
A book I love. - Anthony Bourdain
Sarah Bakewell
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Rice, Noodle, Fish
The world needs [this book]. - Anthony Bourdain
Matt Goulding
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You're Better Than Me
Rejuvenating, excoriating genius. - Anthony Bourdain
Bonnie McFarlane
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My Last Supper
[The author] managed to convince a goodly number of the world's best, and best-known, chefs to let it all go. - Anthony Bourdain
Melanie Dunea
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The Quiet American
I re-read it frequently. Particularly when visiting Vietnam. - Anthony Bourdain
Graham Greene
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Prune
A fucking masterpiece. - Anthony Bourdain
Gabrielle Hamilton
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Something to food about
[The author] gets to the heart of the matter. - Anthony Bourdain
Questlove
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The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The best, most realistic crime novel ever. Best dialogue in a crime novel ever. - Anthony Bourdain
George Higgins
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Essays
The font of all wisdom. [The author] is right about nearly everything. - Anthony Bourdain
Plutarch
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Total Chaos
[This book] is everything. - Anthony Bourdain
Jeff Gold
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Dancing Bear
Anthony Bourdain tweeted about this book.
James Crumley
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Under the Volcano
One of the truly great books. - Anthony Bourdain
Malcolm Lowry
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Agents of Innocence
Very, very good. - Anthony Bourdain
David Ignatius
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Ripley's Game
Elegant, deliciously immoral entry in series of sociopath as hero. - Anthony Bourdain
Patricia Highsmith
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The Rogue's March
I particularly like [this book]. - Anthony Bourdain
Peter F. Stevens
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Crash
Violent. Twisted. Hilarious and beautiful. - Anthony Bourdain
J. G. Ballard
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The White Album
I wish I could write like [this author]. - Anthony Bourdain
Joan Didion
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Adios, Motherfucker
Anthony Bourdain's answer to "what’s the last book that made you laugh?"
Michael Ruffino
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Ways of Escape
A book I’ve read many times but keep coming back to. - Anthony Bourdain
Graham Greene
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The Man Who Lost the War
I particularly like [this book]. - Anthony Bourdain
W. T. Tyler
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Thrown
An absolutely wonderful exploration of the poorly understood sport of MMA. - Anthony Bourdain
Kerry Howley
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A Brief History of Seven Killings
Incredible. - Anthony Bourdain
Marlon James
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The Wind in the Willows
A classic I loved as a child. - Anthony Bourdain
Kenneth Grahame
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The Devil All the Time
[The author] was a revelation when I first read [this book]. - Anthony Bourdain
Donald Ray Pollock
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