"Christine Dabney" wrote
> "cshenk" wrote:

> I haven't gotten duplicates, but it's often a cookbook someone saw in
> a gift shop, or airport, or something like that.

Yeah, pretty pictures and terrible recipes. My husband is a good cook but
not much of a reader (dyslexia) so he buys them for me based on the
pictures. I have a shelf i privately call the 'Don Shelf' with things like
that. Paula Deen just joined it this past year.

> The only times I have gotten cookbooks that I really liked were from
> folks that do cook, and from folks on this newsgroup. And when I
> give cookbooks, it is usually a very good one from a reputable author,
> and one I know is really good.

*smile*.