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Library Subjects and Call Number Ranges

Book iconIn the CCSF Library buildings, books are organized by call number according to the Library of Congress classification system. This system groups items by subject and locates similar items on the shelf together. Below are some potential ranges in which you can find books related to your discipline.

Cooking

  • Works about collections of recipes are entered under [Cookbooks.]
  • Works on cooking in specific places are entered under [Cooking] subdivided by the name of the place.
Subjects and Call Number Ranges
Subject Call Number Range
Nutrition TX 345
Food Handling TX 533
General Cookbooks TX 645 - TX 840
Cookbooks, alphabetical by state TX 715
Cookbooks, alphabetical by country TX 716 - TX 724.5

New Culinary Arts Books

New Culinary Arts eBooks Available to Read Online

Physics in the Kitchen

Do you know why honey drips whereas ketchup refuses to budge in the bottle? Or what kettles have in common with power stations, or how to cook with radar? This delightful and accessible book provides a smorgasbord and a whirlwind tour of the multitude of physical phenomena that occur in a kitchen.

The Backyard Beekeeper, 5th Edition : An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden.

complete honey bee resource, loaded with essential information for beginning and maintaining healthy hives.

Barons: money, power, and the corruption of America's food industry

Barons is the story of seven corporate titans, their rise to power, and the consequences for everyone else. Barons paints a stark portrait of the consequences of corporate consolidation, but it also shows we can choose a different path. A fair, healthy, and prosperous food industry is possible--if we take back power from the barons who have robbed us of it.

Culinary Nationalism in Asia

With culinary nationalism defined as a process in flux, as opposed to the limited concept of national cuisine, the contributors of this book call for explicit critical comparisons of cases of culinary nationalism among Asian regions, with the intention of recognizing patterns of modern culinary development.

The complete America's Test Kitchen tv show cookbook, 2001-2022

22 years of foolproof recipes from the hit TV show captured in one complete volume.

The Italian deli cookbook : 100 glorious recipes celebrating the best of Italian ingredients

Showcases delicious family recipes using favorite ingredients.

The Joy of Home Brewing Kombucha

Create your own collection of non-alcoholic, probiotic wonder drinks in your own kitchen! Kombucha is  one of the most popular fermented probiotic health tonics on the market, promoting antioxidants and detoxifying properties. 

Mouthfeel

 Through mouthfeel, we can recreate the physical feelings of foods we love with other ingredients or learn to latch onto smarter food options. Mastering texture also leads to more adventurous gastronomic experiments in the kitchen, allowing us to reach even greater heights of taste sensation.

Ingredients : the strange chemistry of what we put in us and on us

Cheese puffs. Coffee. Sunscreen. Vapes. what will kill you, what won't, and why-explained with high-octane hilarity. Ingredients offers the perspective of a chemist on the stuff we eat, drink, inhale, and smear on ourselves

Cook, Taste, Learn

Cooking food is one activity that makes humanity unique. The book explores why both home cooks and professional chefs should apply cooking science to improve the nutritional quality and gastronomic delight of everyday eating. 

Buttermilk Graffiti

Winner, 2019 James Beard Award for Best Book of the Year in Writing Finalist!  A natural-born storyteller, Lee decided to hit the road and spent two years uncovering fascinating narratives from every corner of the country. . Sixteen adventures, sixteen vibrant new chapters in the great evolving story of American cuisine. And forty recipes, created by Lee, that bring these new dishes into our own kitchens.

The Uncertainty Mindset

 A top restaurant’s reputation and success have become so closely bound up with its ability to innovate that a new organizational form, the culinary research and development team, has emerged. They invent a constant stream of new dishes, new cooking processes and methods, and even new ways of experiencing food

Meal Prep Cookbook for Dummies

Prep ahead and save time all week long! With over 125 time-saving recipes, you can transform your schedule with make-ahead breakfasts, salads-on-the-go, and easy-to-fix charcuterie dinner boards! 

Take back the tray : revolutionizing food in hospitals, schools, and other institutions

A blueprint for reclaiming control from corporations and brutal bottom lines, the author reconnects food with health, wellness, education, and rehabilitation in a way that serves people, not just budgets, and proves change is possible with commitment on all levels, from government right down to the person sorting the trash.

Finding Books

BookSearching for library resources goes better when you:

  • enter words for topics (keywords), authors, or titles, rather than questions.
  • use dropdown menus & checkboxes (limiters/facets) to zone in on exactly what kind of thing you want.
Searching for books - differences
How to Find Ebooks How to Find Print Books

To find ebooks:

  • use the "Books and Media" tab on the Search the Library box. After running the search on the word(s) you entered,
  • Filter My Results navigation on left side of the page. Options selected: Available Online and Books (filters checked)On the left side of the screen find the Filter My Results options--Check "Available Online" under "Availability" and "Books" under "Resource Type." 

 

To find print books: 

  • use the "Books and Media" tab on the Search the Library box. After running the search on the word(s) you entered,
  • "Filter My Results" options in OneSearch with the filters "available on campus" and "books" selected.On the left side of the screen find the Filter My Results options--Check "Available on Campus" under "Availability" and "Books" under "Resource Type." 

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