Most often recommended general purpose cookbooks:[]
Bread[]
Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking
Bernard Clayton's New Complete Book of Breads
Food Philosophy[]
Michael Pollan's "The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals"
Meat & Game: curing, salting, smoking, cooking[]
Charcuterie: The Craft of Salting, Smoking, and Curing
Complete Guide to Game Care & Cookery
The Whole Beast: Nose to Tail Eating