The Chef's Library: Favorite Cookbooks from the World's Great Kitchens

I admit that I do a lot (a lot) more reading than cooking, so of course I'm drawn to a book about cookbooks. This is the sort of project (ask a bunch of chefs for their favorite cookbook) that could be done slapdash, or thoroughly and with love: this book was written (and photographed) with love, with extensive writeups of chef's favorites and other classics cookbooks and, best of all, cover and interior images from each book. I can't stop paging through! A great gift, and a great introduction to a whole library of cookbooks.