Pei Mei's Chinese Cook Books (3 volumes) are my favorite. The author Pei-mei Fu was regarded the Chinese Julia Child. After moving to Taiwan with her husband who was an military officer retreating from mainland China in the Chinese revolution in 1949, she started to learn cooking authentic Chinese cuisine with restaurant chefs who were moving from various Chinese provinces. She was also the first cooking teacher on TV in greater China. I think her cook books are among the best cook books to learn the most authentic Chinese culinary art.