I felt sorry for this post.
I dont think a single book could ever teach us how to cook,
its a build up of stuff we can understand or relate to.
I have many books too, on reading them I notice many
errors i have made in the past.
Quite a few errors in the books too.
I dont think a single book will ever teach anyone how to cook
if they dont get stuck in and learn.
I also would like to add,
I think your looking at cooking as a science (some of us are above simple cooking, im sure)
ie, What really goes on when we cook onions for 15 mins or even when goes on when
we combine diffrent chemicals (spices) in a pan.
we have all heard the oil changes with temp !
However, peeps that know the science I doubt
could produce a indian bir style :-) as how many indian
chefs have a degree in economic science (cooking)
as it was called in in my school.
graeme.