Cookbook Etiquette

Arranging cookbooks on a shelf is something like placing guests at a dinner party. How are the seating combinations going to work? Will they charm or repel each other? Is it safe to put Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential" next to Susan Mendelson's "Mama Never Cooked Like This"? 

Will Bobby Flay and Julia Child get along? What will Jamie Oliver and Joanne Kates have to talk about? Are Denny Boyd's "Man on the Range" and Laurie Colwin's "Home Cooking" a good pairing? Will Emeril be captivated by Barbara-jo McIntosh's "Tin Fish Gourmet"? Can James Barber's "Peasant's Choice" be a compatible match for Jane Brody's "Good Food Book" or will she turn to Pierre Dubrulle?

We still have to seat Nero Wolfe, Vij, Caren McSherry, Mark Bittman, and--wait! Madame Benoit is running away with Keith Floyd!