Two decades ago, James Barber commented that we needed a lot fewer cooking books and a lot more eating books. Since then, this fun-loving gourmand has done his best to correct the imbalance, converting thousands to his passionately simple style of preparing gourmet food. Here are the original eating books that established his reputation: Ginger Tea Makes Friends, Fear of Frying, and Flash in the Pan. Each features more than 40 of Barber's recipes,...