Where are all the cookbooks?

I recently received  a gift card to Barnes & Noble for my birthday so I set out this morning in the hopes of purchasing a cookbook or two. I've recently been re-inspired at work (which might be another entry at another time) and I wanted to get some fresh ideas. Imagine my surprise as I went through shelves and shelves of cookbooks I could not for the life of me find a dessert cookbook with variety. I don't want to seem over dramatic but I was a bit dumb founded. It seems that, when it comes to desserts, cookbooks fall into one of three categories:

Specialty: Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free, or what you can make with microwave. Not terrible, there is certainly a demand for these types of desserts but for me I want my gluten, I want my sugar and I want to use my oven ( or what have you). I admit I know I probably could have looked through these for ideas but it just wasn't what I was looking for.

Cookies: Cookies, cookies, cookies. If you need to find a cookie recipe I'm sure it will not be difficult. There are books on dietary cookies, cookies that look like things, cookies that can all be made from one recipe and cookies that promise to be better than your mothers (which could never be true in my case). Cookies are, of course, a wonderful comfort food and with all the varieties you are certain to find something you like but as with the specialty books a cookie cookbook was just not what I was in the market for...especially considering I already have two.

Last but certainly not least are the Cupcake books. Oh goodness the cupcakes. I counted not two or three but eight different books dedicated to cupcakes. I'm not even talking about books on cakes that you could possibly turn into cupcakes. I am referring to at least either different books that are dedicated entirely to the art of the miniature cake. I have nothing against cupcakes, I love them in fact. I used to work in a very charming cupcake shop (where the own use to let me have them everyday) but I have to admit a bit of frustration when I cannot find a dessert cook book but I can find eight different cupcake books.

I am certain there has to be a cookbook dedicated to the most important meal of the day out there. For whatever reason it was just not at my particular Barnes & Noble. I just want something that has a range of recipes. Cupcakes and cookies may be permitted but they should play harmoniously with the fruit tarts, bundt cakes and various fruit curds. I suppose that is what the internet was invented for.