Recipe books display a list of the items which can be crafted from them.

You can search for books which do not make furniture, but you must select the category Recipes (other) to do so.

Recipes which have been removed and can no longer be crafted are crossed out.

If you click on a recipe, it will display the furniture made from it.

To hide recipe books, click the Hide button in the Options tab.

Click the button again to make them reappear.