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LOS ANGELES TIMES LIST FOR APRIL 26, 2006

1. My Life in France by Julia Child and Alex Prud’homme (Knopf, $25.95) Grandnephew of the grande dame, Prud’homme edited and brought to completion this memoir of her pivotal years in post-WWII France.

2. Giada’s Family Dinners by Giada De Laurentiis (Clarkson Potter, $32.50) The Food TV star’s second cookbook, just hitting shelves in recent weeks.

3. Sunday Suppers at Lucques: Seasonal Recipes from Market to

Table by Suzanne Goin (Knopf, $35) Lucques chef Goin offers 132 recipes from her weekly market menus.

4. Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl (Penguin Press, $24.95) The third memoir by former L.A. Times and New York Times food critic, published last year.

5.Everyday Italian by Giada De Laurentiis (Clarkson Potter, $32.50) The first De Laurentiis cookbook.

6. The Silver Spoon by Phaidon Press (Phaidon Press, $39.95) The recently published translation of a classic Italian home-cooking text.

7. Seriously Simple: Easy Recipes for Creative Cooks by Diane Rossen Worthington (Chronicle, $35) Steadily popular since its publication almost four years ago.

8. 365: No Repeats -- A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners by Rachael Ray (Clarkson Potter, $19.95) Three TV shows, a zillion books; this is one of them, published last winter.

9. Boulevard: The Cookbook by Nancy Oakes, Pamela Mazzola and Lisa Weiss (Ten Speed Press, $50) Recently published book of recipes from co-chefs Oakes and Mazzola of the San Francisco restaurant.

10. La Bonne Cuisine de Madame E. Saint-Ange by Madame Evelyn Saint-Ange, translated by Paul Aratow (Ten Speed Press, $40) Published in 1927 and recently translated by L.A.’s Aratow, this is a comprehensive cookbook originally written for the French housewife.

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Rankings are based on a Times poll of national and independent booksellers.