Healthy Bestsellers

HARDCOVER

1. “The All New All Purpose Joy of Cooking,” by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker and Ethan Becker (Scribner, $30)

2. “Don’t Worry, Make Money: Spiritual and Practical Ways to Create Abundance and More Fun in Your Life,” by Richard Carlson (Hyperion, $15.95)

3. “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus,” by John Gray, (HarperCollins, $23)

4. “Ten Stupid Things Men Do to Mess Up Their Lives,” by Laura Schlessinger (HarperCollins, $24)

5. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy,” by Sarah Ban Breathnach (Warner, $17.95)

6. “The Celestine Vision: Experiencing the Spiritual in the New Millennium,” by James Redfield (Warner, $20)

7. “Make the Connection: Ten Steps to a Better Body and a Better Life,” by Bob Greene and Oprah Winfrey (Hyperion, $18.95)

8. “Sources of Strength,” by Jimmy Carter (Random House, $22)

9. “The Merck Manual of Medical Information: Home Edition,” by the editorial staff, Merck & Co. (Merck & Co., $29.95)

10. “The Spiritual Warrior,” by John-Roger (Mandeville Press, $20)

PAPERBACK

1. “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff,” by Richard Carlson (Hyperion, $8.95)

2. “Zagat Survey 1998 Los Angeles / Southern California Restaurant Guide,” edited by Merrill Shindler and Karen Berk (Zagat Survey, $10.95)

3. “Chicken Soup for the Mother’s Soul,” by Jack Canfield (Health Communications, $8.95)

4. “Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul,” by Jack Canfield, Mark Hansen and Kimberly Kirberger (Health Communications, $12.95)

5. “Girlfriends: Invisible Bonds, Enduring Ties,” by Tamara Traeder and Carmen R. Barry (Wildcat Canyon, $12.95)

6. “Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution,” by Robert C. Atkins (M. Evans, $12.95)

7. “Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul,” by J. Canfield, M.V. Hansen, J. Hawthorne and M. Shimoff (Health Communications, $12.95)

8. “Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul,” by Jack Canfield (Health Communications, $12.95)

9. “Simple Abundance Journal of Gratitude,” by Sarah Ban Breathnach (Warner Books, $12.95)

10. “Silent Power,” by Stuart Wilde (Hay House, $3.95)

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Rankings are based on a Times poll of Southland bookstores.