HARDCOVER

L.A. Times Archives

Oct. 6, 1997 12 AM PT

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

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

3. “The Gift of Fear: Listening to the Intuition That Protects Us From Danger,” by Gavin De Becker (Little, Brown, $22.95)

4. “Seven Spiritual Laws of Success for Parents: Daily Lessons for Children to Live By,” by Deepak Chopra (Crown, $16.95)

5. “10 Stupid Things Men Do to Mess Up Their Lives,” by Laura Schlessinger (HarperCollins, $24)

6. “The Healing of America,” by Marianne Williamson (Simon & Schuster, $24)

7. “Molecules of Emotion,” by Candace Pert (Simon & Schuster, $25)

8. “How Proust Can Change Your Life: Not a Novel,” by Alain de Botton (Pantheon, $19.95)

9. “Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing,” by Caroline Myss (Crown, $25)

10. “Awakening the Buddha Within: Eight Steps to Enlightenment,” by Surya Das (Broadway, $26)

PAPERBACK

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

2. “Zagat Survey 1997 Los Angeles/Southern California Restaurant Guide,” edited by Merrill Shindler and Karen Berk (Zagat Survey, $10.95)

3. “Feel the Fear and Do It Anyways,” by Susan Jeffers (Fawcett, $12)

4. “The Rules: Time-Tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right,” by Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider (Warner, $14.95)

5. “Practical Intuition: How to Harness the Power of Your Instinct and Make It Work for You,” by Laura Day (Broadway, $13)

6. “Autobiography of a Yogi,” by Yogananda Paramhansa (Self Realization Fellowship, $4.50)

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

8. “The Artist’s Way,” by Julia Cameron (Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, $13.95)

9. “Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives,” by Laura C. Schlessinger (Harper Perennial, $10)

10. “What to Expect When You’re Expecting,” by Arlene Eisenberg, Sandee E. Hathaway and Heidi E. Murkoff (Workman Publishing, $10.95)

Rankings are based upon a Times poll of Southland bookstores.