Los Angeles Times Cookbook Hot List

1. “The New Making of a Cook,” by Madeleine Kamman (William Morrow, $40).

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 7

2. “Joy of Cooking,” by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker and Ethan Becker (Scribner, $30).

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WEEKS ON LIST: 8

3. “Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone,” by Deborah Madison (Broadway Books, $35).

LAST WEEK: 6

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

4. “Marcella Cucina,” by Marcella Hazan (HarperCollins, $35).

LAST WEEK: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 7

5. “Cooking With the Two Fat Ladies,” by Jennifer Patterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright (Clarkson Potter, $25).

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WEEKS ON LIST: 7

6. “CookWise,” by Shirley O. Corriher (Morrow, $28.50).

LAST WEEK: 7

WEEKS ON LIST: 8

7. “Maida Heatter’s Cookies,” by Maida Heatter (Andrews & McMeel, $21.95).

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8. “Women of Taste,” edited by Beverly Russell (John Wiley & Sons, $35).

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9. “The Food and Life of Oaxaca,” by Zarela Martinez and Anne Mendelson (Macmillan, $32.50).

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WEEKS ON LIST: 2

10. “Hoppin’ John’s Lowcountry Cooking,” by John Martin Taylor (Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1992, $27.95).

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