L.A. Times Cookbook Hotlist

1.’Fast Food Nation” by Eric Schlosser (Houghton Mifflin, $25). A condemnation of the national pastime.

Last Week: 1

Weeks on List: 7

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2.’Barefoot Contessa Parties” by Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter, $32.50). The chic takeout store is back!

Last Week: 5

Weeks on List: 2

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3.’The Cake Mix Doctor” by Anne Byrn (Workman, $14.95). How to turn a box cake into something special.

Last Week: 2

Weeks on List: 58

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4.’Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook” (Hungry Minds, $16.95). More than 500 recipes for the famous diet plan.

Last Week: 6

Weeks on List: 9

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5.’Sugar Busters!” by H. Leighton Stewart, Morrison C. Bethea, Sam S. Andrews and Luis A. Balart (Ballantine Books, $23.95). Lose weight the New Orleans way.

Last Week: 4

Weeks on List: 13

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6.’The Best Recipe” by the editors of Cook’s Illustrated magazine (Boston Common Press, $29.95). “Ultimate” examples of favorite dishes.

Last Week: 8

Weeks on List: 35

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7.’The Naked Chef” by Jamie Oliver (Hyperion, $34.95). Britain’s boy chef has a TV show and a cookbook.

Last Week: 3

Weeks on List: 14

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8.’Vegetables Every Day” by Jack Bishop (HarperCollins, $30). 365 recipes, that’s just one dish a day. -19.’How to Cook Everything” by Mark Bittman (Hungry Minds, $29.95). A fresh approach to the cooking encyclopedia, with more than 1,500 recipes.

Last Week: 9

Weeks on List: 117

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10.’Kitchen Confidential” by Anthony Bourdain (Bloomsbury Publishing, $24.95). Life in the culinary trenches.

Last Week: 7

Weeks on List: 45

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