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: 29

2. “Kitchen Confidential” by Anthony Bourdain (Ecco Press, $14). The bad boy is back--in paperback.

Last Week: 3

Weeks on List: 64

3. “Suzanne Somers’ Eat, Cheat, and Melt the Fat Away” (Crown, $25). A manual for how to cheat on a diet.

Last Week: 2

Weeks on List: 22

4. “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: 6

Weeks on List: 24

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

Last Week: 7

Weeks on List: 18

6. “How to Cook Everything” by Mark Bittman (Hungry Minds, $29.95). A fresh approach to the cooking encyclopedia.

Last Week: 10

Weeks on List: 125

7. “The Minimalist Cooks Dinner” by Mark Bittman (Broadway Books, $26). Quick ideas for the “What’s for dinner?” question.

Last Week: --

Weeks on List: 1

8. “The Naked Chef Takes Off” by Jamie Oliver (Hyperion, $34.95). Favorite recipes from the British kitchen hunk.

Last Week: --

Weeks on List: 1

9. “The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook” by Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter, $32.50). The first book from the specialty store in the Hamptons.

Last Week: 4

Weeks on List: 85

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

Last Week: 5

Weeks on List: 21

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