L.A. Times Cookbook Hotlist

1. “Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution” by Robert C. Atkins (Avon Books, $7.50). A revisedhow-to from the diet guru.

Last Week: 2

Weeks on List: 4

2. “How to Be a Domestic Goddess: Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking” by Nigella Lawson (Hyperion, $35). Cookies, cupcakes and pies to make you feel like one too.

Last Week: 8

Weeks on List: 11

3. “Fast Food Nation” by Eric Schlosser (Houghton Mifflin, $25). A condemnation of thenational pastime, now in paperback.

Last Week: 3

Weeks on List: 44

4. “How to Eat” by Nigella Lawson (John Wiley, $35). Common-sense advice.

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Weeks on List: 4

5. “Kitchen Confidential” by Anthony Bourdain (Ecco Press, $14). Confessions of cooking’s bad boy.

Last Week: 4

Weeks on List: 83

6. “Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook” (Hungry Minds, $16.95). More than 500 recipesfor the famous diet plan.

Last Week: 1

Weeks on List: 26

7. “Weight Watchers Simply the Best: 250 Prizewinning Family Recipes” (Hungry Minds,$17.95). Favorites to make for your family.

Last Week: 5

Weeks on List: 5

8. “Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen” by Lidia Bastianich (Knopf, $35). Recipes frommerged cultures, based on the companion TV show.

Last Week: 9

Weeks on List: 12

9. “The Cake Mix Doctor” by Anne Byrn (Workman, $14.95). How to turn a box cake intosomething special.

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Weeks on List: 84

10. “Chocolate From the Cake Mix Doctor” by Anne Byrn (Workman, $14.95). More ideas using box mixes and everyone’s favorite ingredient.

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Weeks on List: 4

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