L.A. Times Cookbook Hotlist

1. ‘Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution’ by Robert C. Atkins (Avon Books, $7.99). A revised how-to from the diet guru.

Last Week: 1

Weeks on List: 6

2. ‘Salt: A World History’ by Mark Kurlansky (Walker & Co., $28). How one rock shaped civilization.

Last Week: 4

Weeks on List: 4

3. ‘Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen’ by Lidia Bastianich (Knopf, $35). Recipes from merged cultures, based on the companion TV show.

Last Week: 5

Weeks on List: 14

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

Last Week: 7

Weeks on List: 28

5. ‘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: 3

Weeks on List: 13

6. ‘How to Eat’ by Nigella Lawson (John Wiley, $35). Common-sense advice.

Last Week: 6

Weeks on List: 6

7. ‘Fast Food Nation’ by Eric Schlosser (Houghton Mifflin, $25). A condemnation of the national pastime, now in paperback.

Last Week: 2

Weeks on List: 46

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

Last Week: 9

Weeks on List: 85

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

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Weeks on List: 6

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

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Weeks on List: 85

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