Healthy Bestsellers

L.A. Times Archives

Jan. 5, 1998 12 AM PT

HARDCOVER

1. “The All New, All Purpose Joy of Cooking,” by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker and Ethan Becker (Scribner, $30)

2. “Seven Spiritual Laws of Success for Parents: Daily Lessons for Children to Live By,” by Deepak Chopra (Crown, $16.95)

3. “Don’t Worry, Make Money: Spiritual and Practical Ways to Create Abundance and More Fun in Your Life,” by Richard Carlson (Hyperion, $15.95)

4. “The Spiritual Warrior,” by John-Roger (Mandeville Press, $20)

5. “Talking to Heaven,” by James Van Praagh (NAL / Dutton, $20.95)

6. “Awakening the Buddha Within: Eight Steps to Enlightenment,” by Surya Das (Broadway, $26)

7. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy,” by Sarah Ban Breathnach (Warner, $17.95)

8. “Creole Christmas,” by Emeril Lagasse (Morrow, $25)

9. “The Celestine Vision: Experiencing the Spiritual in the New Millennium,” by James Redfield (Warner, $20)

10. “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus,” by John Gray (HarperCollins, $23)

PAPERBACK

1. “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff,” by Richard Carlson (Hyperion, $8.95)

2. “Zagat Survey 1998 Los Angeles / Southern California Restaurant Guide,” edited by Merrill Shindler and Karen Berk (Zagat Survey, $10.95)

3. “Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul,” by Jack Canfield, Mark Hansen and Kimberly Kirberger (Health Communications, $12.95)

4. “Chicken Soup for the Mother’s Soul,” by Jack Canfield (Health Communications, $8.95)

5. “Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul,” by J. Canfield, M.V. Hansen, J. Hawthorne and M. Shimoff (Health Communications, $12.95)

6. “Chicken Soup for the Soul,” edited by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen (Health Communications, $12.95)

7. “The Artist’s Way,” by Julia Cameron (Jeremy P. Tarcher / Putnam, $13.95)

8. “Girlfriends: Invisible Bonds, Enduring Ties,” by Tamara Traeder and Carmen R. Barry (Wildcat Canyon, $12.95)

9. “Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution,” by Robert C. Atkins (M. Evans, $12.95)

10. “What to Expect When You’re Expecting,” by Arlene Eisenberg, Sandee E. Hathaway and Heidi E. Murkoff (Workman Publishing, $10.95)

Rankings are based on a Times poll of Southland bookstores.