Healthy Bestsellers

L.A. Times Archives

Dec. 29, 1997 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. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy,” by Sarah Ban Breathnach (Warner, $17.95)

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

5. “Sources of Strength,” by Jimmy Carter (Random House, $22)

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

7. “Ten Stupid Things Men Do to Mess Up Their Lives,” by Laura Schlessinger (HarperCollins: $24)

8. “Make the Connection: Ten Steps to a Better Body and a Better Life,” by Bob Greene and Oprah Winfrey (Hyperion, $18.95)

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

10. “Simplify Your Life: 100 Ways to Slow Down & Enjoy the Things That Really Matter,” by Elaine St. James (Hyperion: $19.95)

PAPERBACK

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

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

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

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

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. “Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul,” by Jack Canfield (Health Communications, $12.95)

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

9. “The Game of Life & How to Play It,” by Florence S. Shinn (DeVorss & Co., $5.95)

10. “Small Miracles: Extraordinary Coincidences From Everyday Life,” by Yitta H. Mandelbaum and Judith Leventhal (Adams, $7.95)

Rankings are based on a Times poll of Southland bookstores.