Healthy Bestsellers

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.